2 Corinthians 8
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2 Corinthians 8:7-11

7But justὥσπερhōsperG5618as youaboundπερισσεύετε,perisseueteG4052in everythingπαντὶpantiG3956,in faithπίστειpisteiG4102and utteranceλόγῳlogōG3056and knowledgeγνώσειgnōseiG1108and in allπάσῃpasēG3956earnestnessσπουδῇspoudēaG4710and in theloveἀγάπῃ,agapēG26we inspiredἐξexG1537in you, see that youaboundπερισσεύητε.perisseuēteG4052in thisταύτῃtautēG3778graciousG5485workG5485alsoG2532.
8Iam not speakingλέγωlegōG3004thisas a commandἐπιταγὴνepitagēnG2003,but as provingδοκιμάζων·dokimazōnG1381throughδιὰdiaG1223the earnestnessσπουδῆςspoudēsG4710of othersἑτέρωνheterōnG2087the sincerityγνήσιονgnēsionG1103of your loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26alsoκαὶkaiG2532.
9For you knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097the graceχάρινcharinG5485of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547, thatthough He was richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145,yet for your sakeδι᾽di᾽G1223He becameἐπτώχευσενeptōcheusenG4433poorG4434,soἵναinaG2443that you through His povertyπτωχείᾳptōcheiaG4432might becomeG4147richG4147.
10Igiveδίδωμι·didōmiG1325myopinionγνώμηνgnōmēnG1106in thisτούτῳtoutōG3778matter, for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is to your advantageσυμφέρει,sumphereiG4851,whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748were the firstG4278to beginG4278a yearπέρυσι.perusiG4070agoG4070not onlyG3440to doποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160this,but alsoG2532to desireθέλεινtheleinG2309to do it.
11But nowνυνὶnuniG3570finishἐπιτελέσατε,epitelesateG2005doingποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160it alsoκαὶkaiG2532,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779that justκαθάπερkathaperG2509as there was thereadinessπροθυμίαprothumiaG4288to desireθέλεινtheleinG2309it, soG3779there may bealsoκαὶkaiG2532the completionἐπιτελέσαιepitelesaiG2005of it by your abilityἔχειν.echeinG2192.
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