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2 Corinthians 8

Great Generosity

1NowG1161, brethrenG80, we wish to makeG1107 knownG1107 to you the graceG5485 of GodG2316 which has been 1givenG1325 in the churchesG1577 of 2MacedoniaG3109, 2that in a greatG4183 ordealG1382 of afflictionG2347 their abundanceG4050 of joyG5479 and their deepG899 povertyG4432 overflowedG4052 in the 3wealthG4149 of their liberalityG572. 3For I testifyG3140 that 4accordingG2596 to their abilityG1411, and beyondG3844 their abilityG1411, they gave of their ownG830 accordG830, 4beggingG1189 us with muchG4183 urgingG3874 for the 5favorG5485 6of participationG2842 in the 78supportG1248 of the 9saintsG40, 5and this, not as we had 10expectedG1679, but they firstG4413 11gaveG1325 themselvesG1438 to the LordG2962 and to us by 12the willG2307 of GodG2316. 6SoG3779 we 13urgedG3870 14TitusG5103 that as he had previouslyG4278 15madeG4278 a beginningG4278, soG3779 he would alsoG2532 completeG2005 in you 16thisG3778 graciousG5485 workG5485 as wellG2532.

7But justG5618 as you 17aboundG4052 18in everythingG3956, in faithG4102 and utteranceG3056 and knowledgeG1108 and in allG3956 earnestnessG4710 and in the 19loveG26 we inspiredG1537 in you, see that you 20aboundG4052 in thisG3778 graciousG5485 workG5485 alsoG2532. 8I 21am not speakingG3004 this as a commandG2003, but as provingG1381 throughG1223 the earnestnessG4710 of othersG2087 the sincerityG1103 of your loveG26 alsoG2532. 9For you knowG1097 22the graceG5485 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, that 23though He was richG4145, yet for your sakeG1223 He becameG4433 poorG4434, soG2443 that you through His povertyG4432 might becomeG4147 richG4147. 10I 24giveG1325 my opinionG1106 in thisG3778 matter, for thisG3778 is to your advantageG4851, whoG3748 were the firstG4278 to beginG4278 25a yearG4070 agoG4070 not onlyG3440 to doG4160 this, but alsoG2532 to desireG2309 to do it. 11But nowG3570 finishG2005 26doingG4160 it alsoG2532, soG3779 that justG2509 as there was the 27readinessG4288 to desireG2309 it, soG3779 there may be alsoG2532 the completionG2005 of it by your abilityG2192. 12For ifG1487 the readinessG4288 is presentG4295, it is acceptableG2144 28accordingG2526 to what a person hasG2192, not accordingG2526 to what he does not haveG2192. 13For this is not for the easeG425 of othersG243 and for your afflictionG2347, but by wayG1537 of equalityG2471-- 14at thisG3588 presentG3568 timeG2540 your abundanceG4051 being a supply for 29their needG5303, soG2443 that their abundanceG4051 alsoG2532 may becomeG1096 a supply for 30your needG5303, that there may be equalityG2471; 15as it is writtenG1125, “31He who gathered muchG4183 did not haveG4121 tooG4121 muchG4121, and he who gathered littleG3641 hadG1641 noG3756 lackG1641.”

16But 32thanksG5485 be to GodG2316 who 33putsG1325 the sameG846 earnestnessG4710 on your behalfG5228 in the heartG2588 of 34TitusG5103. 17For he not onlyG3303 acceptedG1209 our 35appealG3874, but beingG5225 himselfG830 very earnestG4705, he has goneG1831 to you of his ownG830 accordG830. 18We have sentG4842 alongG4842 with him 36the brotherG80 whoseG3739 fameG1868 in the things of the 37gospelG2098 has spread throughG1223 38allG3956 the churchesG1577; 1939and not onlyG3440 this, but he has alsoG2532 been 40appointedG5500 by the churchesG1577 to travelG4898 with us in 41thisG3778 graciousG5485 workG5485, which is being administeredG1247 by us for the gloryG1391 of the LordG2962 HimselfG846, and to show our 42readinessG4288, 2043takingG4724 precautionG4724 so that noG3361 oneG5100 will discreditG3469 us in our administrationG1247 of thisG3778 generousG100 giftG100; 21for we 44haveG4306 regardG4306 for what is honorableG2570, not onlyG3440 in 45the sightG1799 of the LordG2962, but alsoG2532 in the sightG1799 of menG444. 22We have sentG4842 with them our brotherG80, whomG3739 we have oftenG4178 testedG1381 and foundG1510 diligentG4705 in manyG4183 thingsG4183, but nowG3570 evenG4183 moreG4183 diligentG4705 because of his greatG4183 confidenceG4006 in you. 23As for 46TitusG5103, he is my 47partnerG2844 and fellowG4904 workerG4904 48amongG1519 you; as for our 49brethrenG80, they are 5051messengersG652 of the churchesG1577, 52a gloryG1391 to ChristG5547. 24ThereforeG3767 53openlyG4383 beforeG1519G4383 the churchesG1577, 54showG1731 them the proofG1732 of your loveG26 and of our 55reasonG2746 for boastingG2746 aboutG5228 you.

Notes

  1. 1. 2 Corinthians 8:1 2 Cor 8:5 ↩
  2. 2. 2 Corinthians 8:1 Acts 16:9 ↩
  3. 3. 2 Corinthians 8:2 Rom 2:4 ↩
  4. 4. 2 Corinthians 8:3 1 Cor 16:2; 2 Cor 8:11 ↩
  5. 5. 2 Corinthians 8:4 Acts 24:17; Rom 15:25f ↩
  6. 6. 2 Corinthians 8:4 Lit and ↩
  7. 7. 2 Corinthians 8:4 Lit service to the saints ↩
  8. 8. 2 Corinthians 8:4 Rom 15:31; 2 Cor 8:19f; 9:1, 12f ↩
  9. 9. 2 Corinthians 8:4 Or holy ones ↩
  10. 10. 2 Corinthians 8:5 Lit hoped ↩
  11. 11. 2 Corinthians 8:5 2 Cor 8:1 ↩
  12. 12. 2 Corinthians 8:5 1 Cor 1:1 ↩
  13. 13. 2 Corinthians 8:6 2 Cor 8:17; 12:18 ↩
  14. 14. 2 Corinthians 8:6 2 Cor 2:13; 8:16, 23 ↩
  15. 15. 2 Corinthians 8:6 2 Cor 8:10 ↩
  16. 16. 2 Corinthians 8:6 Acts 24:17; Rom 15:25f ↩
  17. 17. 2 Corinthians 8:7 2 Cor 9:8 ↩
  18. 18. 2 Corinthians 8:7 Rom 15:14; 1 Cor 1:5; 12:8 ↩
  19. 19. 2 Corinthians 8:7 Lit love from us in you; one early ms reads your love for us ↩
  20. 20. 2 Corinthians 8:7 2 Cor 9:8 ↩
  21. 21. 2 Corinthians 8:8 1 Cor 7:6 ↩
  22. 22. 2 Corinthians 8:9 2 Cor 13:14 ↩
  23. 23. 2 Corinthians 8:9 Matt 20:28; 2 Cor 6:10; Phil 2:6f ↩
  24. 24. 2 Corinthians 8:10 1 Cor 7:25, 40 ↩
  25. 25. 2 Corinthians 8:10 1 Cor 16:2f; 2 Cor 9:2 ↩
  26. 26. 2 Corinthians 8:11 Lit the doing ↩
  27. 27. 2 Corinthians 8:11 2 Cor 8:12, 19; 9:2 ↩
  28. 28. 2 Corinthians 8:12 Mark 12:43f; Luke 21:3, 4; 2 Cor 9:7 ↩
  29. 29. 2 Corinthians 8:14 Acts 4:34; 2 Cor 9:12 ↩
  30. 30. 2 Corinthians 8:14 Acts 4:34; 2 Cor 9:12 ↩
  31. 31. 2 Corinthians 8:15 Ex 16:18 ↩
  32. 32. 2 Corinthians 8:16 2 Cor 2:14 ↩
  33. 33. 2 Corinthians 8:16 Rev 17:17 ↩
  34. 34. 2 Corinthians 8:16 2 Cor 2:13; 8:6, 23 ↩
  35. 35. 2 Corinthians 8:17 2 Cor 8:6; 12:18 ↩
  36. 36. 2 Corinthians 8:18 1 Cor 16:3; 2 Cor 12:18 ↩
  37. 37. 2 Corinthians 8:18 2 Cor 2:12 ↩
  38. 38. 2 Corinthians 8:18 1 Cor 4:17; 7:17 ↩
  39. 39. 2 Corinthians 8:19 Rom 5:3 ↩
  40. 40. 2 Corinthians 8:19 Acts 14:23; 1 Cor 16:3f ↩
  41. 41. 2 Corinthians 8:19 2 Cor 8:4, 6 ↩
  42. 42. 2 Corinthians 8:19 2 Cor 8:11, 12; 9:2 ↩
  43. 43. 2 Corinthians 8:20 Lit avoiding this ↩
  44. 44. 2 Corinthians 8:21 Rom 12:17 ↩
  45. 45. 2 Corinthians 8:21 Prov 3:4; Rom 14:18 ↩
  46. 46. 2 Corinthians 8:23 2 Cor 8:6 ↩
  47. 47. 2 Corinthians 8:23 Philem 17 ↩
  48. 48. 2 Corinthians 8:23 Lit for you ↩
  49. 49. 2 Corinthians 8:23 2 Cor 8:18, 22 ↩
  50. 50. 2 Corinthians 8:23 Lit apostles ↩
  51. 51. 2 Corinthians 8:23 John 13:16; Phil 2:25 ↩
  52. 52. 2 Corinthians 8:23 1 Cor 11:7 ↩
  53. 53. 2 Corinthians 8:24 Lit in the face of the churches ↩
  54. 54. 2 Corinthians 8:24 Or show the proof...for boasting to them about you ↩
  55. 55. 2 Corinthians 8:24 2 Cor 7:4 ↩

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 8

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