New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Corinthians 8:1-8

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 7 8supportG1248 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.

Notes

1. 2 Corinthians 8:1 2 Cor 8:5 ↩
2. 2 Corinthians 8:1 Acts 16:9 ↩
3. 2 Corinthians 8:2 Rom 2:4 ↩
4. 2 Corinthians 8:3 1 Cor 16:2; 2 Cor 8:11 ↩
5. 2 Corinthians 8:4 Acts 24:17; Rom 15:25f ↩
6. 2 Corinthians 8:4 Lit and ↩
7. 2 Corinthians 8:4 Lit service to the saints ↩
8. 2 Corinthians 8:4 Rom 15:31; 2 Cor 8:19f; 9:1, 12f ↩
9. 2 Corinthians 8:4 Or holy ones ↩
10. 2 Corinthians 8:5 Lit hoped ↩
11. 2 Corinthians 8:5 2 Cor 8:1 ↩
12. 2 Corinthians 8:5 1 Cor 1:1 ↩
13. 2 Corinthians 8:6 2 Cor 8:17; 12:18 ↩
14. 2 Corinthians 8:6 2 Cor 2:13; 8:16, 23 ↩
15. 2 Corinthians 8:6 2 Cor 8:10 ↩
16. 2 Corinthians 8:6 Acts 24:17; Rom 15:25f ↩
17. 2 Corinthians 8:7 2 Cor 9:8 ↩
18. 2 Corinthians 8:7 Rom 15:14; 1 Cor 1:5; 12:8 ↩
19. 2 Corinthians 8:7 Lit love from us in you; one early ms reads your love for us ↩
20. 2 Corinthians 8:7 2 Cor 9:8 ↩
21. 2 Corinthians 8:8 1 Cor 7:6 ↩