New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Corinthians 8:13-24

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 1their needG5303, soG2443 that their abundanceG4051 alsoG2532 may becomeG1096 a supply for 2your needG5303, that there may be equalityG2471; 15as it is writtenG1125, “3He who gathered muchG4183 did not haveG4121 tooG4121 muchG4121, and he who gathered littleG3641 hadG1641 noG3756 lackG1641.”

16But 4thanksG5485 be to GodG2316 who 5putsG1325 the sameG846 earnestnessG4710 on your behalfG5228 in the heartG2588 of 6TitusG5103. 17For he not onlyG3303 acceptedG1209 our 7appealG3874, but beingG5225 himselfG830 very earnestG4705, he has goneG1831 to you of his ownG830 accordG830. 18We have sentG4842 alongG4842 with him 8the brotherG80 whoseG3739 fameG1868 in the things of the 9gospelG2098 has spread throughG1223 10allG3956 the churchesG1577; 19 11and not onlyG3440 this, but he has alsoG2532 been 12appointedG5500 by the churchesG1577 to travelG4898 with us in 13thisG3778 graciousG5485 workG5485, which is being administeredG1247 by us for the gloryG1391 of the LordG2962 HimselfG846, and to show our 14readinessG4288, 20 15takingG4724 precautionG4724 so that noG3361 oneG5100 will discreditG3469 us in our administrationG1247 of thisG3778 generousG100 giftG100; 21for we 16haveG4306 regardG4306 for what is honorableG2570, not onlyG3440 in 17the 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 18TitusG5103, he is my 19partnerG2844 and fellowG4904 workerG4904 20amongG1519 you; as for our 21brethrenG80, they are 22 23messengersG652 of the churchesG1577, 24a gloryG1391 to ChristG5547. 24ThereforeG3767 25openlyG4383 beforeG1519 G4383 the churchesG1577, 26showG1731 them the proofG1732 of your loveG26 and of our 27reasonG2746 for boastingG2746 aboutG5228 you.

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Notes

1. 2 Corinthians 8:14 Acts 4:34; 2 Cor 9:12 ↩
2. 2 Corinthians 8:14 Acts 4:34; 2 Cor 9:12 ↩
3. 2 Corinthians 8:15 Ex 16:18 ↩
4. 2 Corinthians 8:16 2 Cor 2:14 ↩
5. 2 Corinthians 8:16 Rev 17:17 ↩
6. 2 Corinthians 8:16 2 Cor 2:13; 8:6, 23 ↩
7. 2 Corinthians 8:17 2 Cor 8:6; 12:18 ↩
8. 2 Corinthians 8:18 1 Cor 16:3; 2 Cor 12:18 ↩
9. 2 Corinthians 8:18 2 Cor 2:12 ↩
10. 2 Corinthians 8:18 1 Cor 4:17; 7:17 ↩
11. 2 Corinthians 8:19 Rom 5:3 ↩
12. 2 Corinthians 8:19 Acts 14:23; 1 Cor 16:3f ↩
13. 2 Corinthians 8:19 2 Cor 8:4, 6 ↩
14. 2 Corinthians 8:19 2 Cor 8:11, 12; 9:2 ↩
15. 2 Corinthians 8:20 Lit avoiding this ↩
16. 2 Corinthians 8:21 Rom 12:17 ↩
17. 2 Corinthians 8:21 Prov 3:4; Rom 14:18 ↩
18. 2 Corinthians 8:23 2 Cor 8:6 ↩
19. 2 Corinthians 8:23 Philem 17 ↩
20. 2 Corinthians 8:23 Lit for you ↩
21. 2 Corinthians 8:23 2 Cor 8:18, 22 ↩
22. 2 Corinthians 8:23 Lit apostles ↩
23. 2 Corinthians 8:23 John 13:16; Phil 2:25 ↩
24. 2 Corinthians 8:23 1 Cor 11:7 ↩
25. 2 Corinthians 8:24 Lit in the face of the churches ↩
26. 2 Corinthians 8:24 Or show the proof...for boasting to them about you ↩
27. 2 Corinthians 8:24 2 Cor 7:4 ↩

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