New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Corinthians 8:4-8

4begging us with much urging for the 1favor 2of participation in the 3 4support of the 5saints, 5and this, not as we had 6expected, but they first 7gave themselves to the Lord and to us by 8the will of God. 6So we 9urged 10Titus that as he had previously 11made a beginning, so he would also complete in you 12this gracious work as well.

7But just as you 13excel 14in everything, in faith, speaking, knowledge, and in all earnestness and in the 15love we inspired in you, see that you also 16excel in this gracious work. 8I 17am not saying this as a command, but as proving, through the earnestness of others, the sincerity of your love as well.

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Notes

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

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