New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Corinthians 8

Great Generosity

1NowδὲdeG1161,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters,we makeΓνωρίζομενGnōrizomenG1107knownG1107to you the graceχάρινcharinG5485of GodθεοῦtheouG2316which has beengivenδεδομένηνdedomenēnG1325in the churchesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG1577ofMacedoniaΜακεδονίαςMakedoniasG3109,

2that in agreatπολλῇpollēaG4183ordealδοκιμῇdokimēaG1382of afflictionθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347their abundanceπερισσείαperisseiaG4050of joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479and their deepβάθουςbathousG899povertyπτωχείαptōcheiaG4432overflowedἐπερίσσευσενeperisseusenG4052in thewealthπλοῦτοςploutosG4149of their liberalityἁπλότητοςhaplotētosG572.

3For I testifyμαρτυρῶ,marturōG3140thataccordingκατὰkataG2596to their abilityδύναμιν,dunaminG1411,and beyondπαρὰparaG3844their abilityδύναμινdunaminG1411, they gavevoluntarilyαὐθαίρετοι,authairetoiG830,

4beggingδεόμενοιdeomenoiG1189us with muchπολλῆςpollēsG4183urgingπαρακλήσεωςparaklēseōsG3874for thefavorχάρινcharinG5485of participationκοινωνίανkoinōnianG2842in thesupportδιακονίαςdiakoniasG1248of thesaintsἁγίουςhagiousG40,

5and this, not as we hadexpectedἠλπίσαμεν,ēlpisamenG1679,but they firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413gaveἔδωκανedōkanG1325themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438to the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962and to us bythe willθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

6SoG3779weurgedπαρακαλέσαιparakalesaiG3870TitusΤίτον,TitonG5103that as he had previouslyG4278madeG4278aG4278beginningG4278,soG3779he would alsoG2532completeἐπιτελέσῃepitelesēG2005in youthisταύτην.tautēnG3778graciousG5485workG5485asG2532wellG2532.

7But justὥσπερhōsperG5618as youexcelπερισσεύετε,perisseueteG4052in everythingπαντὶpantiG3956,in faithπίστειpisteiG4102,speakingλόγῳlogōG3056,knowledgeγνώσειgnōseiG1108,and in allπάσῃpasēG3956earnestnessσπουδῇspoudēaG4710and in theloveἀγάπῃ,agapēG26we inspiredἐξexG1537in you, seethat you alsoG2532excelπερισσεύητε.perisseuēteG4052in thisταύτῃtautēG3778graciousG5485workG5485.

8Iam not sayingλέγωlegōG3004thisas a commandἐπιταγὴνepitagēnG2003,but as provingδοκιμάζων·dokimazōnG1381,throughδιὰdiaG1223the earnestnessσπουδῆςspoudēsG4710of othersἑτέρωνheterōnG2087,the sincerityγνήσιονgnēsionG1103of your loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26asG2532wellG2532.

9For you knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097the graceχάρινcharinG5485of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547, thatthough He was richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145,yet for your sakeδι᾽di᾽G1223He becameἐπτώχευσενeptōcheusenG4433poorG4434,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443you through His povertyπτωχείᾳptōcheiaG4432might becomeG4147richG4147.

10Igiveδίδωμι·didōmiG1325myopinionγνώμηνgnōmēnG1106in thisτούτῳtoutōG3778matter, for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778isG4851toG4851your advantageG4851,whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748were the firstG4278toG4278beginG4278a yearπέρυσι.perusiG4070agoG4070not onlyG3440to doποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160this,but alsoG2532to desireθέλεινtheleinG2309to do it.

11But nowνυνὶnuniG3570finishἐπιτελέσατε,epitelesateG2005doingποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160it alsoκαὶkaiG2532,soὅπωςhopōsG3704thatG3704justκαθάπερkathaperG2509asG2509there was thewillingnessπροθυμίαprothumiaG4288to desireθέλεινtheleinG2309it, soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779there may bealsoκαὶkaiG2532the completionἐπιτελέσαιepitelesaiG2005of it by your abilityἔχειν.echeinG2192.

12For ifεἰeiG1487the willingnessπροθυμίαprothumiaG4288is presentπρόκειται,prokeitaiG4295,it is acceptableεὐπρόσδεκτος,euprosdektosG2144accordingG2526toG2526whatG2526a personhasἔχῃechēG2192,not accordingG2526toG2526whatG2526he does not haveἔχει.echeiG2192.

13For thisis not for the reliefἄνεσις,anesisG425of othersἄλλοιςalloisG243andfor your hardshipθλῖψις,thlipsisG2347,but by wayG1537of equalityG2471--

14at thisG3588presentνῦνnunG3568timeκαιρῷkairōG2540your abundanceπερίσσευμαperisseumaG4051will serve as assistance fortheir needὑστέρημα,husterēmaG5303,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443their abundanceπερίσσευμαperisseumaG4051alsoκαὶkaiG2532mayserveγένηταιgenētaiG1096asγένηταιgenētaiG1096assistance foryour needὑστέρημα,husterēmaG5303,soὅπωςhopōsG3704thatG3704there may be equalityἰσότηςisotēsG2471;

15as it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125: “The one who had gatheredmuchπολὺpoluG4183did not haveG4121tooG4121muchG4121, and the one who had gatheredlittleὀλίγονoligonG3641did not haveG1641tooG1641littleG1641.”

16ButthanksΧάριςCharisG5485be to GodθεῷtheōG2316whoputsδόντιdontiG1325the sameαὐτὴνautēnG846earnestnessσπουδὴνspoudēnG4710inG5228your behalfG5228in the heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588ofTitusΤίτου,TitouG5103.

17For he not onlyμὲνmenG3303acceptedἐδέξατο,edexatoG1209ourappealπαράκλησινparaklēsinG3874,but beingὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225himselfG830very earnestσπουδαιότεροςspoudaioterosG4705,he has goneἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831to you of his ownG830accordG830.

18We have sentG4842alongG4842with himthe brotherἀδελφόν,adelphonG80whoseοὗhouG3739fameἔπαινοςepainosG1868in the things of thegospelεὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōG2098has spreadthroughδιὰdiaG1223allπασῶνpasōnG3956the churchesἐκκλησιῶν.ekklēsiōnG1577;

19and not onlyG3440that,but he has alsoG2532beenappointedχειροτονηθεὶςcheirotonētheisG5500by the churchesἐκκλησιῶνekklēsiōnG1577to travelG4898withG4898us inthisταύτῃtautēG3778graciousG5485workG5485,which is being administeredδιακονουμένῃdiakonoumenēG1247by us for the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962HimselfαὐτοῦautouG846, and to show ourreadinessπροθυμίανprothumianG4288,

20takingG4724precautionG4724soG3361thatG3361noG3361oneτιςtisG5100will discreditμωμήσηταιmōmēsētaiG3469us in our administrationδιακονουμένῃdiakonoumenēG1247of thisG3778generousG100giftG100;

21for wehaveG4306regardG4306for what is honorableκαλὰkalaG2570,not onlyG3440inG1799theG1799sightG1799ofG1799the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,but alsoκαὶkaiG2532inG1799theG1799sightG1799ofG1799otherpeopleἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444.

22We have sentσυνεπέμψαμενsunepempsamenG4842with them our brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80,whomὃνhonG3739we have oftenπολλάκιςpollakisG4178testedἐδοκιμάσαμενedokimasamenG1381and foundὄντα,ontaG1510diligentσπουδαῖονspoudaionG4705in manyG4183thingsG4183,but nowνυνὶnuniG3570evenG4183moreG4183diligentσπουδαιότερονspoudaioteronG4705because of hisgreatG4183confidenceπεποιθήσειpepoithēseiG4006in you.

23As forTitusΤίτου,TitouG5103, he is mypartnerκοινωνὸςkoinōnosG2844and fellowσυνεργός·sunergosG4904workerG4904amongεἰςeisG1519you; as for ourbrothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80, they aremessengersἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652of the churchesἐκκλησιῶν,ekklēsiōnG1577,a gloryδόξαdoxaG1391to ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

24ThereforeοὖνounG3767,openlyG4383beforeG1519 G4383the churchesἐκκλησιῶν.¶ekklēsiōnG1577,showἐνδεικνύμενοιendeiknumenoiG1731them the proofἔνδειξινendeixinG1732of your loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26and of ourreasonG2746forG2746boastingκαυχήσεωςkauchēseōsG2746aboutὑπὲρhuperG5228you.

Great Generosity

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 8