New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Corinthians 8:1-5

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.

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