New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Corinthians 8:1-8

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.

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