New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Corinthians 8:11-19

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,

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