New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Corinthians 8:16-22

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.

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