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2 Corinthians 8:6-16

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.

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