2 Corinthians 8
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2 Corinthians 8:8-12

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.
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