2 Corinthians 8
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2 Corinthians 8:1-4

1NowG1161, brothersG80 and sisters, we makeG1107 knownG1107 to you the graceG5485 of GodG2316 which has been 1givenG1325 in the churchesG1577 of 2MacedoniaG3109,

2that in a 3greatG4183 ordealG1382 of afflictionG2347 their abundanceG4050 of joyG5479 and their deepG899 povertyG4432 overflowedG4052 in the 4wealthG4149 of their liberalityG572.

3For I testifyG3140 that 5accordingG2596 to their abilityG1411, and beyondG3844 their abilityG1411, they gave voluntarilyG830,

4beggingG1189 us with muchG4183 urgingG3874 for the 6favorG5485 7of participationG2842 in the 89supportG1248 of the 10saintsG40,

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Notes

  1. 1. 2 Corinthians 8:1 2 Cor 8:5 ↩
  2. 2. 2 Corinthians 8:1 Acts 16:9 ↩
  3. 3. 2 Corinthians 8:2 Or severe test of ↩
  4. 4. 2 Corinthians 8:2 Rom 2:4 ↩
  5. 5. 2 Corinthians 8:3 1 Cor 16:2; 2 Cor 8:11 ↩
  6. 6. 2 Corinthians 8:4 Acts 24:17; Rom 15:25f ↩
  7. 7. 2 Corinthians 8:4 Lit and ↩
  8. 8. 2 Corinthians 8:4 Lit service to the saints ↩
  9. 9. 2 Corinthians 8:4 Rom 15:31; 2 Cor 8:19f; 9:1, 12f ↩
  10. 10. 2 Corinthians 8:4 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩

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