New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Corinthians 8:1-9

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 8 9supportG1248 of the 10saintsG40, 5and this, not as we had 11expectedG1679, but they firstG4413 12gaveG1325 themselvesG1438 to the LordG2962 and to us by 13the willG2307 of GodG2316. 6SoG3779 we 14urgedG3870 15TitusG5103 that as he had previouslyG4278 16madeG4278 aG4278 beginningG4278, soG3779 he would alsoG2532 completeG2005 in you 17thisG3778 graciousG5485 workG5485 asG2532 wellG2532.

7But justG5618 as you 18excelG4052 19in everythingG3956, in faithG4102, speakingG3056, knowledgeG1108, and in allG3956 earnestnessG4710 and in the 20loveG26 we inspiredG1537 in you, see that you alsoG2532 21excelG4052 in thisG3778 graciousG5485 workG5485. 8I 22am not sayingG3004 this as a commandG2003, but as provingG1381, throughG1223 the earnestnessG4710 of othersG2087, the sincerityG1103 of your loveG26 asG2532 wellG2532. 9For you knowG1097 23the graceG5485 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, that 24though He was richG4145, yet for your sakeG1223 He becameG4433 poorG4434, soG2443 thatG2443 you through His povertyG4432 might becomeG4147 richG4147.

Notes

1. 2 Corinthians 8:1 2 Cor 8:5 ↩
2. 2 Corinthians 8:1 Acts 16:9 ↩
3. 2 Corinthians 8:2 Or severe test of ↩
4. 2 Corinthians 8:2 Rom 2:4 ↩
5. 2 Corinthians 8:3 1 Cor 16:2; 2 Cor 8:11 ↩
6. 2 Corinthians 8:4 Acts 24:17; Rom 15:25f ↩
7. 2 Corinthians 8:4 Lit and ↩
8. 2 Corinthians 8:4 Lit service to the saints ↩
9. 2 Corinthians 8:4 Rom 15:31; 2 Cor 8:19f; 9:1, 12f ↩
10. 2 Corinthians 8:4 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
11. 2 Corinthians 8:5 Lit hoped ↩
12. 2 Corinthians 8:5 2 Cor 8:1 ↩
13. 2 Corinthians 8:5 1 Cor 1:1 ↩
14. 2 Corinthians 8:6 2 Cor 8:17; 12:18 ↩
15. 2 Corinthians 8:6 2 Cor 2:13; 8:16, 23 ↩
16. 2 Corinthians 8:6 2 Cor 8:10 ↩
17. 2 Corinthians 8:6 Acts 24:17; Rom 15:25f ↩
18. 2 Corinthians 8:7 2 Cor 9:8 ↩
19. 2 Corinthians 8:7 Rom 15:14; 1 Cor 1:5; 12:8 ↩
20. 2 Corinthians 8:7 Lit love from us in you; one early ms love from you in us ↩
21. 2 Corinthians 8:7 2 Cor 9:8 ↩
22. 2 Corinthians 8:8 1 Cor 7:6 ↩
23. 2 Corinthians 8:9 2 Cor 13:14 ↩
24. 2 Corinthians 8:9 Matt 20:28; 2 Cor 6:10; Phil 2:6f ↩