New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Corinthians 8:13-24

13For this is not for the reliefG425 of othersG243 and for your hardshipG2347, but by wayG1537 of equalityG2471-- 14at thisG3588 presentG3568 timeG2540 your abundanceG4051 will serve as assistance for 1their needG5303, soG2443 thatG2443 their abundanceG4051 alsoG2532 may 2serveG1096 asG1096 assistance for 3your needG5303, soG3704 thatG3704 there may be equalityG2471; 15as it is writtenG1125: “4The one who had gathered muchG4183 did not haveG4121 tooG4121 muchG4121, and the one who had gathered littleG3641 did not haveG1641 tooG1641 littleG1641.”

16But 5thanksG5485 be to GodG2316 who 6putsG1325 the sameG846 earnestnessG4710 inG5228 your behalfG5228 in the heartG2588 of 7TitusG5103. 17For he not onlyG3303 acceptedG1209 our 8appealG3874, but beingG5225 himselfG830 very earnestG4705, he has goneG1831 to you of his ownG830 accordG830. 18We have sentG4842 alongG4842 with him 9the brotherG80 whoseG3739 fameG1868 in the things of the 10gospelG2098 has spread throughG1223 11allG3956 the churchesG1577; 19 12and not onlyG3440 that, but he has alsoG2532 been 13appointedG5500 by the churchesG1577 to travelG4898 withG4898 us in 14thisG3778 graciousG5485 workG5485, which is being administeredG1247 by us for the gloryG1391 of the LordG2962 HimselfG846, and to show our 15readinessG4288, 20 16takingG4724 precautionG4724 soG3361 thatG3361 noG3361 oneG5100 will discreditG3469 us in our administrationG1247 of thisG3778 generousG100 giftG100; 21for we 17haveG4306 regardG4306 for what is honorableG2570, not onlyG3440 inG1799 18theG1799 sightG1799 ofG1799 the LordG2962, but alsoG2532 inG1799 theG1799 sightG1799 ofG1799 other peopleG444. 22We have sentG4842 with them our brotherG80, whomG3739 we have oftenG4178 testedG1381 and foundG1510 diligentG4705 in manyG4183 thingsG4183, but nowG3570 evenG4183 moreG4183 diligentG4705 because of his greatG4183 confidenceG4006 in you. 23As for 19TitusG5103, he is my 20partnerG2844 and fellowG4904 workerG4904 21amongG1519 you; as for our 22brothersG80, they are 23 24messengersG652 of the churchesG1577, 25a gloryG1391 to ChristG5547. 24ThereforeG3767, 26openlyG4383 beforeG1519 G4383 the churchesG1577, 27showG1731 them the proofG1732 of your loveG26 and of our 28reasonG2746 forG2746 boastingG2746 aboutG5228 you.

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Notes

1. 2 Corinthians 8:14 Acts 4:34; 2 Cor 9:12 ↩
2. 2 Corinthians 8:14 Lit become ↩
3. 2 Corinthians 8:14 Acts 4:34; 2 Cor 9:12 ↩
4. 2 Corinthians 8:15 Ex 16:18 ↩
5. 2 Corinthians 8:16 2 Cor 2:14 ↩
6. 2 Corinthians 8:16 Rev 17:17 ↩
7. 2 Corinthians 8:16 2 Cor 2:13; 8:6, 23 ↩
8. 2 Corinthians 8:17 2 Cor 8:6; 12:18 ↩
9. 2 Corinthians 8:18 1 Cor 16:3; 2 Cor 12:18 ↩
10. 2 Corinthians 8:18 2 Cor 2:12 ↩
11. 2 Corinthians 8:18 1 Cor 4:17; 7:17 ↩
12. 2 Corinthians 8:19 Rom 5:3 ↩
13. 2 Corinthians 8:19 Acts 14:23; 1 Cor 16:3f ↩
14. 2 Corinthians 8:19 2 Cor 8:4, 6 ↩
15. 2 Corinthians 8:19 2 Cor 8:11, 12; 9:2 ↩
16. 2 Corinthians 8:20 Lit avoiding this ↩
17. 2 Corinthians 8:21 Rom 12:17 ↩
18. 2 Corinthians 8:21 Prov 3:4; Rom 14:18 ↩
19. 2 Corinthians 8:23 2 Cor 8:6 ↩
20. 2 Corinthians 8:23 Philem 17 ↩
21. 2 Corinthians 8:23 Lit for you ↩
22. 2 Corinthians 8:23 2 Cor 8:18, 22 ↩
23. 2 Corinthians 8:23 Lit apostles ↩
24. 2 Corinthians 8:23 John 13:16; Phil 2:25 ↩
25. 2 Corinthians 8:23 1 Cor 11:7 ↩
26. 2 Corinthians 8:24 Lit in the face of the churches ↩
27. 2 Corinthians 8:24 Or show the proof...for boasting about you to them ↩
28. 2 Corinthians 8:24 2 Cor 7:4 ↩

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