2 Corinthians 8:5-15

5and this, not as we had 1expectedG1679, but they firstG4413 2gaveG1325 themselvesG1438 to the LordG2962 and to us by 3the willG2307 of GodG2316. 6SoG3779 we 4urgedG3870 5TitusG5103 that as he had previouslyG4278 6madeG4278 aG4278 beginningG4278, soG3779 he would alsoG2532 completeG2005 in you 7thisG3778 graciousG5485 workG5485 asG2532 wellG2532.

7But justG5618 as you 8excelG4052 9in everythingG3956, in faithG4102, speakingG3056, knowledgeG1108, and in allG3956 earnestnessG4710 and in the 10loveG26 we inspiredG1537 in you, see that you alsoG2532 11excelG4052 in thisG3778 graciousG5485 workG5485. 8I 12am not sayingG3004 this as a commandG2003, but as provingG1381, throughG1223 the earnestnessG4710 of othersG2087, the sincerityG1103 of your loveG26 asG2532 wellG2532. 9For you knowG1097 13the graceG5485 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, that 14though He was richG4145, yet for your sakeG1223 He becameG4433 poorG4434, soG2443 thatG2443 you through His povertyG4432 might becomeG4147 richG4147. 10I 15giveG1325 my opinionG1106 in thisG3778 matter, for thisG3778 isG4851 toG4851 your advantageG4851, whoG3748 were the firstG4278 toG4278 beginG4278 16a yearG4070 agoG4070 not onlyG3440 to doG4160 this, but alsoG2532 to desireG2309 to do it. 11But nowG3570 finishG2005 17doingG4160 it alsoG2532, soG3704 thatG3704 justG2509 asG2509 there was the 18willingnessG4288 to desireG2309 it, soG3779 there may be alsoG2532 the completionG2005 of it by your abilityG2192. 12For ifG1487 the willingnessG4288 is presentG4295, it is acceptableG2144 19accordingG2526 toG2526 whatG2526 a person hasG2192, not accordingG2526 toG2526 whatG2526 he does not haveG2192. 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 20their needG5303, soG2443 thatG2443 their abundanceG4051 alsoG2532 may 21serveG1096 asG1096 assistance for 22your needG5303, soG3704 thatG3704 there may be equalityG2471; 15as it is writtenG1125: “23The one who had gathered muchG4183 did not haveG4121 tooG4121 muchG4121, and the one who had gathered littleG3641 did not haveG1641 tooG1641 littleG1641.”