Revised Literal Translation

2 Corinthians 8

1G3588MoreoverδὲdeG1161,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,weG1107make knownG1107toG1722youὑμῖν,huminG4771theG3588graceχάρινcharinG3588 G5485of GodθεοῦtheouG3588 G2316bestowedδεδομένηνdedomenēnG1325uponG1722the AssembliesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG3588 G1577of MacedoniaΜακεδονίαςMakedoniasG3588 G3109;

2ἡhēG3588How thatὅτιhotiG3754inἐνenG1722a greatπολλῇpollēaG4183trialδοκιμῇdokimēaG1382of afflictionθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347the abundanceπερισσεία τῆςperisseia tēsG3588 G4050of theirαὐτῶνautōnG846joyχαρᾶς ἡcharas hēG3588 G5479andκαὶkaiG2532κατὰkataG2596theirαὐτῶνautōnG846deepβάθουςbathousG899povertyπτωχείαptōcheiaG4432aboundedἐπερίσσευσενeperisseusenG4052untoεἰςeisG1519the richesτὸ πλοῦτοςto ploutosG3588 G4149of theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846liberalityτῆς ἁπλότητοςtēs haplotētosG3588 G572.

3ForὅτιhotiG3754toκατὰkataG2596theirpowerδύναμιν,dunaminG1411,I bear recordμαρτυρῶ,marturōG3140,yea, andκαὶkaiG2532beyondG5228theirpowerδύναμινdunaminG1411they werewilling of themselvesαὐθαίρετοι,authairetoiG830;

4τὴνtēnG3588τὴνtēnG3588PrayingδεόμενοιdeomenoiG1189usG1473withμετὰmetaG3326muchπολλῆςpollēsG4183intreatyπαρακλήσεωςparaklēseōsG3874that weG1473would receiveG1209the giftχάριν τῆςcharin tēsG3588 G5485,andκαὶkaiG2532take upon usthe fellowshipκοινωνίαν τῆςkoinōnian tēsG3588 G2842of the ministeringδιακονίας τοὺςdiakonias tousG3588 G1248toεἰςeisG1519the saintsἁγίουςhagiousG40.

5AndκαὶkaiG2532this they did,notοὐouG3756asκαθὼςkathōsG2531we hopedἠλπίσαμεν,ēlpisamenG1679,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235firstG4412gaveἔδωκανedōkanG1325their own selvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438to the Lordτῷ κυρίῳtō kuriōG3588 G2962,andκαὶkaiG2532unto usG1473byδιὰdiaG1223the willθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

6τὸtoG3588InsomuchεἰςeisG1519thatG3870weG1473desiredG3870TitusΤίτον,TitonG5103,thatἵναinaG2443asκαθὼςkathōsG2531he had begunπροενήρξατοproenērxatoG4278,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779he wouldalsoκαὶkaiG2532finishἐπιτελέσῃepitelesēG2005inεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771the sameταύτην.tautēnG3778graceτὴν χάρινtēn charinG3588 G5485alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

7τῇtēaG3588Thereforeἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,asὥσπερhōsperG5618ye aboundπερισσεύετε,perisseueteG4052inἐνenG1722everyπαντὶpantiG3956thing, infaithπίστειpisteiG4102,andκαὶkaiG2532utteranceλόγῳlogōG3056,andκαὶkaiG2532knowledgeγνώσειgnōseiG1108,andκαὶkaiG2532inallπάσῃpasēG3956diligenceσπουδῇspoudēaG4710,andκαὶkaiG2532ἐξexG1537inyourὑμῖνhuminG4771loveἀγάπῃ,agapēG26toἐνenG1722usG1473, seethatἵναinaG2443ye aboundπερισσεύητε.perisseuēteG4052inἐνenG1722thisταύτῃtautēG3778graceτῇ χάριτιtēa charitiG3588 G5485alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

8τῆςtēsG3588τὸtoG3588τῆςtēsG3588I speakλέγωlegōG3004notοὐouG3756byκατ᾽kat᾽G2596commandmentἐπιταγὴνepitagēnG2003,butἀλλὰallaG235by occasionδιὰdiaG1223of the forwardnessσπουδῆςspoudēsG4710of othersἑτέρωνheterōnG2087,andκαὶkaiG2532to proveδοκιμάζων·dokimazōnG1381the sincerityγνήσιονgnēsionG1103of yourG5212loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26.

9τὴνtēnG3588ForγὰρgarG1063ye knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097the graceχάριν τοῦcharin touG3588 G5485of ourG1473Lordκυρίου τῇkuriou tēaG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,thatὅτιhotiG3754,though he wasὤν,ōnG1510richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145,yet forδι᾽di᾽G1223your sakesὑμᾶςhumasG4771he became poorἐπτώχευσενeptōcheusenG4433,thatἵναinaG2443yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771through hisἐκείνουekeinouG1565povertyπτωχείᾳptōcheiaG4432might be richπλουτήσητε.ploutēsēteG4147.

10AndκαὶkaiG2532hereinἐνenG1722I giveδίδωμι·didōmiG1325myadviceγνώμηνgnōmēnG1106:forγὰρgarG1063thisG3778is expedientσυμφέρει,sumphereiG4851for youὑμῖνhuminG4771,whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748have begun beforeπροενήρξασθεproenērxastheG4278,notοὐouG3756onlyG3440to doτὸ ποιῆσαιto poiēsaiG3588 G4160,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532to be forwardτὸ θέλεινto theleinG3588 G2309ἀπὸapoG575a year agoπέρυσι.perusiG4070.

11τὸtoG3588ἡhēG3588τοῦtouG3588δὲdeG1161NowνυνὶnuniG3570thereforeκαὶkaiG2532performἐπιτελέσατε,epitelesateG2005the doingποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160of it;thatὅπωςhopōsG3704asκαθάπερkathaperG2509there wasa readinessπροθυμία τὸprothumia toG3588 G4288to willθέλεινtheleinG2309,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779there may bea performanceἐπιτελέσαιepitelesaiG2005alsoκαὶkaiG2532out ofἐκekG1537that whichτοῦtouG3588ye haveἔχειν.echeinG2192.

12ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487there be firstπρόκειται,prokeitaiG4295a willing mindἡ προθυμίαhē prothumiaG3588 G4288, it isacceptedεὐπρόσδεκτος,euprosdektosG2144according to thatκαθὸkathoG2526a manG5100hathἔχῃechēG2192,ἐὰνeanG1437andnotοὐouG3756according toκαθὸkathoG2526that he hathἔχει.echeiG2192notοὐκoukG3756.

13ForγὰρgarG1063I meannotοὐouG3756thatἵναinaG2443other menἄλλοιςalloisG243be easedἄνεσις,anesisG425,andG1161yeὑμῖνhuminG4771burdenedθλῖψις,thlipsisG2347:

14ButG235byG1537an equalityG2471, thatnowνῦνnunG3568atἐνenG1722this timeτῷ καιρῷtō kairōG3588 G2540yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771abundanceτὸ περίσσευμαto perisseumaG3588 G4051may be a supplyforεἰςeisG1519theirἐκείνωνekeinōnG1565wantτὸ ὑστέρημα,to husterēmaG3588 G5303,thatἵναinaG2443theirἐκείνωνekeinōnG1565abundanceτὸ περίσσευμαto perisseumaG3588 G4051alsoκαὶkaiG2532may beγένηταιgenētaiG1096a supplyforεἰςeisG1519yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771wantτὸ ὑστέρημα,to husterēmaG3588 G5303:thatὅπωςhopōsG3704there may beγένηταιgenētaiG1096equalityG2471:

15AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125,He thatὁhoG3588had gatheredmuchτὸ πολὺto poluG3588 G4183hadG4121nothingοὐκoukG3756overG4121;andκαὶkaiG2532he thatὁhoG3588had gatheredlittleτὸ ὀλίγονto oligonG3588 G3641hadG1641noοὐκoukG3756lackG1641.

16τῷtōG3588ButδὲdeG1161thanksΧάριςCharisG5485beto Godθεῷ τῷtheō tōG3588 G2316,whichτὴνtēnG3588putδόντιdontiG1325the sameαὐτὴνautēnG846earnest careσπουδὴνspoudēnG4710intoἐνenG1722the heartτῇ καρδίᾳtēa kardiaG3588 G2588of TitusΤίτου,TitouG5103forὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶνhumōnG4771.

17τὴνtēnG3588ForὅτιhotiG3754indeedμὲνmenG3303he acceptedἐδέξατο,edexatoG1209the exhortationπαράκλησινparaklēsinG3874;butδὲdeG1161beingὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225more forwardσπουδαιότεροςspoudaioterosG4705,of his own accordαὐθαίρετοςauthairetosG830he wentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831untoπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς.humasG4771.

18AndδὲdeG1161we have sentσυνεπέμψαμενsunepempsamenG4842withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦautouG846the brotherτὸν ἀδελφόν,ton adelphonG3588 G80,whoseοὗhouG3739praiseὁ ἔπαινοςho epainosG3588 G1868isinἐνenG1722the gospelτῷ εὐαγγελίῳtō euangeliōG3588 G2098throughoutδιὰdiaG1223allπασῶνpasōnG3956the Assembliesτῶν ἐκκλησιῶν.tōn ekklēsiōnG3588 G1577;

19τῶνtōnG3588Andδέ,deG1161notοὐouG3756thatonlyG3440,butἀλλὰallaG235who wasG5500alsoκαὶkaiG2532chosenG5500ofὑπὸhupoG5259the Assembliesἐκκλησιῶν τῇekklēsiōn tēaG3588 G1577to travel withσυνέκδημοςsunekdēmosG4898usG1473withσὺνsunG4862thisταύτῃtautēG3778graceχάριτι τῇchariti tēaG3588 G5485,whichτὴνtēnG3588is administeredδιακονουμένῃdiakonoumenēG1247byὑφ᾽huph᾽G5259usG1473toπρὸςprosG4314the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391of the sameαὐτοῦautouG846Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962,andκαὶkaiG2532declaration ofyourG4771ready mindπροθυμίανprothumianG4288:

20τῇtēaG3588AvoidingστελλόμενοιstellomenoiG4724thisτοῦτο,toutoG3778,that noμήmēG3361manτιςtisG5100should blameμωμήσηταιmōmēsētaiG3469usG1473inἐνenG1722thisταύτῃtautēG3778abundanceἁδρότητι τῇhadrotēti tēaG3588 G100which is administeredδιακονουμένῃdiakonoumenēG1247byὑφ᾽huph᾽G5259usG1473:

21Providing forπρονοοῦμενpronooumenG4306honest thingsκαλὰkalaG2570,notοὐouG3756onlyG3440in the sight ofἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532in the sight ofἐνώπιονenōpionG1799menἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444.

22AndδὲdeG1161we have sent withσυνεπέμψαμενsunepempsamenG4842themαὐτοῖςautoisG846ourG1473brotherτὸν ἀδελφὸνton adelphonG3588 G80,whomὃνhonG3739we haveG1381oftentimesπολλάκιςpollakisG4178provedG1381ὄντα,ontaG1510diligentσπουδαῖονspoudaionG4705inἐνenG1722many thingsπολλοῖςpolloisG4183,butδὲdeG1161nowνυνὶnuniG3570muchπολὺpoluG4183more diligentσπουδαιότερονspoudaioteronG4705,upon the greatπολλῇpollēaG4183confidenceπεποιθήσειpepoithēseiG4006whichτῇtēaG3588I haveinεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶς.humasG4771.

23WhetherεἴτεeiteG1535any do enquireofὑπὲρhuperG5228TitusΤίτου,TitouG5103, he ismyG1699partnerκοινωνὸςkoinōnosG2844andκαὶkaiG2532fellowhelperσυνεργός·sunergosG4904concerningεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771:orεἴτεeiteG1535ourἐμὸςemosG1473brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80be enquired of, they arethe messengersἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652of the Assembliesἐκκλησιῶν,ekklēsiōnG1577, andthe gloryδόξαdoxaG1391of ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

24τὴνtēnG3588WhereforeοὖνounG3767shew yeἐνδεικνύμενοιendeiknumenoiG1731toεἰςeisG1519themαὐτοὺςautousG846,andG2532εἰςeisG1519beforeπρόσωπονprosōponG4383the Assembliesτῆς ἐκκλησιῶν.¶tēs ekklēsiōnG3588 G1577,the proofἔνδειξινendeixinG1732of yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771loveἀγάπης τῶνagapēs tōnG3588 G26,andG2532of ourG1473boastingκαυχήσεωςkauchēseōsG2746onὑπὲρhuperG5228your behalfὑμῶνhumōnG4771.

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 8