Revised Literal Translation
2 Corinthians 8:6-16
6τὸtoG3588InsomuchεἰςeisG1519thatG3870weG1473desiredG3870TitusΤίτον,TitonG5103,thatἵναinaG2443asκαθὼςkathōsG2531he had begunπροενήρξατοproenērxatoG4278,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779he wouldalsoκαὶkaiG2532finishἐπιτελέσῃepitelesēG2005inεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771the sameταύτην.tautēnG3778graceτὴν χάρινtēn charinG3588G5485alsoκαὶkaiG2532.
7τῇtēaG3588Thereforeἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,asὥσπερhōsperG5618ye aboundπερισσεύετε,perisseueteG4052inἐνenG1722everyπαντὶpantiG3956thing, infaithπίστειpisteiG4102,andκαὶkaiG2532utteranceλόγῳlogōG3056,andκαὶkaiG2532knowledgeγνώσειgnōseiG1108,andκαὶkaiG2532inallπάσῃpasēG3956diligenceσπουδῇspoudēaG4710,andκαὶkaiG2532ἐξexG1537inyourὑμῖνhuminG4771loveἀγάπῃ,agapēG26toἐνenG1722usG1473, seethatἵναinaG2443ye aboundπερισσεύητε.perisseuēteG4052inἐνenG1722thisταύτῃtautēG3778graceτῇ χάριτιtēa charitiG3588G5485alsoκαὶkaiG2532.
8τῆςtēsG3588τὸtoG3588τῆςtēsG3588I speakλέγωlegōG3004notοὐouG3756byκατ᾽kat᾽G2596commandmentἐπιταγὴνepitagēnG2003,butἀλλὰallaG235by occasionδιὰdiaG1223of the forwardnessσπουδῆςspoudēsG4710of othersἑτέρωνheterōnG2087,andκαὶkaiG2532to proveδοκιμάζων·dokimazōnG1381the sincerityγνήσιονgnēsionG1103of yourG5212loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26.
9τὴνtēnG3588ForγὰρgarG1063ye knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097the graceχάριν τοῦcharin touG3588G5485of ourG1473Lordκυρίου τῇkuriou tēaG3588G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,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 poiēsaiG3588G4160,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532to be forwardτὸ θέλεινto theleinG3588G2309ἀπὸapoG575a year agoπέρυσι.perusiG4070.
11τὸtoG3588ἡhēG3588τοῦtouG3588δὲdeG1161NowνυνὶnuniG3570thereforeκαὶkaiG2532performἐπιτελέσατε,epitelesateG2005the doingποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160of it;thatὅπωςhopōsG3704asκαθάπερkathaperG2509there wasa readinessπροθυμία τὸprothumia toG3588G4288to willθέλεινtheleinG2309,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779there may bea performanceἐπιτελέσαιepitelesaiG2005alsoκαὶkaiG2532out ofἐκekG1537that whichτοῦtouG3588ye haveἔχειν.echeinG2192.
12ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487there be firstπρόκειται,prokeitaiG4295a willing mindἡ προθυμίαhē prothumiaG3588G4288, it isacceptedεὐπρόσδεκτος,euprosdektosG2144according to thatκαθὸkathoG2526a manG5100hathἔχῃechēG2192,ἐὰνeanG1437andnotοὐouG3756according toκαθὸkathoG2526that he hathἔχει.echeiG2192notοὐκoukG3756.
14ButG235byG1537an equalityG2471, thatnowνῦνnunG3568atἐνenG1722this timeτῷ καιρῷtō kairōG3588G2540yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771abundanceτὸ περίσσευμαto perisseumaG3588G4051may be a supplyforεἰςeisG1519theirἐκείνωνekeinōnG1565wantτὸ ὑστέρημα,to husterēmaG3588G5303,thatἵναinaG2443theirἐκείνωνekeinōnG1565abundanceτὸ περίσσευμαto perisseumaG3588G4051alsoκαὶkaiG2532may beγένηταιgenētaiG1096a supplyforεἰςeisG1519yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771wantτὸ ὑστέρημα,to husterēmaG3588G5303:thatὅπωςhopōsG3704there may beγένηταιgenētaiG1096equalityG2471:
Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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