2 Corinthians 8

1MoreoverG1161, brethrenG80, weG1107 make knownG1107 toG1722 youG4771 theG3588 graceG3588G5485 of GodG3588G2316 bestowedG1325 uponG1722 the AssembliesG3588G1577 of MacedoniaG3588G3109; 2How thatG3754 inG1722 a greatG4183 trialG1382 of afflictionG2347 the abundanceG3588G4050 of theirG846 joyG3588G5479 andG2532 theirG846 deepG899 povertyG4432 aboundedG4052 untoG1519 the richesG3588G4149 of theirG846 liberalityG3588G572. 3ForG3754 toG2596 their powerG1411, I bear recordG3140, yea, andG2532 beyondG5228 their powerG1411 they were willing of themselvesG830; 4PrayingG1189 usG1473 withG3326 muchG4183 intreatyG3874 that weG1473 would receiveG1209 the giftG3588G5485, andG2532 take upon us the fellowshipG3588G2842 of the ministeringG3588G1248 toG1519 the saintsG40. 5AndG2532 this they did, notG3756 asG2531 we hopedG1679, butG235 firstG4412 gaveG1325 their own selvesG1438 to the LordG3588G2962, andG2532 unto usG1473 byG1223 the willG2307 of GodG2316. 6

InsomuchG1519 thatG3870 weG1473 desiredG3870 TitusG5103, thatG2443 asG2531 he had begunG4278, soG3779 he would alsoG2532 finishG2005 inG1519 youG4771 the sameG3778 graceG3588G5485 alsoG2532. 7ThereforeG235, asG5618 ye aboundG4052 inG1722 everyG3956 thing, in faithG4102, andG2532 utteranceG3056, andG2532 knowledgeG1108, andG2532 in allG3956 diligenceG4710, andG2532 in yourG4771 loveG26 toG1722 usG1473, see thatG2443 ye aboundG4052 inG1722 thisG3778 graceG3588G5485 alsoG2532. 8I speakG3004 notG3756 byG2596 commandmentG2003, butG235 by occasionG1223 of the forwardnessG4710 of othersG2087, andG2532 to proveG1381 the sincerityG1103 of yourG5212 loveG26. 9

ForG1063 ye knowG1097 the graceG3588G5485 of ourG1473 LordG3588G2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, thatG3754, though he wasG1510 richG4145, yet forG1223 your sakesG4771 he became poorG4433, thatG2443 yeG4771 through hisG1565 povertyG4432 might be richG4147.

10AndG2532 hereinG1722 I giveG1325 my adviceG1106: forG1063 thisG3778 is expedientG4851 for youG4771, whoG3748 have begun beforeG4278, notG3756 onlyG3440 to doG3588G4160, butG235 alsoG2532 to be forwardG3588G2309 a year agoG4070. 11NowG3570 thereforeG2532 performG2005 the doingG4160 of it; thatG3704 asG2509 there was a readinessG3588G4288 to willG2309, soG3779 there may be a performanceG2005 alsoG2532 out ofG1537 that whichG3588 ye haveG2192. 12ForG1063 ifG1487 there be firstG4295 a willing mindG3588G4288, it is acceptedG2144 according to thatG2526 a manG5100 hathG2192, and notG3756 according toG2526 that he hathG2192 notG3756.

13ForG1063 I mean notG3756 thatG2443 other menG243 be easedG425, andG1161 yeG4771 burdenedG2347: 14ButG235 byG1537 an equalityG2471, that nowG3568 atG1722 this timeG3588G2540 yourG4771 abundanceG3588G4051 may be a supply forG1519 theirG1565 wantG3588G5303, thatG2443 theirG1565 abundanceG3588G4051 alsoG2532 may beG1096 a supply forG1519 yourG4771 wantG3588G5303: thatG3704 there may beG1096 equalityG2471: 15AsG2531 it is writtenG1125, He thatG3588 had gathered muchG3588G4183 hadG4121 nothingG3756 overG4121; andG2532 he thatG3588 had gathered littleG3588G3641 hadG1641 noG3756 lackG1641. 16

ButG1161 thanksG5485 be to GodG3588G2316, whichG3588 putG1325 the sameG846 earnest careG4710 intoG1722 the heartG3588G2588 of TitusG5103 forG5228 youG4771. 17ForG3754 indeedG3303 he acceptedG1209 the exhortationG3874; butG1161 beingG5225 more forwardG4705, of his own accordG830 he wentG1831 untoG4314 youG4771. 18AndG1161 we have sentG4842 withG3326 himG846 the brotherG3588G80, whoseG3739 praiseG3588G1868 is inG1722 the gospelG3588G2098 throughoutG1223 allG3956 the AssembliesG3588G1577; 19AndG1161 notG3756 that onlyG3440, butG235 who wasG5500 alsoG2532 chosenG5500 ofG5259 the AssembliesG3588G1577 to travel withG4898 usG1473 withG4862 thisG3778 graceG3588G5485, whichG3588 is administeredG1247 byG5259 usG1473 toG4314 the gloryG1391 of the sameG846 LordG3588G2962, andG2532 declaration of yourG4771 ready mindG4288: 20AvoidingG4724 thisG3778, that noG3361 manG5100 should blameG3469 usG1473 inG1722 thisG3778 abundanceG3588G100 which is administeredG1247 byG5259 usG1473: 21Providing forG4306 honest thingsG2570, notG3756 onlyG3440 in the sight ofG1799 the LordG2962, butG235 alsoG2532 in the sight ofG1799 menG444. 22AndG1161 we have sent withG4842 themG846 ourG1473 brotherG3588G80, whomG3739 we haveG1381 oftentimesG4178 provedG1381 diligentG4705 inG1722 many thingsG4183, butG1161 nowG3570 muchG4183 more diligentG4705, upon the greatG4183 confidenceG4006 whichG3588 I have inG1519 youG4771. 23WhetherG1535 any do enquire ofG5228 TitusG5103, he is myG1699 partnerG2844 andG2532 fellowhelperG4904 concerningG1519 youG4771: orG1535 ourG1473 brethrenG80 be enquired of, they are the messengersG652 of the AssembliesG1577, and the gloryG1391 of ChristG5547. 24WhereforeG3767 shew yeG1731 toG1519 themG846, andG2532 beforeG4383 the AssembliesG3588G1577, the proofG1732 of yourG4771 loveG3588G26, andG2532 of ourG1473 boastingG2746 onG5228 your behalfG4771.