Revised Version 1895

2 Corinthians 8:1-15

1MoreoverG1161,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,weG1161makeΓνωρίζομενGnōrizomenG1107knownG1107toG1722youG5210theG3588graceχάρινcharinG5485ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316whichG3588hath beengivenδεδομένηνdedomenēnG1325inG1722theG3588churchesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG1577ofG2316MacedoniaΜακεδονίαςMakedoniasG3109;

2howG3754thatG3754inG1722muchπολλῇpollēaG4183proofδοκιμῇdokimēaG1382ofG1722afflictionθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347theG3588abundanceG4052ofG1722theirαὐτῶνautōnG846joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479andκαὶkaiG2532theirαὐτῶνautōnG846deepβάθουςbathousG899povertyπτωχείαptōcheiaG4432aboundedἐπερίσσευσενeperisseusenG4052untotheG3588richesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149ofG1722theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846liberalityἁπλότητοςhaplotētosG572.

3ForὅτιhotiG3754accordingκατὰkataG2596toG2596theirG2532powerG1411,IG2532bearG3140witnessG3140, yeaandG2532beyondπαρὰparaG3844theirG2532powerG1411,theyG2532gaveofG1411theirG2532ownG830accordG830,

4beseechingusG1519withμετὰmetaG3326muchπολλῆςpollēsG4183entreatyinG1519regardG1519ofG5485thisG3588graceχάρινcharinG5485andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588fellowshipκοινωνίανkoinōnianG2842inG1519theG3588ministeringtoG1519theG3588saintsἁγίουςhagiousG40:

5andG2532thisG3588,notοὐouG3756asκαθὼςkathōsG2531weG2249hadhopedἠλπίσαμεν,ēlpisamenG1679,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413theyG2532gaveG1325theirG1438ownG1438selvestoG2532theG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,andG2532toG2532usG1325byG1223theG3588willθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307ofG1223GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

6InsomuchthatG2443weG2249exhortedπαρακαλέσαιparakalesaiG3870TitusΤίτον,TitonG5103,thatG2443asκαθὼςkathōsG2531heG2532hadmadeG4278abeginningG4278beforeεἰςeisG1519,soG2443heG2532wouldG2532alsoG2532completeἐπιτελέσῃepitelesēG2005inεἰςeisG1519youG5210thisταύτην.tautēnG3778graceχάρινcharinG5485alsoG2532.

7Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235asG1722yeaboundπερισσεύετε,perisseueteG4052inG1722everythingπαντὶpantiG3956,inG1722faithπίστειpisteiG4102,andG2532utteranceλόγῳlogōG3056,andG2532knowledgeγνώσειgnōseiG1108,andG2532inG1722allπάσῃpasēG3956earnestnessσπουδῇspoudēaG4710,andG2532inG1722yourG2532loveἀγάπῃ,agapēG26toG2443usἐξexG1537, seethatG2443yeaboundπερισσεύητε.perisseuēteG4052inG1722thisταύτῃtautēG3778graceχάριτιcharitiG5485alsoG2532.

8IG2532speakλέγωlegōG3004notοὐouG3756byG1223wayG2596ofG1223commandmentἐπιταγὴνepitagēnG2003,butἀλλὰallaG235asG2596provingthroughG1223theG3588earnestnessσπουδῆςspoudēsG4710ofG1223othersἑτέρωνheterōnG2087theG3588sincerityγνήσιονgnēsionG1103alsoκαὶkaiG2532ofG1223yourG2532loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26.

9ForG1063yeknowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097theG3588graceχάρινcharinG5485ofG1223ourG2424LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,thatG3754,thoughG3754heG3754wasὤν,ōnG1510richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145,yetG5210forG1063yourG2962sakesG1223heG3754becameἐπτώχευσενeptōcheusenG4433poor,thatG3754yethroughG1223hisG1223povertyπτωχείᾳptōcheiaG4432mightG5547becomeπλουτήσητε.ploutēsēteG4147richG4145.

10AndG2532hereinIG2532giveδίδωμι·didōmiG1325myἐνenG1722judgmentγνώμηνgnōmēnG1106:forG1063thisτούτῳtoutōG3778is expedientforG1063youG5210,whoτὸtoG3588weretheτὸtoG3588firstG4278toG2309makeG4160abeginningG4278ayearπέρυσι.perusiG4070agoἀπὸapoG575,notοὐouG3756onlyG3440toG2309doG4160,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoG2532toG2309willτοῦτοtoutoG3778.

11ButG1161nowG1161completeἐπιτελέσατε,epitelesateG2005theG3588doingποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160alsoκαὶkaiG2532;thatὅπωςhopōsG3704asκαθάπερkathaperG2509thereG1161wastheG3588readinessπροθυμίαprothumiaG4288toG2309willG2309,soG2532thereG1161mayG2532beG2532theG3588completionἐπιτελέσαιepitelesaiG2005alsoκαὶkaiG2532outG1537ofG1537yourG2192abilityG2192.

12ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487theἡhēG3588readinessπροθυμίαprothumiaG4288is there,itG1437isacceptableεὐπρόσδεκτος,euprosdektosG2144accordingκαθὸkathoG2526asἔχῃechēG2192a man hath,notοὐouG3756accordingκαθὸkathoG2526asἔχει.echeiG2192heG1437hathnotοὐκoukG3756.

13ForγὰρgarG1063IG3568saynotοὐouG3756thisG3588,thatG2443othersἄλλοιςalloisG243mayG2443beG3568eased,andG235ye distressed:

14butG2532byG1722equalityG2471;yourG2532abundanceπερίσσευμαperisseumaG4051beingG1096a supply atthisG3588presentνῦνnunG3568timeκαιρῷkairōG2540forεἰςeisG1519theirG2532want,thatG2443theirG2532abundanceπερίσσευμαperisseumaG4051alsoκαὶkaiG2532mayG2532becomeG1096a supplyforεἰςeisG1519yourG2532want;thatG2443thereG1722mayG2532beG1096equalityG2471:

15asκαθὼςkathōsG2531itG2532iswrittenG1125,HeG2532thatG1125gatheredmuchπολὺpoluG4183hadnothingοὐκoukG3756over;andG2532heG2532thatG1125gatheredlittleὀλίγονoligonG3641hadnoοὐκoukG3756lackἠλαττόνησεν.¶ēlattonēsenG1641.

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