Revised Version 1895

2 Corinthians 9

1ForG1063asG1519touchingtheG3588ministeringtoG1519theG3588saintsἁγίουςhagiousG40,itG1510isG1510superfluousπερισσόνperissonG4053forG1063meG1473toG1519writeγράφεινgrapheinG1125toG1519youG5210:

2forG1063IG3739knowG1492yourG2532readinessπροθυμίανprothumianG4288,ofG575whichG3739IG3739gloryκαυχῶμαιkauchōmaiG2744onG575yourG2532behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228toG2532themG3739ofG575MacedoniaΜακεδόσιν,MakedosinG3110,thatὅτιhotiG3754AchaiaἈχαΐαAchaiaG882hathbeenG2532preparedπαρεσκεύασταιpareskeuastaiG3903forG1063ayearπέρυσι,perusiG4070past;andG2532yourG2532zealζῆλοςzēlosG2205hathstirredG2042upG2042veryG4183manyG4183ofG575themG3739.

3ButG1161IG1473haveG1510sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992theG3588brethrenἀδελφούς,adelphousG80,thatG2443ourG1722gloryingonG1722yourG1722behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228mayG2443notμὴmēG3361beἦτε,ēteG1510madeG2758voidκενωθῇkenōthēaG2758inG1722thisτούτῳ,toutōG3778respectμέρειmereiG3313;thatG2443,evenG1161asκαθὼςkathōsG2531IG1473saidἔλεγονelegonG3004, yemayG2443beG1510preparedπαρεσκευασμένοιpareskeuasmenoiG3903:

4lestμήmēG3361byG1722anyG1437meansG3004,ifG1437thereG1722comeἔλθωσινelthōsinG2064withG1722meG3004anyG1437ofG1722MacedoniaΜακεδόνεςMakedonesG3110,andG2532findεὕρωσινheurōsinG2147youG5210unpreparedἀπαρασκευάστους,aparaskeuastousG532,weG2249(thatG2443weG2249sayλέγωlegōG3004notμὴmēG3361, ye)shouldG2443beG2532puttoG2443shameκαταισχυνθῶμενkataischunthōmenG2617inG1722thisταύτῃtautēG3778confidenceὑποστάσειhupostaseiG5287.

5IG2532thoughtG2233itG2233necessaryἀναγκαῖονanagkaionG316thereforeοὖνounG3767toG1519entreatπαρακαλέσαιparakalesaiG3870theτοὺςtousG3588brethrenG80,thatG2443theyG3767wouldG2532goπροέλθωσινproelthōsinG4281beforeG1519untoyouG5210,andG2532makeG3361upG1519beforehandπροεπηγγελμένηνproepēngelmenēnG4279yourG2532aforepromised bounty,thatG2443theτὴνtēnG3588sameοὕτωςhoutōsG3779mightG2532beG1510readyἑτοίμηνhetoimēnG2092,asG5613a matterofG80bounty,andG2532notG3361ofG80extortion.

6Butδέ,deG1161thisG3778IG2532say,HeG2532thatG3778sowethsparinglyφειδομένωςpheidomenōsG5340shallG3778reapθερίσει,theriseiG2325alsoG2532sparinglyφειδομένωςpheidomenōsG5340;andG2532heG2532thatG3778sowethbountifullyεὐλογίαιςeulogiaisG2129shallG3778reapθερίσει.theriseiG2325alsoG2532bountifullyεὐλογίαιςeulogiaisG2129.

7LetG2228eachG1538manG1538doG3361accordingasκαθὼςkathōsG2531heG2316hathpurposedπροῄρηταιproērētaiG4255inG2316hisἀγαπᾷagapaG25heartκαρδίᾳ,kardiaG2588;notG3361grudgingly,orG2228ofG1537necessityἀνάγκης·anagkēsG318:forγὰρgarG1063Godθεός.¶theosG2316loveth acheerfulἱλαρὸνhilaronG2431giverδότηνdotēnG1395.

8AndδὲdeG1161GodθεὸςtheosG2316isableΔυνατεῖDunateiG1414toG1519makeG4052allπᾶσανpasanG3956graceχάρινcharinG5485aboundπερισσεῦσαιperisseusaiG4052untoyouG5210;thatG2443ye,havingἔχοντεςechontesG2192alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842allπαντὶpantiG3956sufficiencyαὐτάρκειανautarkeianG841inἐνenG1722everythingπᾶσανpasanG3956,mayG2443aboundπερισσεύητεperisseuēteG4052untoeveryπᾶνpanG3956goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18workἔργονergonG2041:

9asκαθὼςkathōsG2531itG846iswrittenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125,HeG846hathscatteredἐσκόρπισεν,eskorpisenG4650abroad,heG846hathgivenἔδωκενedōkenG1325toG1519theG3588poorπένησιν,penēsinG3993;HisG846righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343abidethforG1519everαἰῶνα.aiōnaG165.

10AndG2532heG2532thatδὲdeG1161suppliethseedG4690toG1519theG3588sowerG4687andG2532breadἄρτονartonG740forG1519foodβρῶσινbrōsinG1035,shallG2532supplyχορηγήσειchorēgēseiG5524andG2532multiplyπληθυνεῖplēthuneiG4129yourG2532seedG4690forG1519sowingσπείροντιspeirontiG4687,andG2532increaseG4129theG3588fruitsofG1343yourG2532righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343:

11ye beingenrichedπλουτιζόμενοιploutizomenoiG4148inἐνenG1722everythingπαντὶpantiG3956untoallπᾶσανpasanG3956liberalityἁπλότητα,haplotētaG572,whichἥτιςhētisG3748workeththroughδι᾽di᾽G1223usG1519thanksgivingεὐχαριστίανeucharistianG2169toG1519Godθεῷ,theōG2316.

12ForὅτιhotiG3754theG3588ministrationofG1223thisταύτηςtautēsG3778serviceδιακονίαdiakoniaG1248notοὐouG3756onlyG3440filleth uptheG3588measureofG1223theG3588wantsofG1223theG3588saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40,butἀλλὰallaG235aboundethalsoκαὶkaiG2532throughG1223manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183thanksgivingsεὐχαριστιῶνeucharistiōnG2169untoGodθεῷ·theōG2316;

13seeingthatG3778throughG1223theG3956provingofG1223youG5210byG1223thisG3778ministrationtheyG846glorifyδοξάζοντεςdoxazontesG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316forG1519theG3956obedienceὑποταγῇhupotagēaG5292ofG1223yourG1392confessionὁμολογίαςhomologiasG3671untotheG3956gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098ofG1223ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,andκαὶkaiG2532forG1519theG3956liberalityἁπλότητιhaplotētiG572ofG1223yourG1392contributionκοινωνίαςkoinōniasG2842untothemG846andκαὶkaiG2532untoallG3956;

14whileG846theyG846themselvesG846alsoG2532,withG1909supplicationδεήσειdeēseiG1162onG1909yourG2532behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228,longἐπιποθούντωνepipothountōnG1971afterG1223youG5210byG1223reasonG1223ofG1223theG3588exceedinggraceχάρινcharinG5485ofG1223GodθεοῦtheouG2316inG1909youG5210.

15ThanksχάριςcharisG5485beG2316toG1909GodθεῷtheōG2316forG1909hisαὐτοῦautouG846unspeakablegiftδωρεᾷ.¶dōreaG1431.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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