Revised Webster's Bible

2 Corinthians 8

1MoreoverδὲdeG1161,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80, we makeknownΓνωρίζομενGnōrizomenG1107toyouG5213thegraceχάρινcharinG5485ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316bestowedδεδομένηνdedomenēnG1325onἐνenG1722thechurchesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG1577ofMacedoniaΜακεδονίαςMakedoniasG3109;

2ThatὅτιhotiG3754inἐνenG1722agreatπολλῇpollēaG4183trialδοκιμῇdokimēaG1382ofafflictionθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347theabundanceπερισσείαperisseiaG4050oftheirαὐτῶνautōnG846joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479andκαὶkaiG2532theirαὐτῶνautōnG846deepβάθουςbathousG899povertyκατὰ πτωχείαkata ptōcheiaG2596 G4432aboundedἐπερίσσευσενeperisseusenG4052toεἰςeisG1519therichesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149oftheirαὐτῶν,autōnG846liberalityἁπλότητοςhaplotētosG572.

3ForὅτιhotiG3754toκατὰkataG2596theirpowerδύναμιν,dunaminG1411, I bearwitnessμαρτυρῶ,marturōG3140,andκαὶkaiG2532evenbeyondG5228theirpowerδύναμινdunaminG1411they were willing ofthemselvesαὐθαίρετοι,authairetoiG830;

4BeggingδεόμενοιdeomenoiG1189usG2257withμετὰmetaG3326muchπολλῆςpollēsG4183entreatyπαρακλήσεωςparaklēseōsG3874thatweG2248wouldreceiveG1209thegiftχάρινcharinG5485,andκαὶkaiG2532take upon us thefellowshipκοινωνίανkoinōnianG2842of theministeringδιακονίαςdiakoniasG1248toεἰςeisG1519thesaintsἁγίουςhagiousG40.

5AndκαὶkaiG2532this they did,notοὐouG3756asκαθὼςkathōsG2531wehopedἠλπίσαμεν,ēlpisamenG1679,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235firstG4412gaveἔδωκανedōkanG1325their ownselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438to theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,andκαὶkaiG2532tousG2254byδιὰdiaG1223thewillθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

6SoεἰςeisG1519thatweG2248urgedπαρακαλέσαιparakalesaiG3870TitusΤίτον,TitonG5103,thatἵναinaG2443asκαθὼςkathōsG2531he hadbegunπροενήρξατοproenērxatoG4278,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779hewouldG2005alsoκαὶkaiG2532finishG2005inεἰςeisG1519youG5209thesameG5026graceχάρινcharinG5485alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

7Thereforeἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,asὥσπερhōsperG5618yeaboundπερισσεύετε,perisseueteG4052inἐνenG1722everyπαντὶpantiG3956thing, infaithπίστειpisteiG4102,andκαὶkaiG2532utteranceλόγῳlogōG3056,andκαὶkaiG2532knowledgeγνώσειgnōseiG1108,andκαὶkaiG2532inallπάσῃpasēG3956diligenceσπουδῇspoudēaG4710,andκαὶkaiG2532inyourG5216loveἐξ ἀγάπῃ,ex agapēG26 G1537toἐνenG1722usG2254, seethatἵναinaG2443yeaboundπερισσεύητε.perisseuēteG4052inἐνenG1722thisG5026graceχάριτιcharitiG5485alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

8IspeakλέγωlegōG3004notοὐouG3756byκατ᾽kat᾽G2596commandmentἐπιταγὴνepitagēnG2003,butἀλλὰallaG235byoccasionδιὰdiaG1223of thediligenceσπουδῆςspoudēsG4710ofothersἑτέρωνheterōnG2087,andκαὶkaiG2532toproveδοκιμάζων·dokimazōnG1381thesincerityγνήσιονgnēsionG1103ofyourG5212loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26.

9ForγὰρgarG1063yeknowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097thegraceχάρινcharinG5485ofourG2257LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,thatὅτιhotiG3754, though hewasG5607richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145, yetforG1223yourG5209sakesG1223he becamepoorἐπτώχευσενeptōcheusenG4433,thatἵναinaG2443yeG5210throughhisἐκείνουekeinouG1565povertyπτωχείᾳptōcheiaG4432might berichπλουτήσητε.ploutēsēteG4147.

10AndκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722thisG5129Igiveδίδωμι·didōmiG1325myadviceγνώμηνgnōmēnG1106:forγὰρgarG1063thisG5124isexpedientσυμφέρει,sumphereiG4851foryouG5213,whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748have begunbeforeπροενήρξασθεproenērxastheG4278,notοὐouG3756onlyG3440todoποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532to bewillingθέλεινtheleinG2309ayearπέρυσι.perusiG4070agoἀπὸapoG575.

11Nowνυνὶ δὲnuni deG3570 G1161thereforeκαὶkaiG2532finishἐπιτελέσατε,epitelesateG2005thedoingποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160of it ;thatὅπωςhopōsG3704asκαθάπερkathaperG2509there was areadinessπροθυμίαprothumiaG4288towillθέλεινtheleinG2309,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779there may be aperformanceἐπιτελέσαιepitelesaiG2005alsoκαὶkaiG2532outofἐκekG1537that which yehaveἔχειν.echeinG2192.

12ForγὰρgarG1063ifthereεἰeiG1487isfirstπρόκειται,prokeitaiG4295a willingmindπροθυμίαprothumiaG4288, it isacceptedεὐπρόσδεκτος,euprosdektosG2144accordingtoκαθὸkathoG2526whatἐὰνeanG1437amanG5100hathἔχῃechēG2192, andnotοὐouG3756according towhatκαθὸkathoG2526hehathἔχει.echeiG2192notοὐκoukG3756.

13ForγὰρgarG1063I meannotοὐouG3756thatἵναinaG2443othermenἄλλοιςalloisG243should beeasedἄνεσις,anesisG425,andG1161youG5213burdenedθλῖψις,thlipsisG2347:

14ButG235byG1537anequalityG2471, thatnowνῦνnunG3568atἐνenG1722thistimeκαιρῷkairōG2540yourG5216abundanceπερίσσευμαperisseumaG4051may be a supplyforεἰςeisG1519theirἐκείνωνekeinōnG1565wantὑστέρημα,husterēmaG5303,thatἵναinaG2443theirἐκείνωνekeinōnG1565abundanceπερίσσευμαperisseumaG4051alsoκαὶkaiG2532maybeγένηταιgenētaiG1096a supplyforεἰςeisG1519yourG5216wantὑστέρημα,husterēmaG5303:thatὅπωςhopōsG3704there maybeγένηταιgenētaiG1096equalityG2471:

15AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531it iswrittenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125, He that hadgatheredG3588muchπολὺpoluG4183hadG4121nothingοὐκoukG3756overG4121;andκαὶkaiG2532he that hadgatheredG3588littleὀλίγονoligonG3641hadG1641noοὐκoukG3756wantG1641.

16ButδὲdeG1161thanksΧάριςCharisG5485be toGodθεῷtheōG2316,whoG3588putδόντιdontiG1325thesameαὐτὴνautēnG846earnestcareσπουδὴνspoudēnG4710intoἐνenG1722theheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588ofTitusΤίτου,TitouG5103forὑπὲρhuperG5228youG5216.

17ForὅτιhotiG3754indeedμὲνmenG3303heacceptedἐδέξατο,edexatoG1209theexhortationπαράκλησινparaklēsinG3874;butδὲdeG1161beingὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225morediligentG4707, of his ownaccordαὐθαίρετοςauthairetosG830hewentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831toπρὸςprosG4314youG5209.

18AndδὲdeG1161we havesentσυνεπέμψαμενsunepempsamenG4842withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦautouG846thebrotherἀδελφόν,adelphonG80,whoseοὗhouG3739praiseἔπαινοςepainosG1868isinἐνenG1722thegospelεὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōG2098throughoutδιὰdiaG1223allπασῶνpasōnG3956thechurchesἐκκλησιῶν.ekklēsiōnG1577;

19Andδέ,deG1161notοὐouG3756thatonlyG3440,butἀλλὰallaG235whowasG5500alsoκαὶkaiG2532chosenG5500byὑπὸhupoG5259thechurchesἐκκλησιῶνekklēsiōnG1577totravelσυνέκδημοςsunekdēmosG4898withusG2257withσὺνsunG4862thisG5026graceχάριτιcharitiG5485,whichG3588isadministeredδιακονουμένῃdiakonoumenēG1247byὑφ᾽huph᾽G5259usG2257toπρὸςprosG4314thegloryδόξανdoxanG1391of thesameαὐτοῦautouG846LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,andκαὶkaiG2532to showourG5216readymindπροθυμίανprothumianG4288:

20AvoidingστελλόμενοιstellomenoiG4724thisG5124, thatnoμήmēG3361manτιςtisG5100shouldblameμωμήσηταιmōmēsētaiG3469usG2248inἐνenG1722thisG5026abundanceἁδρότητιhadrotētiG100whichG3588isadministeredδιακονουμένῃdiakonoumenēG1247byὑφ᾽huph᾽G5259usG2257:

21ProvidingπρονοοῦμενpronooumenG4306for honestthingsκαλὰkalaG2570,notοὐouG3756onlyG3440in thesightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532in thesightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799ofmenἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444.

22AndδὲdeG1161we havesentσυνεπέμψαμενsunepempsamenG4842withthemαὐτοῖςautoisG846ourG2257brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80,whomὃνhonG3739wehaveG1381oftenπολλάκιςpollakisG4178provedG1381 G5607to bediligentG4705inἐνenG1722manythingsπολλοῖςpolloisG4183,butδὲdeG1161nowνυνὶnuniG3570muchπολὺpoluG4183morediligentG4707, upon thegreatπολλῇpollēaG4183confidenceπεποιθήσειpepoithēseiG4006whichG3588I haveinεἰςeisG1519youG5209.

23IfεἴτεeiteG1535any do enquireconcerningὑπὲρhuperG5228TitusΤίτου,TitouG5103, he ismyG1699partnerκοινωνὸςkoinōnosG2844andκαὶkaiG2532fellowhelperσυνεργός·sunergosG4904concerningεἰςeisG1519youG5209:orεἴτεeiteG1535ourG2257brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80be enquired of, they are themessengersἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652of thechurchesἐκκλησιῶν,ekklēsiōnG1577, and thegloryδόξαdoxaG1391ofChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

24ThereforeοὖνounG3767showyeἐνδεικνύμενοιendeiknumenoiG1731toεἰςeisG1519themαὐτοὺςautousG846,andG2532beforeεἰς πρόσωπονeis prosōponG1519 G4383thechurchesἐκκλησιῶν.¶ekklēsiōnG1577, theproofἔνδειξινendeixinG1732ofyourG5216loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26,andG2532ofourG2257boastingκαυχήσεωςkauchēseōsG2746onG5228yourG5216behalfG5228.

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