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2 Corinthians 8:6-16

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.

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