Revised Webster's Bible

2 Corinthians 9

1ForγὰρgarG1063asμὲνmenG3303concerningΠερὶPeriG4012theministeringδιακονίαςdiakoniasG1248toεἰςeisG1519thesaintsἁγίουςhagiousG40, itisG2076superfluousπερισσόνperissonG4053formeG3427towriteγράφεινgrapheinG1125toyouG5213:

2ForγὰρgarG1063IknowG1492the readinessofG4288yourG5216mindG4288, forwhichἣνhēnG3739IboastκαυχῶμαιkauchōmaiG2744ofὑπὲρhuperG5228youG5216to them ofMacedoniaΜακεδόσιν,MakedosinG3110,thatὅτιhotiG3754AchaiaἈχαΐαAchaiaG882wasreadyπαρεσκεύασταιpareskeuastaiG3903ayearπέρυσι,perusiG4070agoἀπὸapoG575;andκαὶkaiG2532yourG5216zealζῆλοςzēlosG2205 G1537hath stirredupἠρέθισενērethisenG2042verymanyπλείονας.pleionasG4119.

3YetδὲdeG1161have IsentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992thebrethrenἀδελφούς,adelphousG80,lestG3363ourG2257boastingκαύχημαkauchēmaG2745ofὑπὲρhuperG5228youG5216should be invainκενωθῇkenōthēaG2758inἐνenG1722thisG5129behalfμέρειmereiG3313;thatG2443,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531IsaidἔλεγονelegonG3004, ye maybeG5600readyπαρεσκευασμένοιpareskeuasmenoiG3903:

4LestπωςpōsG3381 G4458ifἐὰνeanG1437they ofMacedoniaΜακεδόνεςMakedonesG3110comeἔλθωσινelthōsinG2064withσὺνsunG4862meG1698,andκαὶkaiG2532findεὕρωσινheurōsinG2147youG5209unpreparedἀπαρασκευάστους,aparaskeuastousG532,weG2249(thatG3363wesayλέγωlegōG3004notG3363,yeG5210) should beashamedκαταισχυνθῶμενkataischunthōmenG2617inἐνenG1722thissameG5026confidentὑποστάσειhupostaseiG5287boastingG2746.

5ThereforeοὖνounG3767IthoughtἡγησάμηνhēgēsamēnG2233itnecessaryἀναγκαῖονanagkaionG316toexhortπαρακαλέσαιparakalesaiG3870thebrethrenἀδελφούς,adelphousG80,thatἵναinaG2443they would gobeforeπροέλθωσινproelthōsinG4281toεἰςeisG1519youG5209,andκαὶkaiG2532make upbeforehandπροκαταρτίσωσινprokatartisōsinG4294yourG5216bountyεὐλογίανeulogianG2129, of which ye had noticebeforeG4293, that thesameG5026mightbeεἶναι,einaiG1511readyἑτοίμηνhetoimēnG2092,οὕτωςhoutōsG3779asG5613a matter ofbountyεὐλογίανeulogianG2129,andκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361 G5618ofcovetousnessπλεονεξίαν.pleonexianG4124.

6Butδέ,deG1161thisG5124I say, He whosowethσπείρωνspeirōnG4687sparinglyφειδομένωςpheidomenōsG5340shallreapθερίσει,theriseiG2325alsoκαὶkaiG2532sparinglyφειδομένωςpheidomenōsG5340;andκαὶkaiG2532he whosowethσπείρωνspeirōnG4687bountifullyἐπ᾽ εὐλογίαιςep᾽ eulogiaisG1909 G2129shallreapθερίσει.theriseiG2325alsoκαὶkaiG2532bountifullyἐπ᾽ εὐλογίαιςep᾽ eulogiaisG1909 G2129.

7EverymanἕκαστοςhekastosG1538accordingasκαθὼςkathōsG2531hepurposethπροῄρηταιproērētaiG4255in hisheartκαρδίᾳ,kardiaG2588, so let him give ;notμὴmēG3361grudginglyἐκ λύπηςek lupēsG1537 G3077,orἢēG2228byἐξexG1537necessityἀνάγκης·anagkēsG318:forγὰρgarG1063Godθεός.¶theosG2316lovethἀγαπᾷagapaG25acheerfulἱλαρὸνhilaronG2431giverδότηνdotēnG1395.

8AndδὲdeG1161GodθεὸςtheosG2316isableG1415tomakeG4052allπᾶσανpasanG3956graceχάρινcharinG5485aboundπερισσεῦσαιperisseusaiG4052towardεἰςeisG1519youG5209;thatἵναinaG2443ye,alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842havingἔχοντεςechontesG2192allπαντὶpantiG3956sufficiencyαὐτάρκειανautarkeianG841inἐνenG1722allπᾶσανpasanG3956things, mayaboundπερισσεύητεperisseuēteG4052toεἰςeisG1519everyπᾶνpanG3956goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18workἔργονergonG2041:

9(AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531it iswrittenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125, He hathdispersedἐσκόρπισεν,eskorpisenG4650; he hathgivenἔδωκενedōkenG1325to thepoorπένησιν,penēsinG3993:hisαὐτοῦautouG846righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343remainethμένειmeneiG3306forεἰςeisG1519everαἰῶνα.aiōnaG165.

10NowδὲdeG1161may he thatministerethἐπιχορηγῶνepichorēgōnG2023seedG4690to thesowerσπείροντιspeirontiG4687bothκαὶkaiG2532ministerχορηγήσειchorēgēseiG5524breadἄρτονartonG740forεἰςeisG1519yourfoodβρῶσινbrōsinG1035,andκαὶkaiG2532multiplyπληθυνεῖplēthuneiG4129yourG5216seedsownG4703,andκαὶkaiG2532increaseαὐξήσειauxēseiG837thefruitsG1081ofyourG5216righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343;)

11BeingenrichedπλουτιζόμενοιploutizomenoiG4148inἐνenG1722everythingπαντὶpantiG3956toεἰςeisG1519allπᾶσανpasanG3956bountifulnessἁπλότητα,haplotētaG572,whichἥτιςhētisG3748causethκατεργάζεταιkatergazetaiG2716throughδι᾽di᾽G1223usG2257thanksgivingεὐχαριστίανeucharistianG2169toGodθεῷ,theōG2316.

12ForὅτιhotiG3754theadministrationδιακονίαdiakoniaG1248ofthisG5026serviceλειτουργίαςleitourgiasG3009notοὐouG3756onlyG3440suppliethπροσαναπληροῦσαprosanaplērousaG2076 G4322thewantὑστερήματαhusterēmataG5303of thesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40,butἀλλὰallaG235isabundantπερισσεύουσαperisseuousaG4052alsoκαὶkaiG2532byδιὰdiaG1223manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183thanksgivingsεὐχαριστιῶνeucharistiōnG2169toGodθεῷ·theōG2316;

13WhilebyδιὰdiaG1223theproofδοκιμῆςdokimēsG1382ofthisG5026ministrationδιακονίαςdiakoniasG1248theyglorifyδοξάζοντεςdoxazontesG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316forἐπὶepiG1909yourG5216professedὁμολογίαςhomologiasG3671subjectionὑποταγῇhupotagēaG5292toεἰςeisG1519thegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,andκαὶkaiG2532for yourliberalἁπλότητιhaplotētiG572distributionκοινωνίαςkoinōniasG2842toεἰςeisG1519themαὐτοὺςautousG846,andκαὶkaiG2532toεἰςeisG1519allπάντας,pantasG3956men ;

14AndκαὶkaiG2532bytheirαὐτῶνautōnG846prayerδεήσειdeēseiG1162forὑπὲρhuperG5228youG5216, who longafterἐπιποθούντωνepipothountōnG1971youG5209forδιὰdiaG1223theexceedingὑπερβάλλουσανhuperballousanG5235graceχάρινcharinG5485ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316inἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909youG5213.

15G1161ThanksχάριςcharisG5485be toGodθεῷtheōG2316forἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦautouG846unspeakableἀνεκδιηγήτῳanekdiēgētōG411giftδωρεᾷ.¶dōreaG1431.

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