2 Corinthians

Chapter 8

Phonetic (Greek): Gnorizomen de hymin, adelphoi, ten charin toy theoy ten dedomenen en tais ekklesiais tes Makedonias,

Edified Edition (EDE)Moreover, brothers, we make known to you the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia:

Γνωρίζομεν δὲ ὑμῖν, ἀδελφοί, τὴν χάριν τοῦ θεοῦ τὴν δεδομένην ἐν ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις τῆς Μακεδονίας,

Phonetic (Greek): hoti en pollῇ dokimῇ thlipseos he perisseia tes charas ayton kai he kata bathous ptocheia ayton eperisseusen eis ⸂to ploytos⸃ tes haplotetos ayton·

Edified Edition (EDE)that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their liberality.

ὅτι ἐν πολλῇ δοκιμῇ θλίψεως ἡ περισσεία τῆς χαρᾶς αὐτῶν καὶ ἡ κατὰ βάθους πτωχεία αὐτῶν ἐπερίσσευσεν εἰς ⸂τὸ πλοῦτος⸃ τῆς ἁπλότητος αὐτῶν·

Phonetic (Greek): hoti kata dynamin, martyro, kai ⸀para dynamin, aythairetoi

Edified Edition (EDE)For I bear witness that according to their ability, yes, and beyond their ability, they were freely willing,

ὅτι κατὰ δύναμιν, μαρτυρῶ, καὶ ⸀παρὰ δύναμιν, αὐθαίρετοι

Phonetic (Greek): meta polles parakleseos deomenoi hemon, ten charin kai ten koinonian tes diakonias tes eis toys hagious—

Edified Edition (EDE)imploring us with much urgency that we would receive the gift and the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.

μετὰ πολλῆς παρακλήσεως δεόμενοι ἡμῶν, τὴν χάριν καὶ τὴν κοινωνίαν τῆς διακονίας τῆς εἰς τοὺς ἁγίους—

Phonetic (Greek): kai oy kathos elpisamen allʼ heautoys edokan proton tῷ kyriῳ kai hemin dia thelematos theoy,

Edified Edition (EDE)And not only as we had hoped, but they first gave themselves to the Lord, and then to us by the will of God.

καὶ οὐ καθὼς ἠλπίσαμεν ἀλλʼ ἑαυτοὺς ἔδωκαν πρῶτον τῷ κυρίῳ καὶ ἡμῖν διὰ θελήματος θεοῦ,

Phonetic (Greek): eis to parakalesai hemas Titon hina kathos proenerxato ohytos kai epitelesῃ eis hymas kai ten charin tayten·

Edified Edition (EDE)So we urged Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also complete this grace in you as well.

εἰς τὸ παρακαλέσαι ἡμᾶς Τίτον ἵνα καθὼς προενήρξατο οὕτως καὶ ἐπιτελέσῃ εἰς ὑμᾶς καὶ τὴν χάριν ταύτην·

Phonetic (Greek): allʼ hosper en panti perisseyete, pistei kai logῳ kai gnosei kai pasῃ spoudῇ kai tῇ ex ⸂hemon en hymin⸃ agapῃ, hina kai en taytῃ tῇ chariti perisseyete.

Edified Edition (EDE)But as you abound in everything, in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all diligence, and in your love for us, see that you abound in this grace also.

ἀλλʼ ὥσπερ ἐν παντὶ περισσεύετε, πίστει καὶ λόγῳ καὶ γνώσει καὶ πάσῃ σπουδῇ καὶ τῇ ἐξ ⸂ἡμῶν ἐν ὑμῖν⸃ ἀγάπῃ, ἵνα καὶ ἐν ταύτῃ τῇ χάριτι περισσεύητε.

Phonetic (Greek): Oy katʼ epitagen lego alla dia tes heteron spoudes kai to tes hymeteras agapes gnesion dokimazon·

Edified Edition (EDE)I speak not by commandment, but I am testing the sincerity of your love by the diligence of others.

Οὐ κατʼ ἐπιταγὴν λέγω ἀλλὰ διὰ τῆς ἑτέρων σπουδῆς καὶ τὸ τῆς ὑμετέρας ἀγάπης γνήσιον δοκιμάζων·

Phonetic (Greek): ginoskete gar ten charin toy kyriou hemon Ἰesoy Christoy, hoti diʼ hymas eptocheusen ploysios on, hina hymeis tῇ ekeinou ptocheiᾳ ploutesete.

Edified Edition (EDE)For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.

γινώσκετε γὰρ τὴν χάριν τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὅτι διʼ ὑμᾶς ἐπτώχευσεν πλούσιος ὤν, ἵνα ὑμεῖς τῇ ἐκείνου πτωχείᾳ πλουτήσητε.

Phonetic (Greek): kai gnomen en toytῳ didomi· toyto gar hymin sympherei, ohitines oy monon to poiesai alla kai to thelein proenerxasthe apo perysi·

Edified Edition (EDE)And in this I give advice: It is to your advantage not only to be doing what you began and were desiring to do a year ago;

καὶ γνώμην ἐν τούτῳ δίδωμι· τοῦτο γὰρ ὑμῖν συμφέρει, οἵτινες οὐ μόνον τὸ ποιῆσαι ἀλλὰ καὶ τὸ θέλειν προενήρξασθε ἀπὸ πέρυσι·

Phonetic (Greek): nyni de kai to poiesai epitelesate, hopos kathaper he prothymia toy thelein ohytos kai to epitelesai ek toy echein.

Edified Edition (EDE)but now you must also complete the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to desire it, so there also may be a completion out of what you have.

νυνὶ δὲ καὶ τὸ ποιῆσαι ἐπιτελέσατε, ὅπως καθάπερ ἡ προθυμία τοῦ θέλειν οὕτως καὶ τὸ ἐπιτελέσαι ἐκ τοῦ ἔχειν.

Phonetic (Greek): ei gar he prothymia prokeitai, katho ean ⸀echῃ eyprosdektos, oy katho oyk echei.

Edified Edition (EDE)For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have.

εἰ γὰρ ἡ προθυμία πρόκειται, καθὸ ἐὰν ⸀ἔχῃ εὐπρόσδεκτος, οὐ καθὸ οὐκ ἔχει.

Phonetic (Greek): oy gar hina allois anesis, ⸀hymin thlipsis· allʼ ex isotetos

Edified Edition (EDE)For I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened;

οὐ γὰρ ἵνα ἄλλοις ἄνεσις, ⸀ὑμῖν θλῖψις· ἀλλʼ ἐξ ἰσότητος

Phonetic (Greek): en tῷ nyn kairῷ to hymon perisseuma eis to ekeinon hysterema, hina kai to ekeinon perisseuma genetai eis to hymon hysterema, hopos genetai isotes·

Edified Edition (EDE)but by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may supply their lack, that their abundance also may supply your lack, that there may be equality.

ἐν τῷ νῦν καιρῷ τὸ ὑμῶν περίσσευμα εἰς τὸ ἐκείνων ὑστέρημα, ἵνα καὶ τὸ ἐκείνων περίσσευμα γένηται εἰς τὸ ὑμῶν ὑστέρημα, ὅπως γένηται ἰσότης·

Phonetic (Greek): kathos gegraptai· Ὁ to poly oyk epleonasen, kai ho to oligon oyk elattonesen.

Edified Edition (EDE)As it is written, "He who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack."

καθὼς γέγραπται· Ὁ τὸ πολὺ οὐκ ἐπλεόνασεν, καὶ ὁ τὸ ὀλίγον οὐκ ἠλαττόνησεν.

Phonetic (Greek): Charis de tῷ theῷ tῷ ⸀didonti ten ayten spouden hyper hymon en tῇ kardiᾳ Titou,

Edified Edition (EDE)But thanks be to God who puts the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.

Χάρις δὲ τῷ θεῷ τῷ ⸀διδόντι τὴν αὐτὴν σπουδὴν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ Τίτου,

Phonetic (Greek): hoti ten men paraklesin edexato, spoudaioteros de hyparchon aythairetos exelthen pros hymas.

Edified Edition (EDE)For he not only accepted the exhortation, but being more diligent, he went to you of his own accord.

ὅτι τὴν μὲν παράκλησιν ἐδέξατο, σπουδαιότερος δὲ ὑπάρχων αὐθαίρετος ἐξῆλθεν πρὸς ὑμᾶς.

Phonetic (Greek): synepempsamen de metʼ aytoy ton adelphon ohy ho epainos en tῷ eyangeliῳ dia pason ton ekklesion—

Edified Edition (EDE)And we have sent with him the brother whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches,

συνεπέμψαμεν δὲ μετʼ αὐτοῦ τὸν ἀδελφὸν οὗ ὁ ἔπαινος ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ διὰ πασῶν τῶν ἐκκλησιῶν—

Phonetic (Greek): oy monon de alla kai cheirotonetheis hypo ton ekklesion synekdemos hemon ⸀syn tῇ chariti taytῃ tῇ diakonoumenῃ hyphʼ hemon pros ten ⸀aytoy toy kyriou doxan kai prothymian hemon—

Edified Edition (EDE)and not only that, but who was also chosen by the churches to travel with us with this gift, which is administered by us to the glory of the Lord Himself and to show your ready mind,

οὐ μόνον δὲ ἀλλὰ καὶ χειροτονηθεὶς ὑπὸ τῶν ἐκκλησιῶν συνέκδημος ἡμῶν ⸀σὺν τῇ χάριτι ταύτῃ τῇ διακονουμένῃ ὑφʼ ἡμῶν πρὸς τὴν ⸀αὐτοῦ τοῦ κυρίου δόξαν καὶ προθυμίαν ἡμῶν—

Phonetic (Greek): stellomenoi toyto me tis hemas momesetai en tῇ hadroteti taytῃ tῇ diakonoumenῃ hyphʼ hemon,

Edified Edition (EDE)avoiding this: that anyone should blame us in this generous gift which is administered by us,

στελλόμενοι τοῦτο μή τις ἡμᾶς μωμήσηται ἐν τῇ ἁδρότητι ταύτῃ τῇ διακονουμένῃ ὑφʼ ἡμῶν,

Phonetic (Greek): ⸂pronooymen gar⸃ kala oy monon enopion kyriou alla kai enopion anthropon.

Edified Edition (EDE)providing honourable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

⸂προνοοῦμεν γὰρ⸃ καλὰ οὐ μόνον ἐνώπιον κυρίου ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐνώπιον ἀνθρώπων.

Phonetic (Greek): synepempsamen de aytois ton adelphon hemon hon edokimasamen en pollois pollakis spoudaion onta, nyni de poly spoudaioteron pepoithesei pollῇ tῇ eis hymas.

Edified Edition (EDE)And we have sent with them our brother whom we have often proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, because of the great confidence which we have in you.

συνεπέμψαμεν δὲ αὐτοῖς τὸν ἀδελφὸν ἡμῶν ὃν ἐδοκιμάσαμεν ἐν πολλοῖς πολλάκις σπουδαῖον ὄντα, νυνὶ δὲ πολὺ σπουδαιότερον πεποιθήσει πολλῇ τῇ εἰς ὑμᾶς.

Phonetic (Greek): eite hyper Titou, koinonos emos kai eis hymas synergos· eite adelphoi hemon, apostoloi ekklesion, doxa Christoy.

Edified Edition (EDE)If anyone inquires about Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker concerning you. Or if our brothers are inquired about, they are messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ.

εἴτε ὑπὲρ Τίτου, κοινωνὸς ἐμὸς καὶ εἰς ὑμᾶς συνεργός· εἴτε ἀδελφοὶ ἡμῶν, ἀπόστολοι ἐκκλησιῶν, δόξα Χριστοῦ.

Phonetic (Greek): ten oyn endeixin tes agapes hymon kai hemon kaucheseos hyper hymon eis aytoys ⸀endeiknymenoi eis prosopon ton ekklesion.

Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore show to them, and before the churches, the proof of your love and of our boasting on your behalf.

τὴν οὖν ἔνδειξιν τῆς ἀγάπης ὑμῶν καὶ ἡμῶν καυχήσεως ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν εἰς αὐτοὺς ⸀ἐνδεικνύμενοι εἰς πρόσωπον τῶν ἐκκλησιῶν.