2 Corinthians 8

GNT

1 γνωρίζομεν δὲ ὑμῖν, ἀδελφοί, τὴν χάριν τοῦ θεοῦ τὴν δεδομένην ἐν ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις τῆς μακεδονίας,

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

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

4 μετὰ πολλῆς παρακλήσεως δεόμενοι ἡμῶν τὴν χάριν καὶ τὴν κοινωνίαν τῆς διακονίας τῆς εἰς τοὺς ἁγίους _

5 καὶ οὐ καθὼς ἠλπίσαμεν ἀλλὰ ἑαυτοὺς ἔδωκαν πρῶτον τῶ κυρίῳ καὶ ἡμῖν διὰ θελήματος θεοῦ,

6 εἰς τὸ παρακαλέσαι ἡμᾶς τίτον ἵνα καθὼς προενήρξατο οὕτως καὶ ἐπιτελέσῃ εἰς ὑμᾶς καὶ τὴν χάριν ταύτην.

7 ἀλλ᾽ 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.

8 οὐ κατ᾽ ἐπιταγὴν λέγω, ἀλλὰ διὰ τῆς ἑτέρων σπουδῆς καὶ τὸ τῆς ὑμετέρας ἀγάπης γνήσιον δοκιμάζων·

9 γινώσκετε γὰρ τὴν χάριν τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ, ὅτι δι᾽ ὑμᾶς ἐπτώχευσεν πλούσιος ὤν, ἵνα ὑμεῖς τῇ ἐκείνου πτωχείᾳ πλουτήσητε.

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

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

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

13 οὐ γὰρ ἵνα ἄλλοις ἄνεσις, ὑμῖν θλῖψις· ἀλλ᾽ ἐξ ἰσότητος

14 ἐν τῶ νῦν καιρῶ τὸ ὑμῶν περίσσευμα εἰς τὸ ἐκείνων ὑστέρημα, ἵνα καὶ τὸ ἐκείνων περίσσευμα γένηται εἰς τὸ ὑμῶν ὑστέρημα, ὅπως γένηται ἰσότης·

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

16 χάρις δὲ τῶ θεῶ τῶ δόντι τὴν αὐτὴν σπουδὴν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ τίτου,

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

18 συνεπέμψαμεν δὲ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ τὸν ἀδελφὸν οὖ ὁ ἔπαινος ἐν τῶ εὐαγγελίῳ διὰ πασῶν τῶν ἐκκλησιῶν

19 _ οὐ μόνον δὲ ἀλλὰ καὶ χειροτονηθεὶς ὑπὸ τῶν ἐκκλησιῶν συνέκδημος ἡμῶν σὺν τῇ χάριτι ταύτῃ τῇ διακονουμένῃ ὑφ᾽ ἡμῶν πρὸς τὴν [αὐτοῦ] τοῦ κυρίου δόξαν καὶ προθυμίαν ἡμῶν _

20 στελλόμενοι τοῦτο μή τις ἡμᾶς μωμήσηται ἐν τῇ ἁδρότητι ταύτῃ τῇ διακονουμένῃ ὑφ᾽ ἡμῶν·

21 προνοοῦμεν γὰρ καλὰ οὐ μόνον ἐνώπιον κυρίου ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐνώπιον ἀνθρώπων.

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

23 εἴτε ὑπὲρ τίτου, κοινωνὸς ἐμὸς καὶ εἰς ὑμᾶς συνεργός· εἴτε ἀδελφοὶ ἡμῶν, ἀπόστολοι ἐκκλησιῶν, δόξα χριστοῦ.

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

KJV

1  Moreover,¹¹⁶¹ brethren,⁸⁰ we do you to wit^{1107 5213} of the³⁵⁸⁸ grace⁵⁴⁸⁵ of God²³¹⁶ bestowed¹³²⁵ on¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ churches¹⁵⁷⁷ of Macedonia;³¹⁰⁹

2  How that³⁷⁵⁴ in¹⁷²² a great⁴¹⁸³ trial¹³⁸² of affliction²³⁴⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ abundance⁴⁰⁵⁰ of their⁸⁴⁶ joy⁵⁴⁷⁹ and²⁵³² their⁸⁴⁶ deep⁸⁹⁹ poverty⁴⁴³² abounded⁴⁰⁵² unto¹⁵¹⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ riches⁴¹⁴⁹ of their⁸⁴⁶ liberality.⁵⁷²

3  For³⁷⁵⁴ to²⁵⁹⁶ their power,¹⁴¹¹ I bear record,³¹⁴⁰ yea, and²⁵³² beyond⁵²²⁸ their power¹⁴¹¹ they were willing of themselves;⁸³⁰

4  Praying¹¹⁸⁹ us²²⁵⁷ with³³²⁶ much⁴¹⁸³ entreaty³⁸⁷⁴ that we²²⁴⁸ would receive¹²⁰⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ gift,⁵⁴⁸⁵ and²⁵³² take upon us the³⁵⁸⁸ fellowship²⁸⁴² of the³⁵⁸⁸ ministering¹²⁴⁸ to¹⁵¹⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ saints.⁴⁰

5  And²⁵³² this they did, not³⁷⁵⁶ as²⁵³¹ we hoped,¹⁶⁷⁹ but²³⁵ first⁴⁴¹² gave¹³²⁵ their own selves¹⁴³⁸ to the³⁵⁸⁸ Lord,²⁹⁶² and²⁵³² unto us²²⁵⁴ by¹²²³ the will²³⁰⁷ of God.²³¹⁶

6  Insomuch that we²²⁴⁸ desired³⁸⁷⁰ Titus,⁵¹⁰³ that²⁴⁴³ as²⁵³¹ he had begun,⁴²⁷⁸ so³⁷⁷⁹ he would also²⁵³² finish²⁰⁰⁵ in¹⁵¹⁹ you⁵²⁰⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ same⁵⁰²⁶ grace⁵⁴⁸⁵ also.²⁵³²

7  Therefore,²³⁵ as⁵⁶¹⁸ ye abound⁴⁰⁵² in¹⁷²² every³⁹⁵⁶ thing, in faith,⁴¹⁰² and²⁵³² utterance,³⁰⁵⁶ and²⁵³² knowledge,¹¹⁰⁸ and²⁵³² in all³⁹⁵⁶ diligence,⁴⁷¹⁰ and²⁵³² in¹⁵³⁷ your⁵²¹⁶ love²⁶ to¹⁷²² us,²²⁵⁴ see that²⁴⁴³ ye abound⁴⁰⁵² in¹⁷²² this⁵⁰²⁶ grace⁵⁴⁸⁵ also.²⁵³²

8  I speak³⁰⁰⁴ not³⁷⁵⁶ by²⁵⁹⁶ commandment,²⁰⁰³ but²³⁵ by occasion of¹²²³ the³⁵⁸⁸ forwardness⁴⁷¹⁰ of others,²⁰⁸⁷ and²⁵³² to prove¹³⁸¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ sincerity¹¹⁰³ of your⁵²¹² love.²⁶

9  For¹⁰⁶³ ye know¹⁰⁹⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ grace⁵⁴⁸⁵ of our²²⁵⁷ Lord²⁹⁶² Jesus²⁴²⁴ Christ,⁵⁵⁴⁷ that,³⁷⁵⁴ though he was⁵⁶⁰⁷ rich,⁴¹⁴⁵ yet for your sakes^{1223 5209} he became poor,⁴⁴³³ that²⁴⁴³ ye⁵²¹⁰ through his¹⁵⁶⁵ poverty⁴⁴³² might be rich.⁴¹⁴⁷

10  And²⁵³² herein^{1722 5129} I give¹³²⁵ my advice:¹¹⁰⁶ for¹⁰⁶³ this⁵¹²⁴ is expedient⁴⁸⁵¹ for you,⁵²¹³ who³⁷⁴⁸ have begun before,⁴²⁷⁸ not³⁷⁵⁶ only³⁴⁴⁰ to do,⁴¹⁶⁰ but²³⁵ also²⁵³² to be forward²³⁰⁹ a year ago.^{575 4070}

11  ¹¹⁶¹ Now³⁵⁷⁰ therefore²⁵³² perform²⁰⁰⁵ the³⁵⁸⁸ doing⁴¹⁶⁰ of it; that³⁷⁰⁴ as²⁵⁰⁹ there was a readiness⁴²⁸⁸ to will,²³⁰⁹ so³⁷⁷⁹ there may be a performance²⁰⁰⁵ also²⁵³² out of¹⁵³⁷ that which ye have.²¹⁹²

12  For¹⁰⁶³ if¹⁴⁸⁷ there be first⁴²⁹⁵ a willing mind,⁴²⁸⁸ it is accepted²¹⁴⁴ according to that²⁵²⁶ a man⁵¹⁰⁰ hath,^{2192 1437} and not³⁷⁵⁶ according to that²⁵²⁶ he hath²¹⁹² not.³⁷⁵⁶

13  For¹⁰⁶³ I mean not³⁷⁵⁶ that²⁴⁴³ other men²⁴³ be eased,⁴²⁵ and¹¹⁶¹ ye⁵²¹³ burdened:²³⁴⁷

14  But²³⁵ by¹⁵³⁷ an equality,²⁴⁷¹ that now³⁵⁶⁸ at¹⁷²² this time²⁵⁴⁰ your⁵²¹⁶ abundance⁴⁰⁵¹ may be a supply for¹⁵¹⁹ their¹⁵⁶⁵ want,⁵³⁰³ that²⁴⁴³ their¹⁵⁶⁵ abundance⁴⁰⁵¹ also²⁵³² may be¹⁰⁹⁶ a supply for¹⁵¹⁹ your⁵²¹⁶ want:⁵³⁰³ that³⁷⁰⁴ there may be¹⁰⁹⁶ equality:²⁴⁷¹

15  As²⁵³¹ it is written,¹¹²⁵ He³⁵⁸⁸ that had gathered much⁴¹⁸³ had nothing over;^{4121 3756} and²⁵³² he³⁵⁸⁸ that had gathered little³⁶⁴¹ had no lack.^{1641 3756}

16  But¹¹⁶¹ thanks⁵⁴⁸⁵ be to God,²³¹⁶ which put¹³²⁵ the³⁵⁸⁸ same⁸⁴⁶ earnest care⁴⁷¹⁰ into¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ heart²⁵⁸⁸ of Titus⁵¹⁰³ for⁵²²⁸ you.⁵²¹⁶

17  For³⁷⁵⁴ indeed³³⁰³ he accepted¹²⁰⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ exhortation;³⁸⁷⁴ but¹¹⁶¹ being⁵²²⁵ more forward,⁴⁷⁰⁷ of his own accord⁸³⁰ he went¹⁸³¹ unto⁴³¹⁴ you.⁵²⁰⁹

18  And¹¹⁶¹ we have sent⁴⁸⁴² with³³²⁶ him⁸⁴⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ brother,⁸⁰ whose³⁷³⁹ praise¹⁸⁶⁸ is in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ gospel²⁰⁹⁸ throughout¹²²³ all³⁹⁵⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ churches;¹⁵⁷⁷

19  And¹¹⁶¹ not³⁷⁵⁶ that only,³⁴⁴⁰ but²³⁵ who was also²⁵³² chosen⁵⁵⁰⁰ of⁵²⁵⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ churches¹⁵⁷⁷ to travel with⁴⁸⁹⁸ us²²⁵⁷ with⁴⁸⁶² this⁵⁰²⁶ grace,⁵⁴⁸⁵ which is administered¹²⁴⁷ by⁵²⁵⁹ us²²⁵⁷ to⁴³¹⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ glory¹³⁹¹ of the³⁵⁸⁸ same⁸⁴⁶ Lord,²⁹⁶² and²⁵³² declaration of your⁵²¹⁶ ready mind:⁴²⁸⁸

20  Avoiding⁴⁷²⁴ this,⁵¹²⁴ that no³³⁶¹ man⁵¹⁰⁰ should blame³⁴⁶⁹ us²²⁴⁸ in¹⁷²² this⁵⁰²⁶ abundance¹⁰⁰ which is administered¹²⁴⁷ by⁵²⁵⁹ us:²²⁵⁷

21  Providing for⁴³⁰⁶ honest things,²⁵⁷⁰ not³⁷⁵⁶ only³⁴⁴⁰ in the sight¹⁷⁹⁹ of the Lord,²⁹⁶² but²³⁵ also²⁵³² in the sight¹⁷⁹⁹ of men.⁴⁴⁴

22  And¹¹⁶¹ we have sent with⁴⁸⁴² them⁸⁴⁶ our²²⁵⁷ brother,⁸⁰ whom³⁷³⁹ we have oftentimes⁴¹⁷⁸ proved^{1381 5607} diligent⁴⁷⁰⁵ in¹⁷²² many things,⁴¹⁸³ but¹¹⁶¹ now³⁵⁷⁰ much⁴¹⁸³ more diligent,⁴⁷⁰⁶ upon the great⁴¹⁸³ confidence⁴⁰⁰⁶ which³⁵⁸⁸ I have in¹⁵¹⁹ you.⁵²⁰⁹

23  Whether¹⁵³⁵ any do inquire of⁵²²⁸ Titus,⁵¹⁰³ he is my¹⁶⁹⁹ partner²⁸⁴⁴ and²⁵³² fellowhelper⁴⁹⁰⁴ concerning¹⁵¹⁹ you:⁵²⁰⁹ or¹⁵³⁵ our²²⁵⁷ brethren⁸⁰ be inquired of, they are the messengers⁶⁵² of the churches,¹⁵⁷⁷ and the glory¹³⁹¹ of Christ.⁵⁵⁴⁷

24  Wherefore³⁷⁶⁷ show¹⁷³¹ ye to¹⁵¹⁹ them,⁸⁴⁶ and²⁵³² before^{1519 4383} the³⁵⁸⁸ churches,¹⁵⁷⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ proof¹⁷³² of your⁵²¹⁶ love,²⁶ and²⁵³² of our²²⁵⁷ boasting²⁷⁴⁶ on your behalf.^{5228 5216}

Vul

1 Notam autem facimus vobis, fratres, gratiam Dei, quæ data est in ecclesiis Macedoniæ:

2 quod in multo experimento tribulationis abundantia gaudii ipsorum fuit, et altissima paupertas eorum, abundavit in divitias simplicitatis eorum:

3 quia secundum virtutem testimonium illis reddo, et supra virtutem voluntarii fuerunt,

4 cum multa exhortatione obsecrantes nos gratiam, et communicationem ministerii, quod fit in sanctos.

5 Et non sicut speravimus, sed semetipsos dederunt primum Domino, deinde nobis per voluntatem Dei,

6 ita ut rogaremus Titum, ut quemadmodum cœpit, ita et perficiat in vobis etiam gratiam istam.

7 Sed sicut in omnibus abundatis fide, et sermone, et scientia, et omni sollicitudine, insuper et caritate vestra in nos, ut et in hac gratia abundetis.

8 Non quasi imperans dico: sed per aliorum sollicitudinem, etiam vestræ caritatis ingenium bonum comprobans.

9 Scitis enim gratiam Domini nostri Jesu Christi, quoniam propter vos egenus factus est, cum esset dives, ut illius inopia vos divites essetis.

10 Et consilium in hoc do: hoc enim vobis utile est, qui non solum facere, sed et velle cœpistis ab anno priore:

11 nunc vero et facto perficite: ut quemadmodum promptus est animus voluntatis, ita sit et perficiendi ex eo quod habetis.

12 Si enim voluntas prompta est, secundum id quod habet, accepta est, non secundum id quod non habet.

13 Non enim ut aliis sit remissio, vobis autem tribulatio, sed ex æqualitate.

14 In præsenti tempore vestra abundantia illorum inopiam suppleat: ut et illorum abundantia vestræ inopiæ sit supplementum, ut fiat æqualitas, sicut scriptum est:

15 Qui multum, non abundavit: et qui modicum, non minoravit.

16 Gratias autem Deo, qui dedit eamdem sollicitudinem pro vobis in corde Titi,

17 quoniam exhortationem quidem suscepit: sed cum sollicitior esset, sua voluntate profectus est ad vos.

18 Misimus etiam cum illo fratrem, cujus laus est in Evangelio per omnes ecclesias:

19 non solum autem, sed et ordinatus est ab ecclesiis comes peregrinationis nostræ in hanc gratiam, quæ ministratur a nobis ad Domini gloriam, et destinatam voluntatem nostram:

20 devitantes hoc, ne quis nos vituperet in hac plenitudine, quæ ministratur a nobis.

21 Providemus enim bona non solum coram Deo, sed etiam coram hominibus.

22 Misimus autem cum illis et fratrem nostrum, quem probavimus in multis sæpe sollicitum esse: nunc autem multo sollicitiorem, confidentia multa in vos,

23 sive pro Tito, qui est socius meus, et in vos adjutor, sive fratres nostri, Apostoli ecclesiarum, gloria Christi.

24 Ostensionem ergo, quæ est caritatis vestræ, et nostræ gloriæ pro vobis, in illos ostendite in faciem ecclesiarum.