| 1 | Now concerning the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you; |
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Περὶμὲνγὰρτῆςδιακονίαςτῆςειςτοὺςαγίουςπερισσόνμοίεστιντὸγράφεινυμῖν,
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| 2 | for I know your willingness, about which I boast of you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal has stirred up the majority. |
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οῖδαγὰρτὴνπροθυμίανυμῶνὴνυπὲρυμῶνκαυχῶμαιΜακεδόσινότιΑχαίαπαρεσκεύασταιαπὸπέρυσι,καὶτὸυμῶνζῆλοςηρέθισεντοὺςπλείονας.
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| 3 | Yet I have sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this respect, that, as I said, you may be ready; |
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έπεμψαδὲτοὺςαδελφούς,ίναμὴτὸκαύχημαημῶντὸυπὲρυμῶνκενωθῆεντῶμέρειτούτω,ίνακαθὼςέλεγονπαρεσκευασμένοιῆτε,
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| 4 | lest if some Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we (not to mention you!) should be ashamed of this confident boasting. |
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μήπωςεὰνέλθωσινσὺνεμοὶΜακεδόνεςκαὶεύρωσινυμᾶςαπαρασκευάστουςκαταισχυνθῶμενημεῖς,ίναμὴλέγωυμεῖς,εντῆυποστάσειταύτη.
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| 5 | Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren to go to you ahead of time, and prepare your generous gift beforehand, which you had previously promised, that it may be ready as a matter of generosity and not as a grudging obligation. |
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αναγκαῖονοῦνηγησάμηνπαρακαλέσαιτοὺςαδελφοὺςίναπροέλθωσινειςυμᾶςκαὶπροκαταρτίσωσιντὴνπροεπηγγελμένηνευλογίανυμῶν,ταύτηνετοίμηνεῖναιούτωςωςευλογίανκαὶμὴωςπλεονεξίαν.
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| 6 | But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. |
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Τοῦτοδέ,οσπείρωνφειδομένωςφειδομένωςκαὶθερίσει,καὶοσπείρωνεπ᾿ευλογίαιςεπ᾿ευλογίαιςκαὶθερίσει.
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| 7 | So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. |
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έκαστοςκαθὼςπροήρηταιτῆκαρδία,μὴεκλύπηςὴεξανάγκης,ιλαρὸνγὰρδότηναγαπᾶοθεός.
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| 8 | And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. |
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δυνατεῖδὲοθεὸςπᾶσανχάρινπερισσεῦσαιειςυμᾶς,ίναενπαντὶπάντοτεπᾶσαναυτάρκειανέχοντεςπερισσεύητεειςπᾶνέργοναγαθόν,
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| 9 | As it is written: “He has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.” |
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καθὼςγέγραπται,Εσκόρπισεν,έδωκεντοῖςπένησιν,ηδικαιοσύνηαυτοῦμένειειςτὸναιῶνα.
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| 10 | Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness, |
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οδὲεπιχορηγῶνσπέρματῶσπείροντικαὶάρτονειςβρῶσινχορηγήσεικαὶπληθυνεῖτὸνσπόρονυμῶνκαὶαυξήσειτὰγενήματατῆςδικαιοσύνηςυμῶν·
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| 11 | while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God. |
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ενπαντὶπλουτιζόμενοιειςπᾶσαναπλότητα,ήτιςκατεργάζεταιδι᾿ημῶνευχαριστίαντῶθεῶ—
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| 12 | For the administration of this service not only supplies the needs of the saints, but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to God, |
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ότιηδιακονίατῆςλειτουργίαςταύτηςουμόνονεστὶνπροσαναπληροῦσατὰυστερήματατῶναγίων,αλλὰκαὶπερισσεύουσαδιὰπολλῶνευχαριστιῶντῶθεῶ—
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| 13 | while, through the proof of this ministry, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal sharing with them and all men, |
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διὰτῆςδοκιμῆςτῆςδιακονίαςταύτηςδοξάζοντεςτὸνθεὸνεπὶτῆυποταγῆτῆςομολογίαςυμῶνειςτὸευαγγέλιοντοῦΧριστοῦκαὶαπλότητιτῆςκοινωνίαςειςαυτοὺςκαὶειςπάντας,
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| 14 | and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the exceeding grace of God in you. |
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καὶαυτῶνδεήσειυπὲρυμῶνεπιποθούντωνυμᾶςδιὰτὴνυπερβάλλουσανχάριντοῦθεοῦεφ᾿υμῖν.
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| 15 | Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift! |
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χάριςτῶθεῶεπὶτῆανεκδιηγήτωαυτοῦδωρεᾶ.
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