NASB — 2 Corinthians 8 — KJV

Great Generosity

1 Now°, brethren°, we [wish to] make° known° to you the grace° of God° which has been agiven° in the churches° of bMacedonia°, 2 that in a great° ordeal° of affliction° their abundance° of joy° and their deep° poverty° overflowed° in the awealth° of their liberality°. 3 For I testify° that aaccording° to their ability°, and beyond° their ability°, [they gave] of their own° accord°, 4 begging° us with much° urging° for the afavor° Iof participation° in the IIbsupport° of the IIIsaints°, 5 and [this], not as we had Iexpected°, but they first° agave° themselves° to the Lord° and to us by bthe will° of God°. 6 So° we aurged° bTitus° that as he had previously° cmade° a beginning°, so° he would also° complete° in you dthis° gracious° work° as well°.

[1] a2Co 8:5 bAc 16:9
[2] aRo 2:4
[3] a1Co 16:2; 2Co 8:11
[4] ILit and IILit service to the saints IIIOr holy ones aAc 24:17; Ro 15:25f bRo 15:31; 2Co 8:19f; 9:1, 12f
[5] ILit hoped a2Co 8:1 b1Co 1:1
[6] a2Co 8:17; 12:18 b2Co 2:13; 8:16, 23 c2Co 8:10 dAc 24:17; Ro 15:25f

7 ¶ But just° as you aabound° bin everything°, in faith° and utterance° and knowledge° and in all° earnestness° and in the Ilove° we inspired° in you, [see] that you aabound° in this° gracious° work° also°. 8 I aam not speaking° [this] as a command°, but as proving° through° the earnestness° of others° the sincerity° of your love° also°. 9 For you know° athe grace° of our Lord° Jesus° Christ°, that bthough He was rich°, yet for your sake° He became° poor°, so° that you through His poverty° might become° rich°. 10 I agive° [my] opinion° in this° matter, for this° is to your advantage°, who° were the first° to begin° ba year° ago° not only° to do° [this], but also° to desire° [to do it]. 11 But now° finish° Idoing° it also°, so° that just° as [there was] the areadiness° to desire° it, so° [there may be] also° the completion° of it by your ability°. 12 For if° the readiness° is present°, it is acceptable° aaccording° to what [a person] has°, not according° to what he does not have°. 13 For [this] is not for the ease° of others° [and] for your affliction°, but by way° of equality°14 at this° present° time° your abundance° [being a supply] for atheir need°, so° that their abundance° also° may become° [a supply] for ayour need°, that there may be equality°; 15 as it is written°, “aHE WHO [gathered] MUCH° DID NOT HAVE° TOO° MUCH°, AND HE WHO [gathered] LITTLE° HAD° NO° LACK°.”

[7] ILit love from us in you; one early ms reads your love for us a2Co 9:8 bRo 15:14; 1Co 1:5; 12:8
[8] a1Co 7:6
[9] a2Co 13:14 bMt 20:28; 2Co 6:10; Php 2:6f
[10] a1Co 7:25, 40 b1Co 16:2f; 2Co 9:2
[11] ILit the doing a2Co 8:12, 19; 9:2
[12] aMk 12:43f; Lk 21:3, 4; 2Co 9:7
[14] aAc 4:34; 2Co 9:12
[15] aEx 16:18

16 ¶ But athanks° be to God° who bputs° the same° earnestness° on your behalf° in the heart° of cTitus°. 17 For he not only° accepted° our aappeal°, but being° himself° very earnest°, he has gone° to you of his own° accord°. 18 We have sent° along° with him athe brother° whose° fame° in [the things of] the bgospel° [has spread] through° call° the churches°; 19 aand not only° [this], but he has also° been bappointed° by the churches° to travel° with us in cthis° gracious° work°, which is being administered° by us for the glory° of the Lord° Himself°, and [to show] our dreadiness°, 20 Itaking° precaution° so that no° one° will discredit° us in our administration° of this° generous° gift°; 21 for we ahave° regard° for what is honorable°, not only° in bthe sight° of the Lord°, but also° in the sight° of men°. 22 We have sent° with them our brother°, whom° we have often° tested° and found° diligent° in many° things°, but now° even° more° diligent° because of [his] great° confidence° in you. 23 As for aTitus°, [he is] my bpartner° and fellow° worker° Iamong° you; as for our cbrethren°, [they are] IIdmessengers° of the churches°, ea glory° to Christ°. 24 Therefore° Iopenly° before°° the churches°, IIshow° them the proof° of your love° and of our areason° for boasting° about° you.

[16] a2Co 2:14 bRv 17:17 c2Co 2:13; 8:6, 23
[17] a2Co 8:6; 12:18
[18] a1Co 16:3; 2Co 12:18 b2Co 2:12 c1Co 4:17; 7:17
[19] aRo 5:3 bAc 14:23; 1Co 16:3f c2Co 8:4, 6 d2Co 8:11, 12; 9:2
[20] ILit avoiding this
[21] aRo 12:17 bPv 3:4; Ro 14:18
[23] ILit for you IILit apostles a2Co 8:6 bPhm 17 c2Co 8:18, 22 dJn 13:16; Php 2:25 e1Co 11:7
[24] ILit in the face of the churches IIOr show the proof...for boasting to them about you a2Co 7:4


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He stirreth them up to a liberal contribution for the poor saints at Jerusalem, by the example of the Macedonians,

1 ¶ Moreover,º brethren,º we do¹ª you¹ to witºª² of the² graceº of Godº bestowedºª onº the² churchesº of Macedonia;º 2 How thatº inº a greatº trialº of afflictionº the² abundanceº of theirº joyº andº theirº deepº povertyº¹ aboundedºª untoº the² richesº of theirº liberality.º 3 Forº toº [their] power,º I bear record,ºª yea, andº beyondº [their] powerº [they were] willing of themselves;º 4 Prayingºª usº withº muchº intreatyº that weº would receiveºª the² gift,º andº [take upon us] the² fellowshipº of the² ministeringº toº the² saints.º 5 Andº [this they did], notº asº we hoped,ºª butº firstº gaveºª their own selvesº to the² Lord,º andº unto usº byº the willº of God.º 6 Insomuch¹ that weº desiredºª Titus,º thatº asº he had begun,ºª soº he would¹ª alsoº finishºª inº youº the² sameº graceº also.º

[1] Ac 11:23; 16:9; Ro 15:26; 1Co 15:10; 2Co 8:2, 19; 9:2, 4, 12; 11:9; Ep 3:8; Col 1:29; 1Th 1:7; 4:10.
[2] Dt 15:4; Ne 8:10; Pv 11:25; Is 32:5; Mk 12:42; Lk 21:1; Ac 2:45; Ro 12:8; 2Co 1:12; 6:10; 9:11, 13; 1Th 1:6; 2:14; 3:3; Jm 2:5; Rv 2:9.
[3] Ex 35:5, 21, 29; 1Ch 29:5, 9, 13; Ps 110:3; Mk 14:8; Ac 11:29; Ro 10:2; 1Co 9:17; 16:2; 2Co 8:12, 16; 9:6; Ga 4:15; Php 2:13; Col 4:13; 1Th 2:8; Phm 1:14; 1P 4:11; 5:2.
[4] Gn 33:10; 2K 5:15; Mt 10:42; 12:50; 25:40, 44; Mk 14:7; Jn 19:26; Ac 6:1; 9:39; 11:29; 16:15; 24:17; Ro 15:25; 1Co 16:1, 3, 15; 2Co 8:18; 9:1, 12; Ga 2:10; 6:10; 1Ti 5:10; Phm 1:5; He 6:10; 1Jn 3:16.
[5] 1S 1:28; 1Ch 12:18; 2Ch 30:8, 12; Is 44:3; Jr 31:33; Zc 13:9; Ro 6:13; 12:1; 14:7; 1Co 6:19; 2Co 4:5; 5:14.
[6] 2Co 8:4, 16, 19; 9:5; 12:18; Php 4:18; 1P 4:10.

by commendation of their former forwardness,

7 Therefore,º asº ye aboundºª inº everyº [thing, in] faith,º andº utterance,º andº knowledge,º andº [in] allº diligence,º andº [in]² yourº loveº¹ toº us,º [see] thatº ye aboundºª inº thisº graceº also.º 8 I speakºª notº byº commandment,º butº by occasion¹ of² the² forwardnessº of others,º andº to proveºª the² sincerityº of yourº love.º

[7] Ro 15:14; 1Co 1:5; 4:7; 8:1; 12:13; 13:2, 8; 14:12; 2Co 7:7; 8:6; 9:8, 14; Ep 4:29; Php 1:9, 11; 1Th 4:9; 2Th 1:3; 2Ti 2:1; He 12:28; 1P 1:22; 2P 1:5; 3:18; Rv 3:17.
[8] Jsh 24:14; Ezk 33:31; Ro 11:12; 12:9; 1Co 7:6, 12, 25; 2Co 6:6; 8:1, 10, 24; 9:2, 7; Ep 4:15; 6:24; He 10:24; Jm 2:14; 1P 1:22; 1Jn 3:17.

by the example of Christ,

9 Forº ye knowºªª the² graceº of ourº Lordº Jesusº Christ,º that,¹² though he wasºª rich,º yet for¹ª your¹ sakesº² he became poor,ºª thatº yeº through hisº povertyº might be rich.ºª 10 Andº hereinºº I giveºª [my] advice:º forº thisº is expedientºª for you,º whoº have begun before,ºª notº onlyº to do,ºª butº alsoº to be forwardºª a year¹ ago.º² 11 ² Nowº¹ thereforeº performºª the² doingºª [of it]; thatº asº [there was] a readinessº to will,ºª soº [there may be] a performanceºª alsoº out ofº that which ye have.ºª 12 Forº if² there¹ be firstºª a willing mind,¹² [it is] acceptedº according to¹ that¹² a manº hath,ºª² [and] notº according to thatº he hathºª not.º 13 Forº [I mean] notº thatº other menº be eased,º andº yeº burdened:º

[9] Ps 102:25; Is 53:2; 62:1; 65:8; Mt 8:20; 17:27; 20:28; Mk 6:3; Lk 2:7; 8:3; 9:58; 16:11; Jn 1:1, 10, 14, 17; 12:30; 16:15; 17:19; Ro 5:8, 20; 8:32; 11:12; 1Co 1:4; 3:21; 15:47; 2Co 6:10; 13:14; Ep 1:6; 2:7; 3:8, 19; Php 2:6; Col 1:16, 24; 1Ti 6:18; He 1:2, 6; Jm 2:5; Rv 3:18; 21:7.
[10] Pv 19:17; Mt 10:42; Jn 11:50; 16:7; 18:14; 1Co 6:12; 7:25, 40; 10:23; 2Co 8:3, 8; 9:2; 12:1; Php 4:17; 1Ti 6:18; He 13:16; Jm 2:15.
[12] Ex 25:2; 35:5, 21, 29; 1Ch 29:3; 2Ch 6:8; Pv 19:22; Mk 12:42; 14:7; Lk 7:44; 12:47; 16:10; 21:1; 2Co 9:7; 1P 4:10.
[13] Ac 4:34; Ro 15:26.

and by the spiritual profit that shall redound to themselves thereby:

14 Butº byº an equality,º [that] nowº atº this timeº yourº abundanceº [may be a supply] forº theirº want,º thatº theirº abundanceº alsoº may beºª [a supply] forº yourº want:º thatº there may beºª equality:º 15 Asº it is written,ºª He² that [had gathered]¹ muchº had¹ª nothing¹ over;ºª² andº he² that [had gathered]¹ littleº had¹ª no¹ lack.ºª²

[15] Ex 16:18; Lk 22:35.

commending to them the integrity and willingness of Titus, and those other brethren, who upon his request, exhortation, and commendation, were purposely come to them for this business.

16 Butº thanksº [be] to God,º which¹ putºª the² sameº earnest careº intoº the² heartº of Titusº forº you.º 17 Forº indeedº he acceptedºª the² exhortation;º butº beingºª more forward,º of his own accordº he wentºª untoº you.º 18 Andº we have sentºª withº himº the² brother,º whoseº praiseº [is] inº the² gospelº throughoutº allº the² churches;º 19 Andº notº [that] only,º butº who was¹ª alsoº chosenºª ofº the² churchesº to travel¹ with² usº withº thisº grace,º which¹ is administeredºª byº usº toº the² gloryº of the² sameº Lord,º andº [declaration of] yourº ready mind:º 20 Avoidingºª this,º that noº manº should blameºª usº inº thisº abundanceº which¹ is administeredºª byº us:º 21 Providing¹ª for² honest things,º notº onlyº in the sightº of the Lord,º butº alsoº in the sightº of men.º 22 Andº we have sent¹ª with² themº ourº brother,º whomº we have¹ª oftentimesº provedººªª diligentº inº many things,º butº nowº muchº more diligent,º upon the greatº confidenceº whichº [I have] inº you.º 23 Whetherº [any do enquire] ofº Titus,º [he is] myº partnerº andº fellowhelperº concerningº you:º orº ourº brethrenº [be enquired of, they are] the messengersº of the churches,º [and] the gloryº of Christ.º 24 Whereforeº shew² ye¹ª toº them,º andº beforeºº the² churches,º the² proofº of yourº love,º andº of ourº boastingº on¹ª your¹ behalf.º²

[16] Ezr 7:27; Ne 2:12; Jr 31:31; 32:40; 2Co 7:7, 12; Php 2:20; Col 3:17; Rv 17:17.
[17] 2Co 8:6, 8, 10; He 13:22.
[18] Ro 16:4; 2Co 8:19, 22; 12:18.
[19] Ac 6:3; 15:22, 25; 1Co 16:3; 2Co 4:15; 8:1, 4, 6; 9:8, 12; Php 4:18; 1P 4:10.
[20] Mt 10:16; Ro 14:16; 1Co 16:3; 2Co 11:12; Ep 5:15; 1Th 5:22.
[21] Mt 5:16; 6:1, 4; 23:5; Ro 12:17; 2Co 2:17; 5:9; Php 4:8; 1Th 5:22; 1Ti 5:14; Tit 2:5; 1P 2:12.
[22] Php 2:20.
[23] Lk 5:7, 10; 2Co 7:6; 8:6, 16, 19; 12:18; Php 2:25; 4:3; Col 1:7; 1Th 2:2; Phm 1:17, 24; 3Jn 1:8.
[24] 2Co 7:14; 8:8; 9:2.


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