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Great Generosity1 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 Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. |
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 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. ©2011 by First Gospel Publications, Zion, Ill. All rights reserved. For downloads and more information please visit www.FirstGospel.com. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Chaldee and Greek Dictionaries Featuring the qBible.com Living Strong's Lexical Map ©2003 by The WWW Chat Bible Compages. All rights reserved. For how to use color-coding please view [www.ChatBible.com/key.asp]. |
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