2 Corinthians 8 Pros Korinthioin B 8
1Gnōrizanō de vi, adelfoir, tan charitan tou theou tan dōorēntan en tai ekklēsai tau Makedoniau,Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia. 2hoti en polla dokima thlipsiau tas perisseias tau charau autoiu kai tas kata batheu ptōcheias autoiu perisseuata eis ⸂tem ploutem⸃ tau haplotau autoiu;In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity. 3hoti kata dunamian, marturamō, kai ⸀para dunamian, authairetoisFor I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord, 4meta pollau paraklēsiau dorōntois nu, tan charitan kai tan koinōnian tau diakoniau tau eis toin hagiointhey earnestly pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints. 5kai ouk kathōs elpizana alla heautoin dōala prōtem to kurio kai ni dia thelēmeu theou,And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, through the will of God. 6eis tem parakalara nin Titon hina kathōs proenarcheta houtōs kai epitelateia eis vin kai tan charitan houtan;So we urged Titus to help complete your act of grace, just as he had started it. 7alla hōsper en pante perisseuavō, pistia kai logo kai gnōsia kai panta spouda kai ta ek ⸂nu en vi⸃ agapa, hina kai en houta ta charita perisseuaveiō.But just as you excel in everything — in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness, and in the love we inspired in you — see that you also excel in this grace of giving.
8Ouk kata epitagan legamō alla dia tau heteroiu spoudau kai tem tau humeterau agapau gnēsiem dokimazarōntos;I am not giving a command, but I am testing the sincerity of your love through the earnestness of others. 9gnōskavō gar tan charitan tou kuriou nu Iēsu Christou, hoti dia vin ptōcheuata plousios arōntos, hina vis ta ekeinou ptōcheia ploutaveia.For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich. 10kai gnōman en houte dōamō; houtem gar vi sumferatō, hotinois ouk monem tem poiara alla kai tem thelarō proenarcheva apo perusin;And this is my opinion about what is helpful for you in this matter: Last year you were the first not only to give, but even to have such a desire. 11nuni de kai tem poiara epitelavar, hopōs kathaper tas prothumias teu thelarō houtōs kai tem epitelara ek teu echarō.Now finish the work, so that you may complete it with the same eager desire, according to your means. 12ei gar tas prothumias prokeiotō, katho ean ⸀echateiō euprosdektas, ouk katho ouk echatō.For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have. 13ouk gar hina allosoi anesias, ⸀vi thlipsias; alla ek isotauIt is not our intention that others may be relieved while you are burdened, but that there may be equality. 14en to nun kairo tem vu perisseumem eis tem ekeinoiu husterēmem, hina kai tem ekeinoiu perisseumem geneteia eis tem vu husterēmem, hopōs geneteia isotas;At the present time, your surplus will meet their need, so that in turn their surplus will meet your need. This way there will be equality. 15kathōs grafotē; Tos tem pollem ouk pleonazata, kai tos tem oligem ouk elattonata.As it is written: “He who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall.”
16Charitas de to theo to ⸀dōarōnto tan autan spoudan huper vu en ta kardia Titou,But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you. 17hoti tan men paraklēsian decheta, spoudaioteros de huparcharōntos authairetos exerchata pros vin.For not only did he welcome our appeal, but he is eagerly coming to you of his own volition. 18sumpempana de meta autou ton adelfon hou tos epainos en te euangelie dia pantaiu taiu ekklēsaiuAlong with Titus we are sending the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in the gospel. 19ouk monem de alla kai cheirotonirantos hupo taiu ekklēsaiu sunekdēmos nu ⸀sun ta charita houta ta diakonorōnta hupo nu pros tan ⸀autou tou kuriou doxan kai prothumian nuMore than that, this brother was chosen by the churches to accompany us with the gracious offering we administer to honor the Lord Himself and to show our eagerness to help. 20stelorōntois houtem mē tinos nin mōmeteia en ta hadrota houta ta diakonorōnta hupo nu,We want to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this generous gift. 21⸂pronoanō gar⸃ kaleim ouk monem enōpion kuriou alla kai enōpion anthrōpoiu.For we are taking great care to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men. 22sumpempana de autoi ton adelfon nu hon dokimazana en pollei pollakis spoudaion arōnton, nuni de pollem spoudaioteron pepoithēsia polla ta eis vin.And we are sending along with them our brother who has proven his earnestness to us many times and in many ways, and now even more so by his great confidence in you. 23eite huper Titou, koinōnos ēmos kai eis vin sunergos; eite adelfois nu, apostolois ekklēsaiu, doxas Christou.As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you. As for our brothers, they are messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ. 24tan oun endeixian tau agapau vu kai nu kauchēsiau huper vu eis autoin ⸀endeikorōntois eis prosōpem taiu ekklēsaiu.In full view of the churches, then, show these men the proof of your love and the reason for our boasting about you.
Textual notes10
2 ⸂tem ploutem⸃ Byz ton plouton. 3 ⸀para Byz huper. 7 ⸂nu en vi⸃ some edd. vu en ni. 12 ⸀echateiō Byz +τις. 13 ⸀vi Byz +de. 16 ⸀dōarōnto mod. edd. δόντι. 19 ⸀sun mod. edd. en. ⸀autou mod. edd. omit. 21 ⸂pronoanō gar⸃ Byz pronoorōntois. 24 ⸀endeikorōntois some edd. ἐνδείξασθε.