1We make knownδὲὑμῖν,ἀδελφοί,τὴνχάριντοῦΘεοῦτὴνδεδομένηνἐνταῖςἐκκλησίαιςτῆςof Macedonia,2ὅτιἐνπολλῇproofof tribulation,ἡabundanceτῆςχαρᾶςαὐτῶνκαὶἡκατὰdeeppovertyαὐτῶνaboundedεἰςτὸrichesτῆςgenerosityαὐτῶν·3ὅτικατὰδύναμιν,μαρτυρῶ,καὶπαρὰδύναμιν,they were willing of themselves,4μετὰπολλῆςentreatyimploringἡμῶντὴνχάρινκαὶτὴνfellowshipτῆςserviceτῆςεἰςτοὺςἁγίους,5καὶοὐκαθὼςwe had hoped,ἀλλ᾽ἑαυτοὺςἔδωκανπρῶτοντῷΚυρίῳκαὶἡμῖνδιὰθελήματοςΘεοῦ6ΕἰςτὸπαρακαλέσαιἡμᾶςTitus,ἵνακαθὼςhe had begun,οὕτωςκαὶhe might completeεἰςὑμᾶςκαὶτὴνχάρινταύτην.7ἀλλ᾽even asἐνπαντὶyou abound,πίστεικαὶλόγῳκαὶknowledge,καὶπάσῃearnestness,καὶτῇἐξἡμῶνἐνὑμῖνἀγάπῃ,ἵνακαὶἐνταύτῃτῇχάριτιyou should abound.8Οὐκατ᾽a commandλέγωἀλλὰδιὰτῆςἑτέρωνearnestness,καὶτὸτῆςof yourἀγάπηςgenuinenessproving.9ΓινώσκετεγὰρτὴνχάριντοῦΚυρίουἡμῶνἸησοῦΧριστοῦ,ὅτιδι᾽ὑμᾶςHe became poor,richὤν,ἵναὑμεῖςτῇἐκείνουpovertymight be enriched.10καὶa judgmentἐντούτῳδίδωμι·τοῦτογὰρὑμῖνis profitable,οἵτινεςοὐμόνοντὸποιῆσαιἀλλὰκαὶτὸθέλεινhave begunἀπὸa year ago.11Nowδὲκαὶτὸποιῆσαιcomplete;ὅπωςjust asἡreadinessτοῦθέλειν,οὕτωςκαὶτὸto complete,ἐκτοῦἔχειν.12εἰγὰρἡreadinessis present,asἐὰνἔχῃacceptable,οὐasοὐκἔχει.13Οὐγὰρἵναἄλλοιςease,ὑμῖνaffliction,ἀλλ᾽ἐξequality.14ἐντῷνῦνκαιρῷτὸὑμῶνabundanceεἰςτὸἐκείνωνneed,ἵνακαὶτὸἐκείνωνabundanceγένηταιεἰςτὸὑμῶνneed,ὅπωςγένηταιequality.15καθὼςγέγραπται·Ὁτὸπολὺοὐκdid abound,καὶὁτὸlittleοὐκhad lack.”16ΧάριςδὲτῷΘεῷτῷδιδόντιτὴναὐτὴνearnestnessὑπὲρὑμῶνἐντῇκαρδίᾳof Titus.17ὅτιτὴνμὲνappealἐδέξατο,very earnestδὲὑπάρχωνof his own accordἐξῆλθενπρὸςὑμᾶς.18We have sentδὲμετ᾽αὐτοῦτὸνἀδελφὸνοὗὁpraiseἐντῷεὐαγγελίῳδιὰπασῶντῶνἐκκλησιῶν,19οὐμόνονδὲ,ἀλλὰκαὶhaving been chosenὑπὸτῶνἐκκλησιῶνfellow travelerἡμῶνσὺντῇχάριτιταύτῃτῇbeing administeredὑφ᾽ἡμῶνπρὸςτὴναὐτοῦτοῦΚυρίουδόξανκαὶreadinessἡμῶν,20avoidingτοῦτο,μήτιςἡμᾶςshould blameἐντῇabundanceταύτῃτῇbeing administeredὑφ᾽ἡμῶν·21We are taking great care to doγὰρκαλὰοὐμόνονἐνώπιονΚυρίουἀλλὰκαὶἐνώπιονἀνθρώπων.22We sent withδὲαὐτοῖςτὸνἀδελφὸνἡμῶνὃνwe have provenἐνπολλοῖςoftenearnestὄντα,nowδὲπολὺearnestby his confidenceπολλῇτῇεἰςὑμᾶς.23εἴτεὑπὲρTitus,he is partnerἐμὸςκαὶεἰςὑμᾶςa fellow worker;εἴτεἀδελφοὶἡμῶν,ἀπόστολοιἐκκλησιῶν,δόξαΧριστοῦ.24τὴνοὖνthe proofτῆςἀγάπηςὑμῶνκαὶἡμῶνboastingὑπὲρὑμῶνεἰςαὐτοὺςshowεἰςπρόσωποντῶνἐκκλησιῶν.Tap a word to flip it. Press and hold on mobile, or right-click on desktop, for word settings.
