1Περὶμὲνγὰρτῆςserviceτῆςεἰςτοὺςἁγίουςsuperfluousμοίἐστιντὸγράφεινὑμῖν·2οἶδαγὰρτὴνreadinessὑμῶνἣνὑπὲρὑμῶνI boast ofto Macedonians,ὅτιAchaiahas been preparedἀπὸa year ago,καὶτὸὑμῶνzealhas been provokingτοὺςgreater number.3Ἔπεμψαδὲτοὺςἀδελφούς,ἵναμὴτὸboastingἡμῶντὸὑπὲρὑμῶνshould be made voidἐντῷmatterτούτῳ,ἵνακαθὼςἔλεγονpreparedἦτε,4μήπωςἐὰνἔλθωσινσὺνἐμοὶMacedoniansκαὶεὕρωσινὑμᾶςunprepared,would be put to shameἡμεῖς,ἵναμὴλέγωμενὑμεῖς,ἐντῇconfidenceταύτῃ.5NecessaryοὖνI esteemed itπαρακαλέσαιτοὺςἀδελφοὺς,ἵναthey should go beforeεἰςὑμᾶςκαὶshould complete beforehandτὴνforeannouncedblessingὑμῶν,ταύτηνreadyεἶναιοὕτωςὡςa blessing,καὶμὴὡςcovetousness.6Τοῦτοδέ,ὁσπείρωνsparingly,sparinglyκαὶwill reap;καὶὁσπείρωνἐπ᾽blessings,ἐπ᾽blessingsκαὶwill reap,7ἕκαστοςκαθὼςhe purposesτῇκαρδίᾳ,μὴἐκregretἢἐξnecessity;a cheerfulγὰρgiverἀγαπᾷὁΘεός.8Able isδὲὁΘεὸςπᾶσανχάρινto make aboundεἰςὑμᾶς,ἵναἐνπαντὶalways,πᾶσανsufficiencyἔχοντεςyou may aboundεἰςπᾶνἔργονἀγαθόν,9καθὼςγέγραπται·He has scattered abroad,ἔδωκεντοῖςpoor,¬ἡδικαιοσύνηαὐτοῦμένειεἰςτὸναἰῶνα.10Ὁδὲsupplyingseedτῷσπείροντικαὶἄρτονεἰςfoodwill supplyκαὶwill multiplyτὸνseed for sowingὑμῶνκαὶwill increaseτὰfruitsτῆςδικαιοσύνηςὑμῶν.11ἐνπαντὶenriching youεἰςπᾶσανgenerosity,ἥτιςproduces,δι᾽ἡμῶνthanksgivingτῷΘεῷ·12ὅτιἡministryτῆςserviceταύτηςοὐμόνονἐστὶνcompletely filling upτὰneedsτῶνἁγίων,ἀλλὰκαὶis overflowingδιὰπολλῶνthanksgivingsτῷΘεῷ.13διὰτῆςproofτῆςserviceταύτηςδοξάζοντεςτὸνΘεὸνἐπὶτῇsubmissionτῆςof confessionὑμῶνεἰςτὸεὐαγγέλιοντοῦΧριστοῦκαὶthe generosityτῆςparticipationεἰςαὐτοὺςκαὶεἰςπάντας,14καὶαὐτῶνsupplicationὑπὲρὑμῶνa longingὑμᾶςδιὰτὴνsurpassingχάριντοῦΘεοῦἐφ᾽ὑμῖν.15ΧάριςτῷΘεῷἐπὶτῇindescribableαὐτοῦgift!Tap a word to flip it. Press and hold on mobile, or right-click on desktop, for word settings.
