1: ConcerningG4012 nowG3303 forG1063 theG3588 serviceG1248 -G3588 forG1519 theG3588 saints,G0040 superfluousG4053 for meG1473 it isG1510 -G3588 to writeG1125 to you.G4771
2: I knowG1492 forG1063 theG3588 readinessG4288 of you,G4771 whichG3739 concerningG5228 youG4771 I boast ofG2744 to Macedonians,G3110 thatG3754 AchaiaG0882 has been preparedG3903 fromG0575 a year ago,G4070 andG2532 -G3588 yourG4771 zealG2205 has been provokingG2042 theG3588 greater number.G4119
3: I have sentG3992 howeverG1161 theG3588 brothers,G0080 thatG2443 notG3361 theG3588 boastingG2745 of usG1473 which [is]G3588 aboutG5228 youG4771 should be made voidG2758 inG1722 theG3588 matterG3313 this,G3778 thatG2443 asG2531 I have been saying,G2036 preparedG3903 you may be.G1510
4: NotG3361 perhapsG4459 ifG1437 should comeG2064 withG4862 meG1473 MacedoniansG3110 andG2532 findG2147 youG4771 unprepared,G0532 would be put to shameG2617 we—G1473 thatG2443 notG3361 we might sayG3004 you—G4771 inG1722 theG3588 confidenceG5287 this.G3778
5: NecessaryG0316 thereforeG3767 I esteemed [it]G2233 to exhortG3870 theG3588 brothersG0080 thatG2443 they should go beforeG4281 untoG1519 youG4771 andG2532 should complete beforehandG4294 theG3588 foreannouncedG4279 blessingG2129 of youG4771 this,G3778 readyG2092 to beG1510 thusG3779 asG5613 a blessing,G2129 andG2532 notG3361 asG5613 covetousness.G4124
6: ThisG3778 now:G1161 The [one]G3588 sowingG4687 sparingly,G5340 sparinglyG5340 alsoG2532 will reap;G2325 andG2532 the [one]G3588 sowingG4687 uponG1909 blessings,G2129 uponG1909 blessingsG2129 alsoG2532 will reap,G2325
7: eachG1538 asG2531 he purposesG4255 in theG3588 heart,G2588 notG3361 out ofG1537 regretG3077 orG2228 ofG1537 necessity;G0318 a cheerfulG2431 forG1063 giverG1395 lovesG0025 -G3588 God.G2316
8: Able [is]G1414 nowG1161 -G3588 GodG2316 allG3956 graceG5485 to make aboundG4052 toG1519 you,G4771 so thatG2443 inG1722 every [way],G3956 always,G3842 allG3956 sufficiencyG0841 having,G2192 you may aboundG4052 inG1519 everyG3956 workG2041 good.G0018
9: AsG2531 it has been written:G1125 He has scattered abroad,G4650 He has givenG1325 to theG3588 poor,G3993 theG3588 righteousnessG1343 of HimG0846 abidesG3306 toG1519 theG3588 age.G0165
10: The [One]G3588 nowG1161 supplyingG2023 seedG4703 to himG3588 sowingG4687 andG2532 breadG0740 forG1519 foodG1035 will supplyG5524 andG2532 will multiplyG4129 theG3588 seed for sowingG4703 of youG4771 andG2532 will increaseG0837 theG3588 fruitsG1081 of theG3588 righteousnessG1343 of you,G4771
11: inG1722 every [way]G3956 enriching youG4148 toG1519 allG3956 generosity,G0572 whichG3748 produces,G2716 throughG1223 us,G1473 thanksgivingG2169 -G3588 to God.G2316
12: ForG3754 theG3588 ministryG1248 of theG3588 serviceG3009 thisG3778 notG3756 onlyG3440 isG1510 completely filling upG4322 theG3588 needsG5303 of theG3588 saints,G0040 butG0235 alsoG2532 is overflowingG4052 throughG1223 manyG4183 thanksgivingsG2169 -G3588 to God,G2316
13: throughG1223 theG3588 proofG1382 of theG3588 serviceG1248 this,G3778 [they] glorifyingG1392 -G3588 GodG2316 atG1909 theG3588 submissionG5292 of theG3588 of confessionG3671 of youG4771 toG1519 theG3588 gospelG2098 -G3588 of ChristG5547 andG2532 [the] generosityG0572 of theG3588 participationG2842 towardG1519 themG0846 andG2532 towardG1519 all;G3956
14: andG2532 theirG0846 supplicationG1162 [is] forG5228 you,G4771 a longingG1971 for youG4771 on account ofG1223 theG3588 surpassingG5235 graceG5485 -G3588 of GodG2316 uponG1909 you.G4771
15: Thanks [be]G5485 -G3588 to GodG2316 forG1909 theG3588 indescribableG0411 of HimG0846 gift!G1431