2 Corinthians 8
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia.
1ϮⲦⲀⲘⲞ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲐⲘⲀⲔⲈⲆⲞⲚⲒⲀ.
2In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.
2ϪⲈ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ⲀⲠⲒϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲨⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠϢⲰⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϨⲎⲔⲒ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲠⲖⲞⲨⲤ.
3For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord,
3ϮⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲦⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨⲢⲰⲞⲨⲦϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ.
4they earnestly pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.
4ⲀⲨⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚϮϨⲞ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ.
5And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, because it was the will of God.
5ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲨⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲚϨⲰⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
6So we urged Titus to help complete your act of grace, just as he had started it.
6ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲚϮϨⲞ ⲈⲦⲒⲦⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲔⲈϨⲘⲞⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
7But 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.
7ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲠⲞⲨⲆⲎ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲔⲈϨⲘⲞⲦ.
8I am not making a demand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love in comparison to the earnestness of others.
8ⲚⲀⲒϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲤⲠⲞⲨⲆⲎ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬ ⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲐⲘⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲠ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲀⲒⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.
9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
9ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲔⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲠⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲘⲈⲦϨⲎⲔⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ.
10And 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.
10ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲀⲒ ϮϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲄⲚⲰⲘⲎ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲢⲚⲞϤⲢⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲀⲒϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲒⲔⲈⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲤⲚⲞⲨϤ.
11Now finish the work, so that you may complete it just as eagerly as you began, according to your means.
11ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲀⲒϤ ϪⲞⲔϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲞⲨⲦϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲈϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ.
12For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
12ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲞⲨⲦϤ ϤϢⲞⲠ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀϤ ϤϢⲎⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲀⲚ.
13It is not our intention that others may be relieved while you are burdened, but that there may be equality.
13ⲞⲨⲬⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲘⲦⲞⲚ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ
14At the present time, your surplus will meet their need, so that in turn their surplus will meet your need. Then there will be equality.
14ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨϨⲨⲤⲞⲤ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲠϬⲢⲞϨ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲎ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲢⲞϨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨϨⲨⲤⲞⲤ ϢⲰⲠⲒ.
15As it is written: “He who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall.”
15ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀ ⲠⲒϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲈⲢϦⲀⲈ.
16But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you.
16ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϢⲎⲠ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϮ ⲚⲦⲀⲒⲤⲠⲞⲨⲆⲎ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲒⲦⲞⲤ.
17For not only did he welcome our appeal, but he is eagerly coming to you of his own volition.
17ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲀϤϬⲒⲦϤ ⲈϤⲒⲎ ⲤⲆⲈ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤⲢⲰⲞⲨⲦϤ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
18Along with Titus we are sending the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in the gospel.
18ⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲈⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϤϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
19More than that, this brother was chosen by the churches to accompany us with the offering —the gracious gift we administer to honor the Lord Himself and to show our eagerness to help.
19ⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲀⲨⲬⲀ ϪⲒϪ ⲈϪⲰϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲈϤⲬⲎ ϨⲒ ⲠϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲨⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲚⲢⲰⲞⲨⲦϤ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
20We hope to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this generous gift.
20ⲈⲚⲰⲢϤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲚⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϢⲞϢⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲒϪⲞⲘ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ.
21For 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.
21ⲦⲈⲚϤⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ ⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
22And we are sending along with them our brother whose earnestness has been proven many times and in many ways, and now even more so by his great confidence in you.
22ⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲔⲈⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲤⲠⲞⲨⲆⲈⲞⲤ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
23As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you. As for our brothers, they are messengers of the churches, to the glory of Christ.
23ⲒⲦⲈ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲒⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲀϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϢⲪⲎ ⲢⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲚⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎ ⲤⲒⲀ ⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
24In full view of the churches, then, show these men the proof of your love and the reason for our boasting about you.
24ⲪⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲚϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ.
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