GNT

1 περὶ μὲν γὰρ τῆς διακονίας τῆς εἰς τοὺς ἁγίους περισσόν μοί ἐστιν τὸ γράφειν ὑμῖν,

2 οἶδα γὰρ τὴν προθυμίαν ὑμῶν ἣν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν καυχῶμαι μακεδόσιν ὅτι ἀχαΐα παρεσκεύασται ἀπὸ πέρυσι, καὶ τὸ ὑμῶν ζῆλος ἠρέθισεν τοὺς πλείονας.

3 ἔπεμψα δὲ τοὺς ἀδελφούς, ἵνα μὴ τὸ καύχημα ἡμῶν τὸ ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν κενωθῇ ἐν τῶ μέρει τούτῳ, ἵνα καθὼς ἔλεγον παρεσκευασμένοι ἦτε,

4 μή πως ἐὰν ἔλθωσιν σὺν ἐμοὶ μακεδόνες καὶ εὕρωσιν ὑμᾶς ἀπαρασκευάστους καταισχυνθῶμεν ἡμεῖς, ἵνα μὴ λέγω ὑμεῖς, ἐν τῇ ὑποστάσει ταύτῃ.

5 ἀναγκαῖον οὗν ἡγησάμην παρακαλέσαι τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς ἵνα προέλθωσιν εἰς ὑμᾶς καὶ προκαταρτίσωσιν τὴν προεπηγγελμένην εὐλογίαν ὑμῶν, ταύτην ἑτοίμην εἶναι οὕτως ὡς εὐλογίαν καὶ μὴ ὡς πλεονεξίαν.

6 τοῦτο δέ, ὁ σπείρων φειδομένως φειδομένως καὶ θερίσει, καὶ ὁ σπείρων ἐπ᾽ εὐλογίαις ἐπ᾽ εὐλογίαις καὶ θερίσει.

7 ἕκαστος καθὼς προῄρηται τῇ καρδίᾳ, μὴ ἐκ λύπης ἢ ἐξ ἀνάγκης, ἱλαρὸν γὰρ δότην ἀγαπᾷ ὁ θεός.

8 δυνατεῖ δὲ ὁ θεὸς πᾶσαν χάριν περισσεῦσαι εἰς ὑμᾶς, ἵνα ἐν παντὶ πάντοτε πᾶσαν αὐτάρκειαν ἔχοντες περισσεύητε εἰς πᾶν ἔργον ἀγαθόν,

9 καθὼς γέγραπται, ἐσκόρπισεν, ἔδωκεν τοῖς πένησιν, ἡ δικαιοσύνη αὐτοῦ μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.

10 ὁ δὲ ἐπιχορηγῶν σπόρον τῶ σπείροντι καὶ ἄρτον εἰς βρῶσιν χορηγήσει καὶ πληθυνεῖ τὸν σπόρον ὑμῶν καὶ αὐξήσει τὰ γενήματα τῆς δικαιοσύνης ὑμῶν·

11 ἐν παντὶ πλουτιζόμενοι εἰς πᾶσαν ἁπλότητα, ἥτις κατεργάζεται δι᾽ ἡμῶν εὐχαριστίαν τῶ θεῶ _

12 ὅτι ἡ διακονία τῆς λειτουργίας ταύτης οὐ μόνον ἐστὶν προσαναπληροῦσα τὰ ὑστερήματα τῶν ἁγίων, ἀλλὰ καὶ περισσεύουσα διὰ πολλῶν εὐχαριστιῶν τῶ θεῶ _

13 διὰ τῆς δοκιμῆς τῆς διακονίας ταύτης δοξάζοντες τὸν θεὸν ἐπὶ τῇ ὑποταγῇ τῆς ὁμολογίας ὑμῶν εἰς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ χριστοῦ καὶ ἁπλότητι τῆς κοινωνίας εἰς αὐτοὺς καὶ εἰς πάντας,

14 καὶ αὐτῶν δεήσει ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν ἐπιποθούντων ὑμᾶς διὰ τὴν ὑπερβάλλουσαν χάριν τοῦ θεοῦ ἐφ᾽ ὑμῖν.

15 χάρις τῶ θεῶ ἐπὶ τῇ ἀνεκδιηγήτῳ αὐτοῦ δωρεᾷ.

KJV

1  For¹⁰⁶³ as touching^{4012 3303} the³⁵⁸⁸ ministering¹²⁴⁸ to¹⁵¹⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ saints,⁴⁰ it is²⁰⁷⁶ superfluous⁴⁰⁵³ for me³⁴²⁷ to write¹¹²⁵ to you:⁵²¹³

2  For¹⁰⁶³ I know¹⁴⁹² the³⁵⁸⁸ forwardness of your mind,^{4288 5216} for which³⁷³⁹ I boast²⁷⁴⁴ of⁵²²⁸ you⁵²¹⁶ to them of Macedonia,³¹¹⁰ that³⁷⁵⁴ Achaia⁸⁸² was ready³⁹⁰³ a year ago;^{575 4070} and^{2532 1537} your⁵²¹⁶ zeal²²⁰⁵ hath provoked²⁰⁴² very many.⁴¹¹⁹

3  Yet¹¹⁶¹ have I sent³⁹⁹² the³⁵⁸⁸ brethren,⁸⁰ lest³³⁶³ our²²⁵⁷ boasting²⁷⁴⁵ of⁵²²⁸ you⁵²¹⁶ should be in vain²⁷⁵⁸ in¹⁷²² this⁵¹²⁹ behalf;³³¹³ that,²⁴⁴³ as²⁵³¹ I said,³⁰⁰⁴ ye may be⁵⁶⁰⁰ ready:³⁹⁰³

4  Lest haply³³⁸¹ if¹⁴³⁷ they of Macedonia³¹¹⁰ come²⁰⁶⁴ with⁴⁸⁶² me,¹⁶⁹⁸ and²⁵³² find²¹⁴⁷ you⁵²⁰⁹ unprepared,⁵³² we²²⁴⁹ (that²⁴⁴³ we say³⁰⁰⁴ not,³³⁶¹ ye) should be⁵²¹⁰ ashamed²⁶¹⁷ in¹⁷²² this same⁵⁰²⁶ confident⁵²⁸⁷ boasting.²⁷⁴⁶

5  Therefore³⁷⁶⁷ I thought²²³³ it necessary³¹⁶ to exhort³⁸⁷⁰ the³⁵⁸⁸ brethren,⁸⁰ that²⁴⁴³ they would go before⁴²⁸¹ unto¹⁵¹⁹ you,⁵²⁰⁹ and²⁵³² make up beforehand⁴²⁹⁴ your⁵²¹⁶ bounty,²¹²⁹ whereof ye had notice before,⁴²⁹³ that the same⁵⁰²⁶ might be¹⁵¹¹ ready,^{2092 3779} as⁵⁶¹³ a matter of bounty,²¹²⁹ and²⁵³² not³³⁶¹ as⁵⁶¹⁸ of covetousness.⁴¹²⁴

6  But¹¹⁶¹ this⁵¹²⁴ I say, He which soweth⁴⁶⁸⁷ sparingly⁵³⁴⁰ shall reap²³²⁵ also²⁵³² sparingly;⁵³⁴⁰ and²⁵³² he which soweth⁴⁶⁸⁷ bountifully^{1909 2129} shall reap²³²⁵ also²⁵³² bountifully.^{1909 2129}

7  Every man¹⁵³⁸ according as²⁵³¹ he purposeth⁴²⁵⁵ in his heart,²⁵⁸⁸ so let him give; not³³⁶¹ grudgingly,^{1537 3077} or²²²⁸ of¹⁵³⁷ necessity:³¹⁸ for¹⁰⁶³ God²³¹⁶ loveth²⁵ a cheerful²⁴³¹ giver.¹³⁹⁵

8  And¹¹⁶¹ God²³¹⁶ is able¹⁴¹⁵ to make all grace abound^{4052 3956 5485} toward¹⁵¹⁹ you;⁵²⁰⁹ that²⁴⁴³ ye, always³⁸⁴² having²¹⁹² all³⁹⁵⁶ sufficiency⁸⁴¹ in¹⁷²² all³⁹⁵⁶ things, may abound⁴⁰⁵² to¹⁵¹⁹ every³⁹⁵⁶ good¹⁸ work:²⁰⁴¹

9  (As²⁵³¹ it is written,¹¹²⁵ He hath dispersed abroad;⁴⁶⁵⁰ he hath given¹³²⁵ to the³⁵⁸⁸ poor:³⁹⁹³ his⁸⁴⁶ righteousness¹³⁴³ remaineth³³⁰⁶ forever.^{1519 165}

10  Now¹¹⁶¹ he that ministereth²⁰²³ seed⁴⁶⁹⁰ to the³⁵⁸⁸ sower⁴⁶⁸⁷ both²⁵³² minister⁵⁵²⁴ bread⁷⁴⁰ for¹⁵¹⁹ your food,¹⁰³⁵ and²⁵³² multiply⁴¹²⁹ your⁵²¹⁶ seed sown,⁴⁷⁰³ and²⁵³² increase⁸³⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ fruits¹⁰⁸¹ of your⁵²¹⁶ righteousness;)¹³⁴³

11  Being enriched⁴¹⁴⁸ in¹⁷²² every thing³⁹⁵⁶ to¹⁵¹⁹ all³⁹⁵⁶ bountifulness,⁵⁷² which³⁷⁴⁸ causeth²⁷¹⁶ through¹²²³ us²²⁵⁷ thanksgiving²¹⁶⁹ to God.²³¹⁶

12  For³⁷⁵⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ administration¹²⁴⁸ of this⁵⁰²⁶ service³⁰⁰⁹ not³⁷⁵⁶ only³⁴⁴⁰ supplieth^{2076 4322} the³⁵⁸⁸ want⁵³⁰³ of the³⁵⁸⁸ saints,⁴⁰ but²³⁵ is abundant⁴⁰⁵² also²⁵³² by¹²²³ many⁴¹⁸³ thanksgivings²¹⁶⁹ unto God;²³¹⁶

13  While by¹²²³ the³⁵⁸⁸ experiment¹³⁸² of this⁵⁰²⁶ ministration¹²⁴⁸ they glorify¹³⁹² God²³¹⁶ for your⁵²¹⁶ professed³⁶⁷¹ subjection⁵²⁹² unto¹⁵¹⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ gospel²⁰⁹⁸ of Christ,⁵⁵⁴⁷ and²⁵³² for your liberal⁵⁷² distribution²⁸⁴² unto¹⁵¹⁹ them,⁸⁴⁶ and²⁵³² unto¹⁵¹⁹ all³⁹⁵⁶ men;

14  And²⁵³² by their⁸⁴⁶ prayer¹¹⁶² for⁵²²⁸ you,⁵²¹⁶ which long after¹⁹⁷¹ you⁵²⁰⁹ for¹²²³ the³⁵⁸⁸ exceeding⁵²³⁵ grace⁵⁴⁸⁵ of God²³¹⁶ in¹⁹⁰⁹ you.⁵²¹³

15  ¹¹⁶¹ Thanks⁵⁴⁸⁵ be unto God²³¹⁶ for¹⁹⁰⁹ his⁸⁴⁶ unspeakable⁴¹¹ gift.¹⁴³¹

Vul

1 Nam de ministerio, quod fit in sanctos ex abundanti est mihi scribere vobis.

2 Scio enim promptum animum vestrum: pro quo de vobis glorior apud Macedones. Quoniam et Achaia parata est ab anno præterito, et vestra æmulatio provocavit plurimos.

3 Misi autem fratres: ut ne quod gloriamur de vobis, evacuetur in hac parte, ut (quemadmodum dixi) parati sitis:

4 ne cum venerint Macedones mecum, et invenerint vos imparatos, erubescamus nos (ut non dicamus vos) in hac substantia.

5 Necessarium ergo existimavi rogare fratres, ut præveniant ad vos, et præparent repromissam benedictionem hanc paratam esse sic, quasi benedictionem, non tamquam avaritiam.

6 Hoc autem dico: qui parce seminat, parce et metet: et qui seminat in benedictionibus, de benedictionibus et metet.

7 Unusquisque, prout destinavit in corde suo, non ex tristitia, aut ex necessitate: hilarem enim datorem diligit Deus.

8 Potens est autem Deus omnem gratiam abundare facere in vobis: ut in omnibus semper omnem sufficientiam habentes, abundetis in omne opus bonum,

9 sicut scriptum est: Dispersit, dedit pauperibus: justitia ejus manet in sæculum sæculi.

10 Qui autem administrat semen seminanti: et panem ad manducandum præstabit, et multiplicabit semen vestrum, et augebit incrementa frugum justitiæ vestræ:

11 ut in omnibus locupletati abundetis in omnem simplicitatem, quæ operatur per nos gratiarum actionem Deo.

12 Quoniam ministerium hujus officii non solum supplet ea quæ desunt sanctis, sed etiam abundat per multas gratiarum actiones in Domino,

13 per probationem ministerii hujus, glorificantes Deum in obedientia confessionis vestræ, in Evangelium Christi, et simplicitate communicationis in illos, et in omnes,

14 et in ipsorum obsecratione pro vobis, desiderantium vos propter eminentem gratiam Dei in vobis.

15 Gratias Deo super inenarrabili dono ejus.