2 Corinthians 8

2 Corinthians 8:1

• We
• And now, brothers, we
• Brothers and sisters, we
• And now, brothers and sisters, we

• want you to know, brothers, about the

• grace of
• grace that

• God
• God that has
• God which

• been given among the
• has been given in the

• churches of
• churches in

• Macedonia—
• Macedonia,
• Macedonia:
• Macedonia.
• Macedonia;

2 Corinthians 8:2

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2 Corinthians 8:3

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2 Corinthians 8:4

• they
• They

• begged us

• insistently for the
• earnestly for the

• privilege of
• favor of

• sharing in the
• taking part in the

• ministry to the
• service to the

• saints—
• saints.
• saints,

2 Corinthians 8:5

• and this, not as
• They did more than

• we had hoped, but first they gave

• themselves to the
• themselves first to the

• Lord and to
• Lord, and to
• Lord and
• Lord, and

• us by the
• then to us, by the
• then to us by the
• then by the
• us through the

• will of

• God,
• God.
• God, to us,
• God to us.

2 Corinthians 8:6

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2 Corinthians 8:7

• But as you
• Now as you
• But just as you

• excel in
• abound in

• everything—in
• everything—in
• everything, in

• faith, in
• faith,
• faith and

• speech, in

• knowledge, in all
• knowledge, all

• earnestness and in
• earnestness, and in
• diligence, and in

• your

• love for
• love

• us,
• us—
• you—

• see that
• make sure that

• you

• excel in this
• abound in this

• grace
• gracious work

• also.

2 Corinthians 8:8

• I

• speak
• say this

• not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.

2 Corinthians 8:9

• For you
• You

• know the
• know how

• grace of our Lord Jesus

• Christ, that though
• Christ, that, though
• Christ.
• Christ, that although
• Christ. Though

• He
• he

• was rich, yet for your

• sake
• sakes

• He
• he

• became

• poor, so that
• poor, that

• you by
• you, by
• you through

• his
• His

• poverty
• poverty,

• might
• could

• become rich.

2 Corinthians 8:10

• This is what I think you should do: Last year you were the first to want to

• give, and
• give. And

• you were the first who gave.

2 Corinthians 8:11

• So now finish the work you started. Then your “doing” will be

• matched by
• equal to

• your
• your “

• wanting to

• do”.
• do.”

• Give from what you

• have.
• have,

2 Corinthians 8:12

• For if the eagerness
• For if the readiness

• is

• there,
• there, the
• present, the

• it
• gift

• is

• acceptable
• acceptable,

• according to what
• according to what a

• one
• you
• person

• has,
• has—
• have,

• not according to what

• he
• you

• does
• do

• not
• n’t

• have;
• have.

2 Corinthians 8:13

• For I
• We
• I

• donot mean that others should be eased and you

• distressed,
• distressed;
• burdened,
• burdened;

2 Corinthians 8:14

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2 Corinthians 8:15

• as it
• As it

• is

• written, “The
• written, The
• written: “The
• written: The
• written,
• written: “
• written, “

• one who
• He who
• person who

• gathered
• had

• much had

• nothing over; and
• nothing over, and

• he who

• gathered
• gathered a

• little
• less

• did not have too
• had no
• did not
• didn’t have too

• little.”
• little.
• lack.”
• lack!’
• lack.
• go short.’
• go short.”

2 Corinthians 8:16

• But thanks
• I
• Thanks

• be to
• thank

• God, who
• God who
• God Who

• put the
• puts the

• same

• concern for
• earnest care for

• you into the
• you that
• you as

• heart of
• I
• we

• Titus,
• Titus.
• have;
• have.

2 Corinthians 8:17

• For he
• for he
• because he
• For Titus
• for Titus

• not only

• accepted
• welcomed

• our

• appeal, but
• exhortation, but

• being himself very earnest, he went out to

• you of
• you by

• his own

• accord.
• idea.

2 Corinthians 8:18

• With him we

• are
• have

• sending the
• sent with
• sent along with
• sending with

• him the brother who
• brother who

• is praised by all the

• churches for
• churches because of

• his

• work for the
• service to the
• preaching of the

• gospel.
• gospel;
• Good News.

2 Corinthians 8:19

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2 Corinthians 8:20

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2 Corinthians 8:21

• for we
• For we
• We

• are trying hard to do what is

• right
• right,
• honorable
• honorable,

• not

• only before the
• only in the sight of the
• only in the

• Lord, but
• Lord but

• also before
• also in the
• also what

• men;
• men.
• people.
• sight of men.

2 Corinthians 8:22

• Also, we

• are
• have

• sending with
• sent with

• them
• them another of

• our

• brother, who
• brother who

• is always ready to help. He has proved this to us in many

• ways. And
• ways, and

• he wants to help even more

• now because
• now, because

• he has much

• confidence in
• faith in

• you.

2 Corinthians 8:23

• As for Titus, heis my

• partner and
• partner, who
• partner who

• fellow worker for
• fellow worker among

• you; as for
• you. As for

• our

• brothers,
• brethren,

• they

• are
• are the

• messengers of the
• representatives of the
• delegates of the
• apostles of the

• churches, the
• churches, an
• churches, a

• glory of
• honor to
• glory to

• Christ.

2 Corinthians 8:24

• So show these men that you really

• have
• love

• love. Show them why we are proud of

• you.
• you,
• you!

• Then all the churches can see it.