Η ΠΡΟΣ ΤΟΥΣ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΙΟΥΣ ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΗ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΑ

Second Epistle to the Corinthians

CHAPTER 9

| 1 | περι |  | μεν |  | γαρ |  | της |  | διακονιας |  | της |  | εις |  | τους |  | αγιους |  | περισσον |
|  | For concerning |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | the |  | service |  | which [is] |  | for |  | the |  | saints |  | superfluous |

μοι |  | εστιν |  | το |  | γραφειν |  | υμιν |  |
for me |  | it is |  | ♦ |  | writing |  | to you. |  |

| 2 | οιδα |  | γαρ |  | την |  | προθυμιαν |  | υμων |  | ην |  | υπερ |  | υμων |  | καυχωμαι |
|  | For I know |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | readiness 2 |  | your 1 |  | which |  | above concerning |  | you |  | I boast of |

μακεδοσιν |  | οτι |  | αχαια |  | παρεσκευασται |  | απο |  | περυσι |  | και |  | ο |  | εξ |  | υμων |
to Macedonians; |  | that |  | Achaia |  | has been prepared |  | a year ago, |  | ♦ |  | and |  | the |  | of 2 |  | you 3 |

ζηλος |  | ηρεθισεν |  | τους |  | πλειονας |  |
zeal 1 |  | provoke |  | the |  | greater number. |  |

| 3 | επεμψα |  | δε |  | τους |  | αδελφους |  | ινα |  | μη |  | το |  | καυχημα |  | ημων |  | το |
|  | But I sent |  | ♦ |  | the |  | brethren, |  | lest |  | ♦ |  | our boasting |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | which [is] |

υπερ |  | υμων |  | κενωθη |  | εν |  | τω |  | μερει |  | τουτω |  | ινα |  | καθως |  | ελεγον |
about |  | your |  | should be made void |  | in |  | ♦ |  | this respect, |  | ♦ |  | that |  | according as |  | I said, |

παρεσκευασμενοι |  | ητε |  |
prepared |  | ye may be; |  |

| 4 | μηπως |  | εαν |  | ελθωσιν |  | συν |  | εμοι |  | μακεδονες |  | και |  | ευρωσιν |  | υμας |
|  | lest perhaps |  | if |  | should come |  | with |  | me |  | Macedonians, |  | and |  | find |  | you |

απαρασκευαστους |  | καταισχυνθωμεν |  | ημεις |  | ινα |  | μη |  | λεγωμεν |
unprepared, |  | should 2 be 3 put 4 to 5 shame 6 |  | we, 1 |  | (that |  | we may not say |  | ♦ |

υμεις |  | εν |  | τη |  | υποστασει |  | ταυτη |  | της |  | καυχησεως |  |
ye,) |  | in |  | this confidence |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | of boasting. |  |

| 5 | αναγκαιον |  | ουν |  | ηγησαμην |  | παρακαλεσαι |  | τους |  | αδελφους |  | ινα |
|  | Necessary |  | therefore |  | I esteeemed [it] |  | to exhort |  | the |  | brethren |  | that |

προελθωσιν |  | εις |  | υμας |  | και |  | προκαταρτισωσιν |  | την |
they should go before |  | to |  | you, |  | and |  | should complete beforehand |  | ♦ |

προκατηγγελμενην |  | ευλογιαν |  | υμων |  | ταυτην |  | ετοιμην |  | ειναι |  | ουτως |  | ως |
foreannounced 3 |  | blessing 4 |  | your 2 |  | this 1 |  | ready 7 |  | to 5 be 6 |  | thus |  | as |

ευλογιαν |  | και |  | μη |  | ωσπερ |  | πλεονεξιαν |  |
a blessing, |  | and |  | not |  | as |  | [of] covetousness. |  |

| 6 | τουτο |  | δε |  | ο |  | σπειρων |  | φειδομενως |  | φειδομενως |  | και |  | θερισει |  | και |
|  | But this [I say], |  | ♦ |  | he that |  | sows |  | sparingly, |  | sparingly |  | also |  | shall reap; |  | and |

ο |  | σπειρων |  | επ |  | ευλογιαις |  | επ |  | ευλογιαις |  | και |  | θερισει |  |
he that |  | sows |  | on |  | blessings, |  | upon |  | blessings |  | also |  | shall reap: |  |

| 7 | εκαστος |  | καθως |  | προαιρειται |  | τη |  | καρδια |  | μη |  | εκ |  | λυπης |  | η |  | εξ |
|  | each |  | according as |  | he purposes |  | in the |  | heart; |  | not |  | grievingly, |  | ♦ |  | or |  | of |

αναγκης |  | ιλαρον |  | γαρ |  | δοτην |  | αγαπα |  | ο |  | θεος |  |
necessity; |  | a 2 cheerful 3 |  | for 1 |  | giver |  | loves 2 |  | ♦ |  | God. 1 |  |

| 8 | δυνατος |  | δε |  | ο |  | θεος |  | πασαν |  | χαριν |  | περισσευσαι |  | εις |  | υμας |  | ινα |  | εν |
|  | For able [is] |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | God |  | every |  | grace |  | to make abound |  | towards |  | you, |  | that |  | in |

παντι |  | παντοτε |  | πασαν |  | αυταρκειαν |  | εχοντες |  | περισσευητε |  | εις |  | παν |  | εργον
every [way] |  | always |  | all |  | sufficiency |  | having, |  | ye may abound |  | into |  | every |  | work 2

| αγαθον |  |
| good: 1 |  |

| 9 | καθως |  | γεγραπται |  | εσκορπισεν |  | εδωκεν |  | τοις |  | πενησιν |
|  | according as |  | it has been written, |  | He scattered abroad, |  | he gave |  | to the |  | poor, |

η |  | δικαιοσυνη |  | αυτου |  | μενει |  | εις |  | τον |  | αιωνα |  |
his righteousness |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | abides |  | for ever. |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 10 | ο |  | δε |  | επιχορηγων |  | σπερμα |  | τω |  | σπειροντι |  | και |  | αρτον |  | εις |
|  | Now he that |  | ♦ |  | supplies |  | seed |  | to him that |  | sows |  | and |  | bread |  | for |

βρωσιν |  | χορηγησαι |  | και |  | πληθυναι |  | τον |  | σπορον |  | υμων |  | και |
eating |  | may he supply |  | and |  | may he multiply |  | your sowing, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | and |

αυξησαι |  | τα |  | γεννηματα |  | της |  | δικαιοσυνης |  | υμων |  |
may he increase |  | the |  | fruits |  | of your righteousness: |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 11 | εν |  | παντι |  | πλουτιζομενοι |  | εις |  | πασαν |  | απλοτητα |  | ητις |  | κατεργαζεται |
|  | in |  | every [way] |  | being enriched |  | to |  | all |  | liberality, |  | which |  | works out |

δι |  | ημων |  | ευχαριστιαν |  | τω |  | θεω |  |
through |  | us |  | thanksgiving |  | ♦ |  | to God. |  |

| 12 | οτι |  | η |  | διακονια |  | της |  | λειτουργιας |  | ταυτης |  | ου |  | μονον |  | εστιν |
|  | Because |  | the |  | service |  | of this ministration |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | not |  | only |  | is |

προσαναπληρουσα |  | τα |  | υστερηματα |  | των |  | αγιων |  | αλλα |  | και |  | περισσευουσα |
completely filling up |  | the |  | deficiencies |  | of the |  | saints, |  | but |  | and |  | abounding |

δια |  | πολλων |  | ευχαριστιων |  | τω |  | θεω |  |
through |  | many |  | thanksgivings |  | ♦ |  | to God; |  |

| 13 | δια |  | της |  | δοκιμης |  | της |  | διακονιας |  | ταυτης |  | δοξαζοντες |  | τον |  | θεον |
|  | through |  | the |  | proof |  | of this service |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | [they] glorifying |  | ♦ |  | God |

επι |  | τη |  | υποταγη |  | της |  | ομολογιας |  | υμων |  | εις |  | το |  | ευαγγελιον |  | του |
at |  | the |  | subjection, |  | by your confession, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | to |  | the |  | glad tidings |  | of the |

χριστου |  | και |  | απλοτητι |  | της |  | κοινωνιας |  | εις |  | αυτους |  | και |  | εις |  | παντας |  |
Christ, |  | and |  | liberality |  | of the |  | communication |  | towards |  | them |  | and |  | towards |  | all; |  |

| 14 | και |  | αυτων |  | δεησει |  | υπερ |  | υμων |  | επιποθουντων |  | υμας |  | δια |
|  | and |  | in their supplication |  | ♦ |  | for |  | you, |  | a longing |  | for you, |  | on account of |

την |  | υπερβαλλουσαν |  | χαριν |  | του |  | θεου |  | εφ |  | υμιν |  |
the |  | surpassing |  | grace |  | ♦ |  | of God |  | upon |  | you. |  |

| 15 | χαρις |  | δε |  | τω |  | θεω |  | επι |  | τη |  | ανεκδιηγητω |  | αυτου |  | δωρεα |  |
|  | Now thanks [be] |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | to God |  | for |  | ♦ |  | indescribable 2 |  | his 1 |  | free gift. |  |