¹ εἰς-P κόλπος-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GPM ὡς-C γῆ-N1--NSF ὡς-C ἀετός-N2--NSM ἐπί-P οἶκος-N2--ASM κύριος-N2--GSM ἀντί-P ὅς- --GPM παραβαίνω-VZI-AAI3P ὁ- A--ASF διαθήκη-N1--ASF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C κατά-P ὁ- A--GSM νόμος-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GS ἀσεβέω-VAI-AAI3P

² ἐγώ- P--AS κράζω-VFX-FMI3P ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM γιγνώσκω-VX--XAI1P σύ- P--AS

³ ὅτι-C *ἰσραήλ-N---NSM ἀποστρέφω-VAI-AMI3S ἀγαθός-A1--APN ἐχθρός-N2--ASM καταδιώκω-VAI-AAI3P

⁴ ἑαυτοῦ- D--DPM βασιλεύω-VAI-AAI3P καί-C οὐ-D διά-P ἐγώ- P--GS ἄρχω-VAI-AAI3P καί-C οὐ-D γνωρίζω-VAI-AAI3P ἐγώ- P--DS ὁ- A--ASN ἀργύριον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ὁ- A--ASN χρυσίον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GPM ποιέω-VAI-AAI3P ἑαυτοῦ- D--DPM εἴδωλον-N2N-APN ὅπως-C ἐκὀλεθρεύω-VC--APS3P

⁵ ἀποτρίβω-VA--AMD2S ὁ- A--ASM μόσχος-N2--ASM σύ- P--GS *σαμαρία-N1A-VSF παραὀξύνω-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--NSM θυμός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--APM ἕως-P τίς- I--GSN οὐ-D μή-D δύναμαι-V6--PMS3P καθαρίζω-VS--APN

⁶ ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM *ἰσραήλ-N---DSM καί-C αὐτός- D--ASN τέκτων-N3N-NSM ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S καί-C οὐ-D θεός-N2--NSM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S διότι-C πλανάω-V3--PAPNSM εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ὁ- A--NSM μόσχος-N2--NSM σύ- P--GS *σαμαρία-N1A-VSF

⁷ ὅτι-C ἀνεμόφθορος-A1B-APN σπείρω-VAI-AAI3P καί-C ὁ- A--NSF καταστροφή-N1--NSF αὐτός- D--GPM ἐκδέχομαι-VF--FMI3S αὐτός- D--APN δράγμα-N3M-ASN οὐ-D ἔχω-V1--PAPASN ἰσχύς-N3--ASF ὁ- A--GSN ποιέω-VA--AAN ἄλευρον-N2N-ASN ἐάν-C δέ-X καί-D ποιέω-VA--AAS3S ἀλλότριος-A1A-NPM καταἐσθίω-VF--FMI3P αὐτός- D--ASN

⁸ καταπίνω-VAI-API3S *ἰσραήλ-N---NSM νῦν-D γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN ἔθνος-N3E-DPN ὡς-C σκεῦος-N3E-NSN ἄχρηστος-A1B-NSN

⁹ ὅτι-C αὐτός- D--NPM ἀναβαίνω-VZI-AAI3P εἰς-P *ἀσσύριος-N2--APM ἀναθάλλω-VBI-AAI3S κατά-P ἑαυτοῦ- D--ASM *ἐφράιμ-N---NSM δῶρον-N2N-APN ἀγαπάω-VAI-AAI3P

¹⁰ διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN παραδίδωμι-VC--FPI3P ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN ἔθνος-N3E-DPN νῦν-D εἰςδέχομαι-VF--FMI1S αὐτός- D--APM καί-C κοπάζω-VF--FAI3P μικρός-A1A-ASM ὁ- A--GSN χρίω-V1--PAN βασιλεύς-N3V-ASM καί-C ἄρχων-N3--APM

¹¹ ὅτι-C πληθύνω-V1I-IAI3S *ἐφράιμ-N---NSM θυσιαστήριον-N2N-APN εἰς-P ἁμαρτία-N1A-APF γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P αὐτός- D--DSM θυσιαστήριον-N2N-NPN ἀγαπάω-VM--XMPNPN

¹² καταγράφω-VF--AAS1S αὐτός- D--DSM πλῆθος-N3E-ASN καί-D ὁ- A--APN νόμιμος-A1--APN αὐτός- D--GSM εἰς-P ἀλλότριος-A1A-APN λογίζομαι-VSI-API3P θυσιαστήριον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--APN ἀγαπάω-VM--XMPAPN

¹³ διότι-C ἐάν-C θύω-VA--AAS3P θυσία-N1A-ASF καί-C ἐσθίω-VB--AAS3P κρέας-N3--APN κύριος-N2--NSM οὐ-D προςδέχομαι-VF--FMI3S αὐτός- D--APN νῦν-D μιμνήσκω-VS--FPI3S ὁ- A--APF ἀδικία-N1A-APF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ἐκδικέω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--APF ἁμαρτία-N1A-APF αὐτός- D--GPM αὐτός- D--NPM εἰς-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--ASF ἀποστρέφω-VAI-AAI3P καί-C ἐν-P *ἀσσύριος-N2--DPM ἀκάθαρτος-A1B-APN ἐσθίω-VF--FMI3P

¹⁴ καί-C ἐπιλανθάνω-VBI-AMI3S *ἰσραήλ-N---NSM ὁ- A--GSM ποιέω-VA--AAPGSM αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C οἰκοδομέω-VAI-AAI3P τέμενος-N3E-APN καί-C *ἰούδας-N1T-NSM πληθύνω-V1I-IAI3S πόλις-N3I-APF τειχίζω-VT--XMPAPF καί-C ἐκ ἀποστέλλω-VF2-FAI1S πῦρ-N3--ASN εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF πόλις-N3I-APF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C καταἐσθίω-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--APN θεμέλιον-N2N-APN αὐτός- D--GPM

⁴ καί-C εὑρίσκω-VB--AAI3S βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM *ἀσσύριος-N2--GPM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM *ωσηε-N---DSM ἀδικία-N1A-ASF ὅτι-C ἀποστέλλω-VAI-AAI3S ἄγγελος-N2--APM πρός-P *σηγωρ-N---ASM βασιλεύς-N3V-ASM *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF καί-C οὐ-D φέρω-VAI-AAI3S μαναα-N---ASN ὁ- A--DSM βασιλεύς-N3V-DSM *ἀσσύριος-N2--GPM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM ἐνιαυτός-N2--DSM ἐκεῖνος- D--DSM καί-C πολιορκέω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASM ὁ- A--NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM *ἀσσύριος-N2--GPM καί-C δέω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASM ἐν-P οἶκος-N2--DSM φυλακή-N1--GSF

¹ Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;

² How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.

³ For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;

⁴ Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.

⁵ And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.

⁶ Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also.

⁷ Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.

⁸ I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.

⁹ For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

¹⁰ And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago.

¹¹ Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have.

¹² For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

¹³ For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened:

¹⁴ But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality:

¹⁵ As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack.

¹⁶ But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.

¹⁷ For indeed he accepted the exhortation; but being more forward, of his own accord he went unto you.

¹⁸ And we have sent with him the brother, whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches;

¹⁹ And not that only, but who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and declaration of your ready mind:

²⁰ Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us:

²¹ Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

²² And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence which I have in you.

²³ Whether any do inquire of Titus, he is my partner and fellowhelper concerning you: or our brethren be inquired of, they are the messengers of the churches, and the glory of Christ.

²⁴ Wherefore shew ye to them, and before the churches, the proof of your love, and of our boasting on your behalf.