8 •

Οὐ ou • not

κατ' kat • by

ἐπιταγὴν epitagēn • command

λέγω legō • speaking

ἀλλὰ alla • but

διὰ dia • through

τῆς tēs • the

ἑτέρων eterōn • others

σπουδῆς spoudēs • earnestness

καὶ kai • also

τὸ to • the

τῆς tēs • the

ὑμετέρας umeteras • your

ἀγάπης agapēs • love

γνήσιον gnēsion • sincerity

δοκιμάζων· dokimazōn • proving

9 •

γινώσκετε ginōskete • know

γὰρ gar • For

τὴν tēn • the

χάριν charin • grace

τοῦ tou • the

κυρίου kuriou • Lord

ἡμῶν ēmōn • our

Ἰησοῦ iēsou • Jesus

Χριστοῦ, christou • Christ

ὅτι oti • that

δι' di • sake

ὑμᾶς umas • your

ἐπτώχευσεν eptōcheusen • became

πλούσιος plousios • rich

ὤν, ōn • was

ἵνα ina • so

ὑμεῖς umeis • you

τῇ tē • the

ἐκείνου ekeinou • his

πτωχείᾳ ptōcheia • poverty

πλουτήσητε. ploutēsēte • rich

10 •

καὶ kai • also

γνώμην gnōmēn • opinion

ἐν en • herein

τούτῳ toutō • this

δίδωμι· didōmi • give

τοῦτο touto • this

γὰρ gar • for

ὑμῖν umin • you

συμφέρει sumpherei • advantage

οἵτινες oitines • who

οὐ ou • not

μόνον monon • only

τὸ to • the

ποιῆσαι poiēsai • do

ἀλλὰ alla • but

καὶ kai • also

τὸ to • the

θέλειν thelein • desire

προενήρξασθε proenērxasthe • before

ἀπὸ apo • ago

πέρυσι· perusi • last year

11 •

νυνὶ nuni • now

δὲ de • also

καὶ kai • also

τὸ to • the

ποιῆσαι poiēsai • doing

ἐπιτελέσατε, epitelesate • finish

ὅπως opōs • that

καθάπερ kathaper • just

ἡ ē • the

προθυμία prothumia • readiness

τοῦ tou • the

θέλειν, thelein • desire

οὕτως outōs • so

καὶ kai • also

τὸ to • the

ἐπιτελέσαι epitelesai • finish

ἐκ ek • of

τοῦ tou • the

ἔχειν. echein • able

12 •

εἰ ei • if

γὰρ gar • For

ἡ ē • the

προθυμία prothumia • readiness

πρόκειται, prokeitai • present

καθὸ katho • according

ἐὰν ean • that

ἔχῃ echē • has

εὐπρόσδεκτος, euprosdektos • acceptable

οὐ ou • not

καθὸ katho • according

οὐκ ouk • not

ἔχει. echei • has

13 •

οὐ ou • not

γὰρ gar • For

ἵνα ina • that

ἄλλοις allois • others

ἄνεσις, anesis • ease

ὑμῖν umin • you

θλῖψις, thlipsis • affliction

ἀλλ' all • but

ἐξ ex • way

ἰσότητος· isotētos • equality

ἐν en • in

τῷ tō • the

νῦν nun • henceforth

καιρῷ kairō • time

τὸ to • the

ὑμῶν umōn • you

περίσσευμα perisseuma • abundance

εἰς eis • in

τὸ to • the

ἐκείνων ekeinōn • he

ὑστέρημα, usterēma • need

14 •

ἵνα ina • so

καὶ kai • also

τὸ to • this

ἐκείνων ekeinōn • their

περίσσευμα perisseuma • abundance

γένηται genētai • become

εἰς eis • for

τὸ to • this

ὑμῶν umōn • your

ὑστέρημα, usterēma • need

ὅπως opōs • that

γένηται genētai • become

ἰσότης, isotēs • equality

15 •

καθὼς kathōs • As

γέγραπται· gegraptai • written

ὁ o • the

τὸ to • the

πολὺ polu • much

οὐκ ouk • no

ἐπλεόνασεν, epleonasen • abound

καὶ kai • and

ὁ o • the

τὸ to • the

ὀλίγον oligon • little

οὐκ ouk • no

ἠλαττόνησεν. ēlattonēsen • have lack

16 •

Χάρις charis • thanks

δὲ de • But

τῷ tō • which

θεῷ theō • God

τῷ tō • which

διδόντι / δόντι donti • puts

τὴν tēn • which

αὐτὴν autēn • same

σπουδὴν spoudēn • earnestness

ὑπὲρ uper • behalf

ὑμῶν umōn • you

ἐν en • into

τῇ tē • which

καρδίᾳ kardia • heart

Τίτου, titou • Titus

17 •

ὅτι oti • For

τὴν tēn • the

μὲν men • only

παράκλησιν paraklēsin • appeal

ἐδέξατο, edexato • accepted

σπουδαιότερος spoudaioteros • earnest

δὲ de • but

ὑπάρχων uparchōn • being

αὐθαίρετος authairetos • himself

ἐξῆλθεν exēlthen • gone

πρὸς pros • unto

ὑμᾶς. umas • you

18 •

συνεπέμψαμεν sunepempsamen • sent

δὲ de • And

μετ' met • with

αὐτοῦ autou • him

τὸν ton • the

ἀδελφὸν adelphon • brother

οὗ ou • whose

ὁ o • the

ἔπαινος epainos • fame

ἐν en • in

τῷ tō • the

εὐαγγελίῳ euangeliō • gospel

διὰ dia • through

πασῶν pasōn • all

τῶν tōn • the

ἐκκλησιῶν, ekklēsiōn • churches

19 •

οὐ ou • not

μόνον monon • only

δὲ, de • And

ἀλλὰ alla • but

καὶ kai • also

χειροτονηθεὶς cheirotonētheis • appointed

ὑπὸ upo • by

τῶν tōn • which

ἐκκλησιῶν ekklēsiōn • churches

συνέκδημος sunekdēmos