2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians 8:11–12

¹¹Now finish the work, so that you may complete it with the same eager desire, according to your means. ¹²For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.

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2 Corinthians 8:11

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	νυνὶ	nyni	Adverb	G3570 now, already, at present
finish	ἐπιτελέσατε	epitelesate	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G2005 I complete, accomplish, perfect
the work	ποιῆσαι	poiēsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G4160 I do, make
so that	ὅπως	hopōs	Conjunction	G3704 how, in order that, so that
you may complete it	ἐπιτελέσαι	epitelesai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G2005 I complete, accomplish, perfect
with the same	καθάπερ	kathaper	Adverb	G2509 even as
eager	προθυμία	prothymia	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G4288 inclination, readiness
desire	θέλειν	thelein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G2309 I will, wish, desire
according to	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
means	ἔχειν	echein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G2192 I have, hold, possess

2 Corinthians 8:12

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
if	εἰ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
the	ἡ	hē	Article - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
eagerness	προθυμία	prothymia	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G4288 inclination, readiness
is there	πρόκειται	prokeitai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G4295 I am set before
is acceptable	εὐπρόσδεκτος	euprosdektos	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular	G2144 well-received, acceptable
according to	καθὸ	katho	Adverb	G2526 as, according as
what	ἐὰν	ean	Conjunction	G1437 if
one has	ἔχῃ	echē	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2192 I have, hold, possess
not	οὐ	ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not
according to	καθὸ	katho	Adverb	G2526 as, according as
he does not have	ἔχει	echei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2192 I have, hold, possess

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2 Corinthians 8:11 2 Corinthians 9:2

2 Corinthians 8:12 Mark 12:42–44 · 2 Corinthians 9:7 · Luke 21:1–4 · Exodus 35:29 · Exodus 35:21–22 · Exodus 25:2 · Exodus 35:5 · 1 Peter 4:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.