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For as touchingG4012 the ministeringG1248 to the saints,G40 it is superfluousG4053 for me to writeG1125 to you:
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For I knowG1492 the forwardnessG4288 of yourG5216 mind,G4288 for whichG3739 I boastG2744 of you to them of Macedonia,G3110 that AchaiaG882 was readyG3903 a yearG4070 ago;G575 and yourG5216 zealG2205 has provokedG2042 veryG4119 many.G4119
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YetG1161 have I sentG3992 the brothers,G80 lestG3588 G3361 our boastingG2745 of you should be in vainG2761 in thisG5129 behalf;G3313 that, as I said,G3004 you may be ready:G3903
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LestG3381 haplyG3381 ifG1437 they of MacedoniaG3110 comeG2064 with me, and findG2147 you unprepared,G532 we (that we sayG3004 not, you) should be ashamedG2617 in thisG3588 sameG5026 confidentG5287 boasting.G2746
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ThereforeG3767 I thoughtG2233 it necessaryG316 to exhortG3870 the brothers,G80 that they would goG4281 beforeG4281 to you, and makeG4294 up beforehandG4293 your bounty,G2129 whereof you had noticeG4293 before, that the sameG5026 might be ready,G2092 as a matter of bounty,G2129 and not as of covetousness.G4124
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But thisG5124 I say, He which sowsG4687 sparinglyG5340 shall reapG2325 alsoG2532 sparingly;G5340 and he which sowsG4687 bountifullyG2129 shall reapG2325 alsoG2532 bountifully.G2129
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EveryG1538 man accordingG2531 as he purposesG4255 in his heart,G2588 so let him give; not grudgingly,G1537 G3077 orG2228 of necessity:G318 for GodG2316 lovesG25 a cheerfulG2431 giver.G1395
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And GodG2316 is ableG1415 to makeG4052 allG3956 graceG5485 aboundG4052 towardG1519 you; that you, alwaysG3842 havingG2192 allG3956 sufficiencyG841 in allG3956 things, may aboundG4052 to everyG3956 goodG18 work:G2041
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(As it is written,G1125 He has dispersedG4650 abroad;G4650 he has givenG1325 to the poor:G3993 his righteousnessG1343 remainsG3306 for ever.G165
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NowG1161 he that ministersG2023 seedG4690 to the sowerG4687 bothG2532 ministerG5524 breadG740 for your food,G1035 and multiplyG4129 yourG5216 seedG4703 sown, and increaseG837 the fruitsG1081 of yourG5216 righteousness;G1343)
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Being enrichedG4148 in everyG3956 thing to allG3956 bountifulness,G572 whichG3748 causesG2716 throughG1223 us thanksgivingG2169 to God.G2316
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For the administrationG1248 of thisG5026 serviceG3009 not onlyG3440 suppliesG4322 the wantG5303 of the saints,G40 but is abundantG4052 alsoG2532 by manyG4183 thanksgivingsG2169 to God;G2316
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Whiles by the experimentG1382 of thisG5026 ministrationG1248 they glorifyG1392 GodG2316 for yourG5216 professedG3671 subjectionG5292 to the gospelG2098 of Christ,G5547 and for yourG3588 liberalG572 distributionG2842 to them, and to allG3956 men;
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And by their prayerG1162 for you, which longG1971 afterG1971 you for the exceedingG5235 graceG5485 of GodG2316 in you.
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ThanksG5485 be to GodG2316 for his unspeakableG411 gift.G1431
