After many years, I came to bring charitable gifts and offerings to my people.
2 Corinthians 8:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So we urged Titus that just as he had begun, so he should also complete among you this act of grace. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So much so that we have urged Titus that as he began it, he should also complete this beneficent and gracious contribution among you [the church at Corinth]. American Standard Version (1901) Insomuch that we exhorted Titus, that as he had made a beginning before, so he would also complete in you this grace also. Common English Bible As a result, we challenged Titus to finish this work of grace with you the way he had started it. Catholic Public Domain Version so much so that we petitioned Titus, that in the same manner as he had begun, he would also complete in you this same grace. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Insomuch, that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so also he would finish among you this same grace. |
After many years, I came to bring charitable gifts and offerings to my people.
I urged Titus to go, and I sent the brother with him. Titus didn’t take advantage of you, did he? Didn’t we walk in the same spirit and in the same footsteps?
I had no rest in my spirit because I did not find my brother Titus. Instead, I said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.
And in this matter I am giving advice because it is profitable for you, who began last year not only to do something but also to want to do it.
And not only that, but he was also appointed by the churches to accompany us with this gracious gift that we are administering for the glory of the Lord himself and to show our eagerness to help.
As for Titus, he is my partner and co-worker for you; as for our brothers, they are the messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ.
they begged us earnestly for the privilege of sharing in the ministry to the saints,
Therefore I considered it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance the generous gift you promised, so that it will be ready as a gift and not as an extortion.
But I have received everything in full, and I have an abundance. I am fully supplied, having received from Epaphroditus what you provided #– #a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.
Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve others, as good stewards of the varied grace of God.