2 Corinthians 8:8

8 I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others.

2 Corinthians 8:8 in Other Translations

KJV
8 I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
ESV
8 I say this not as a command, but to prove by the earnestness of others that your love also is genuine.
NLT
8 I am not commanding you to do this. But I am testing how genuine your love is by comparing it with the eagerness of the other churches.
MSG
8 I'm not trying to order you around against your will. But by bringing in the Macedonians' enthusiasm as a stimulus to your love, I am hoping to bring the best out of you.
CSB
8 I am not saying this as a command. Rather, by means of the diligence of others, I am testing the genuineness of your love.

2 Corinthians 8:8 In-Context

6 So we urged Titus, just as he had earlier made a beginning, to bring also to completion this act of grace on your part.
7 But since you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in the love we have kindled in you —see that you also excel in this grace of giving.
8 I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others.
9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.
10 And here is my judgment about what is best for you in this matter. Last year you were the first not only to give but also to have the desire to do so.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 1 Corinthians 7:6
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