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2 Corinthians 8

The Bible in Basic English BBE

1 And now we give you news, brothers, about the grace of God which has been given to the churches of Macedonia;

2 How while they were undergoing every sort of trouble, and were in the greatest need, they took all the greater joy in being able to give freely to the needs of others.

3 For I give them witness, that as they were able, and even more than they were able, they gave from the impulse of their hearts,

4 Seriously requesting us that they might have a part in this grace of being servants to the needs of the saints:

5 And going even farther than our hope, they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us after the purpose of God.

6 So that we made a request to Titus that, as he had made a start before, so he might make this grace complete in you.

7 And that as you are full of every good thing, of faith, of the word, of knowledge, of a ready mind, and of love to us, so you may be full of this grace in the same way.

8 I am not giving you an order, but using the ready mind of others as a test of the quality of your love.

9 For you see the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, how though he had wealth, he became poor on your account, so that through his need you might have wealth.

10 And in this I give my opinion: for it is to your profit, who were the first to make a start a year before, not only to do this, but to make clear that your minds were more than ready to do it.

11 Then make the doing of it complete; so that as you had a ready mind, you may give effect to it as you are able.

12 For if there is a ready mind, a man will have God's approval in the measure of what he has, and not of what he has not.

13 And I am not saying this so that others may get off free, while the weight comes on you:

14 But so that things may be equal; that from those things of which you have more than enough at the present time their need may be helped, and that if you are in any need they may be a help to you in the same way, making things equal.

15 As it says in the Writings, He who had taken up much had nothing over and he who had little had enough.

16 But praise be to God, who puts the same care for you into the heart of Titus.

17 For while he gladly gave ear to our request, he was interested enough to go to you from the impulse of his heart.

18 And with him we have sent a brother whose praise in the good news has gone through all the churches;

19 And not only so, but he was marked out by the churches to go with us in the grace of this giving which we have undertaken to the glory of the Lord and to make clear that our mind was ready:

20 And so that no man might be able to say anything against us in the business of this giving which has been put into our hands:

21 For the business has been so ordered by us as to have the approval, not only of the Lord, but of men.

22 And we have sent with them our brother, whose ready spirit has been made clear to us at times and in ways without number, but it is now all the more so because of the certain faith which he has in you.

23 If any question comes up about Titus, he is my brother-worker, working with me for you; or about the others, they are the representatives of the churches to the glory of Christ.

24 Make clear then to them, as representatives of the churches, the quality of your love, and that the things which we have said about you are true.

Orthodox Jewish Bible OJB

1 Now we make known to you, Achim b’Moshiach, the Chen v’Chesed Hashem that was granted to Moshiach’s Kehillot of Macedonia,

2 That during a great ordeal of tzoros, their abundant simcha and the extreme depth of their oni (poverty) abounded to the osher (riches) of their generosity [SHEMOT 36:5; Pp 1:29-30; 1Th 1:6; 2:14; 3:3 4];

3 That according to their ability, I give solemn edut, and ad kdei kach (so much) even beyond their ability, they gave voluntarily and of their own accord,

4 Begging us, requesting from us the privilege of participating in giving tzedakah to the Messianic Jewish ministry of the Kadoshim [Ro 15:26; Ac 11:29; 2C 9:1]

5 And this not merely according to tikvateinu. They gave themselves first to Adoneinu and to us [Moshiach’s Shlichim] birtzon Hashem (in the will of G-d),

6 So that it was necessary for us to urge Titos that as he began and made a haschala (start) before, so he should complete among you also this mitzvah of avodas kodesh of the Chen v’Chesed Hashem.

7 Now just as you abound in everything?in emunah, in torah, in da’as [1C 1:5] and in all zerizut (diligence) and in our ahavah (love) for you?see also that you excel in this Chen v’Chesed Hashem. [1C 16:1 2]

8 I do not lay this out as a mitzvah, but the sincerity of your ahavah I am testing against the zerizut of others,

9 For you have da’as of the Chen v’Chesed of Adoneinu Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua, who, though being rich, for your sakes, he became poor, [Mt 8:20; Pp 2:6-7] that you by Moshiach’s oni (poverty) may become rich.

10 And in this I give my etza (advice): it is tov me’od that last shanah you were the first not only to give tzedakah but also to be willing to do so.

11 Now also complete what you started! Then your readiness in desiring it may be matched by your finishing it from what you have. [SHEMOT 25:2]

12 For if the readiness is already present, it is acceptable according to whatever one may have?not according to what one does not have. [MISHLE 3:27-28; Mk 12:43]

13 For it is not that there should be relief to others and distress and tzoros to you, but that there should be a balance of equality

14 During the present time of your abundance for those who lack, and also for your lack there may be their abundance, [2C 9:12] so also there may be equality,

15 As it has been written V’LO HE’DIF HAMARBEH V’HAMMAMIT LO HECHSIR. ("The one that gathered the much did not have too much and the one that gathered little did not have too little” SHEMOT 16:18)

16 But Baruch Hashem, the One having given the same zerizut (diligence) for you in the lev (heart) of Titos,

17 Because of the chozek (encouragement) he received, and having more zerizut on his own accord, he went forth to you.

18 And we sent with him the Ach b’Moshiach who is bavust (famous) among all the Kehillot for his proclaiming the Besuras HaGeulah,

19 And not only this but also this Ach b’Moshiach has been handpicked by the Kehillot to travel with us and with this avodas kodesh of chesed being administered by us to the kavod of Adoneinu Himself and as a gvies eidus (testimony) to your goodwill.

20 Avoiding also that anyone should murmur about our handling of this liberal matanah (gift);

21 For our tachlis is to do what is tov me’od B’EINEI ELOHIM V’ADAM (“in the eyes of G-d and man”). [MISHLE 3:4 TARGUM HASHIVIM]

22 And we sent with them our Ach b’Moshiach whom we have often tested and found having zerizut in much, and now having even more zerizut by his great bitachon in you.

23 As for Titos, he is my shutaf and your fellow po’el in your avodas kodesh; as for our Achim b’Moshiach, they are shlichim of the Kehillot, the kavod of Moshiach.

24 Therefore, openly before the Moshiach’s Kehillot, demonstrate your ahavah and vindicate our glorying about you [2C 7:14].