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2 Corinthians 8:6

Titus

4 they earnestly pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.

5 And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, because it was the will of God.

So we urged Titus to help complete your act of grace, just as he had started it.

7 But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness, and in the love we inspired in you —see that you also excel in this grace of giving.

8 I am not making a demand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love in comparison to the earnestness of others.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
So we urged Titus to help complete your act of grace, just as he had started it.
KJV
Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also.
WEB
So we urged Titus, that as he had made a beginning before, so he would also complete in you this grace.
ASV
Insomuch that we exhorted Titus, that as he made a beginning before, so he would also complete in you this grace also.
DARBY
So that we begged Titus that, according as he had before begun, so he would also complete as to you this grace also;
BLB
Accordingly, we exhorted Titus that just as he began before, so also he might complete to you⁺ also this grace,
ÅB
så vi ba Titus at slik som han før hadde begynt, slik skulle han fullende hos dere også dette kjærlighetsverk.
OTB
Så vi oppmuntret Titus til at slik han tidligere hadde initiert dette, ville han også fullføre dette nådige arbeidet blant dere.
B1930
så vi bad Titus at likesom han før hadde begynt, således skulde han fullende hos eder også dette kjærlighetsverk.

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Cross references

  • 2 Corinthians 12:18

    I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent our brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in any way? Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps?

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  • 2 Corinthians 8:19

    More than that, this brother was chosen by the churches to accompany us with the offering —the gracious gift we administer to honor the Lord Himself and to show our eagerness to help.

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  • 2 Corinthians 8:16–17

    But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you.

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  • 2 Corinthians 8:4

    they earnestly pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.

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  • Philippians 4:18

    I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.

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  • 2 Corinthians 9:5

    So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the bountiful gift you had promised. This way, your gift will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly.

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  • 1 Peter 4:10

    As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.

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