고린도후서 8

1형제들아 하나님께서 마게도냐 교회들에게 주신 은혜를 우리가 너희에게 알게 하노니 2환난의 많은 시련 가운데서 저희 넘치는 기쁨과 극한 가난이 저희로 풍성한 연보를 넘치도록 하게 하였느니라 3내가 증거하노니 저희가 힘대로 할 뿐 아니라 힘에 지나도록 자원하여 4이 은혜와 성도 섬기는 일에 참여함에 대하여 우리에게 간절히 구하니 5우리의 바라던 것뿐 아니라 저희가 먼저 자신을 주께 드리고 또 하나님 뜻을 좇아 우리에게 주었도다 6이러므로 우리가 디도를 권하여 너희 가운데서 시작하였은즉 이 은혜를 그대로 성취케 하라 하였노라 7오직 너희는 믿음과 말과 지식과 모든 간절함과 우리를 사랑하는 이 모든 일에 풍성한 것 같이 이 은혜에도 풍성하게 할지니라 8내가 명령으로 하는 말이 아니요 오직 다른 이들의 간절함을 가지고 너희의 사랑의 진실함을 증명코자 함이로라 9우리 주 예수 그리스도의 은혜를 너희가 알거니와 부요하신 자로서 너희를 위하여 가난하게 되심은 그의 가난함을 인하여 너희로 부요케 하려 하심이니라 10이 일에 내가 뜻만 보이노니 이것은 너희에게 유익함이라 너희가 일 년 전에 행하기를 먼저 시작할 뿐 아니라 원하기도 하였은즉 11이제는 행하기를 성취할지니 마음에 원하던 것과 같이 성취하되 있는 대로 하라 12할 마음만 있으면 있는 대로 받으실 터이요 없는 것을 받지 아니하시리라 13이는 다른 사람들은 평안하게 하고 너희는 곤고하게 하려는 것이 아니요 평균케 하려 함이니 14이제 너희의 유여한 것으로 저희 부족한 것을 보충함은 후에 저희 유여한 것으로 너희 부족한 것을 보충하여 평균하게 하려 함이라 15기록한 것 같이 많이 거둔 자도 남지 아니하였고 적게 거둔 자도 모자라지 아니하였느니라 16너희를 위하여 같은 간절함을 디도의 마음에도 주시는 하나님께 감사하노니 17저가 권함을 받고 더욱 간절함으로 자원하여 너희에게 나아갔고 18또 저와 함께 한 형제를 보내었으니 이 사람은 복음으로서 모든 교회에서 칭찬을 받는 자요 19이뿐 아니라 저는 동일한 주의 영광과 우리의 원을 나타내기 위하여 여러 교회의 택함을 입어 우리의 맡은 은혜의 일로 우리와 동행하는 자라 20이것을 조심함은 우리가 맡은 이 거액의 연보로 인하여 아무도 우리를 훼방하지 못하게 하려 함이니 21이는 우리가 주 앞에서만 아니라 사람 앞에서도 선한 일에 조심하려 함이라 22또 저희와 함께 우리의 한 형제를 보내었노니 우리가 여러 가지 일에 그 간절한 것을 여러 번 시험하였거니와 이제 저가 너희를 크게 믿은 고로 더욱 간절하니라 23디도로 말하면 나의 동무요 너희를 위한 나의 동역자요 우리 형제들로 말하면 여러 교회의 사자들이요 그리스도의 영광이니라 24그러므로 너희는 여러 교회 앞에서 너희의 사랑과 너희를 대한 우리 자랑의 증거를 저희에게 보이라

1Moreover, brothers, we make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the assemblies of Macedonia; 2how that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their liberality. 3For according to their power, I testify, yes and beyond their power, they gave of their own accord, 4begging us with much entreaty to receive this grace and the fellowship in the service to the saints. 5This was not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God. 6So we urged Titus, that as he made a beginning before, so he would also complete in you this grace. 7But as you abound in everything, in faith, utterance, knowledge, all earnestness, and in your love to us, see that you also abound in this grace. 8I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love. 9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich. 10I give a judgment in this: for this is expedient for you, who were the first to start a year ago, not only to do, but also to be willing. 11But now complete the doing also, that as there was the readiness to be willing, so there may be the completion also out of your ability. 12For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you don’t have. 13For this is not that others may be eased and you distressed, 14but for equality. Your abundance at this present time supplies their lack, that their abundance also may become a supply for your lack; that there may be equality. 15As it is written, “He who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack.” 16But thanks be to God, who puts the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus. 17For he indeed accepted our exhortation, but being himself very earnest, he went out to you of his own accord. 18We have sent together with him the brother whose praise in the Good News is known through all the assemblies. 19Not only so, but who was also appointed by the assemblies to travel with us in this grace, which is served by us to the glory of the Lord himself, and to show our readiness. 20We are avoiding this, that any man should blame us concerning this abundance which is administered by us. 21Having regard for honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men. 22We have sent with them our brother, whom we have many times proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest, by reason of the great confidence which he has in you. 23As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker for you. As for our brothers, they are the apostles of the assemblies, the glory of Christ. 24Therefore show the proof of your love to them in front of the assemblies, and of our boasting on your behalf.

1Voorts maken wij u bekend, broeders, de genade van God, die in de Gemeenten van Macedonie gegeven is. 2Dat in vele beproeving der verdrukking de overvloed hunner blijdschap, en hun zeer diepe armoede overvloedig geweest is tot den rijkdom hunner goeddadigheid. 3Want zij zijn naar vermogen (ik betuig het), ja, boven vermogen gewillig geweest; 4Ons met vele vermaning biddende, dat wij wilden aannemen de gave en de gemeenschap dezer bediening, die voor de heiligen geschiedt. 5En zij deden niet alleen, gelijk wij gehoopt hadden, maar gaven zichzelven eerst aan den Heere en daarna aan ons, door den wil van God. 6Alzo dat wij Titus vermaanden, dat, gelijk hij te voren begonnen had, hij ook alzo nog deze gave bij u voleinden zou. 7Zo dan, gelijk gij in alles overvloedig zijt, in geloof, en in woord, en in kennis, en in alle naarstigheid, en in uw liefde tot ons, ziet, dat gij ook in deze gave overvloedig zijt. 8Ik zeg dit niet als gebiedende, maar als door de naarstigheid van anderen ook de oprechtheid uwer liefde beproevende. 9Want gij weet de genade van onzen Heere Jezus Christus, dat Hij om uwentwil is arm geworden, daar Hij rijk was, opdat gij door Zijn armoede zoudt rijk worden. 10En ik zeg in dezen mijn mening; want dit is u oorbaar, als die niet alleen het doen, maar ook het willen van over een jaar te voren hebt begonnen. 11Maar nu voleindigt ook het doen; opdat, gelijk als er geweest is de volvaardigheid des gemoeds om te willen, er ook alzo zij het voleindigen uit hetgeen gij hebt. 12Want indien te voren de volvaardigheid des gemoeds daar is, zo is iemand aangenaam naar hetgeen hij heeft, niet naar hetgeen hij niet heeft. 13Want dit zeg ik niet, opdat anderen zouden verlichting hebben, en gij verdrukking; 14Maar opdat uit gelijkheid, in dezen tegenwoordigen tijd, uw overvloed zij om hun gebrek te vervullen; opdat ook hun overvloed zij om uw gebrek te vervullen, opdat er gelijkheid worde. 15Gelijk geschreven is: Die veel verzameld had, had niet over; en die weinig verzameld had, had niet te weinig. 16Doch Gode zij dank, Die dezelfde naarstigheid voor u in het hart van Titus gegeven heeft; 17Dat hij de vermaning heeft aangenomen, en zeer naarstig zijnde, gewillig tot u gereisd is. 18En wij hebben ook met hem gezonden den broeder, die lof heeft in het Evangelie door al de Gemeenten; 19En dat niet alleen, maar hij is ook van de Gemeenten verkoren, om met ons te reizen met deze gave, die van ons bediend wordt tot de heerlijkheid des Heeren Zelven, en de volvaardigheid uws gemoeds; 20Dit verhoedende, dat ons niemand moge lasteren in dezen overvloed, die van ons wordt bediend; 21Als die bezorgen, hetgeen eerlijk is, niet alleen voor den Heere, maar ook voor de mensen. 22Wij hebben ook met hen gezonden onzen broeder, welken wij in vele dingen dikmaals beproefd hebben, dat hij naarstig is; en nu veel naarstiger, door het groot vertrouwen, dat hij heeft tot ulieden. 23Hetzij dan Titus, hij is mijn metgezel en medearbeider bij u; hetzij onze broeders, zij zijn afgezanten der Gemeenten, en een eer van Christus. 24Bewijst dan aan hen de bewijzing uwer liefde, en van onzen roem van u, ook voor het aangezicht der Gemeenten.