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Nowδὲwe make knownΓνωρίζομενto you,ὑμῖνbrothers,ἀδελφοίthe graceτὴν χάρινof Godτοῦ θεοῦthat has been givenτὴν δεδομένηνinἐνthe assembliesταῖς ἐκκλησίαιςof Macedonia,τῆς Μακεδονίας
2 Corinthians 8:1
Study it in the app“Now we make known to you, brothers, the grace of God that has been given in the assemblies of Macedonia,”
The assemblies of Macedonia gave joyfully though deeply poorGenerosity and MoneyPoor and tested, the Macedonian churches overflow with joy and generosityJoy and thanks
With the Greek beneath
2 Corinthians 8:1, word by word
- we make knownΓνωρίζομενGnōrizomen
make known
To let others learn something.
Where else “Gnōrizomen” appears- brothersἀδελφοίadelphoi
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphoi” appears- the graceχάρινcharin
grace
A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.
Where else “charin” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- that has been givenδεδομένηνdedomenēn
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dedomenēn” appears- the assembliesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiais
church
Those who believe in Jesus, gathered as his people.
Where else “ekklēsiais” appears- of MacedoniaΜακεδονίαςMakedonias
Macedonia
See it on the mapWhere else “Makedonias” appears
Places in this verse
Macedonia
Today: northern Greece, plus North Macedonia and Bulgaria
A region of northern Greece, by the north of the Aegean Sea.
Paul saw in a vision a man begging, "Come over to Macedonia and help us" (Acts 16:9). There he started the assemblies in Philippi, Thessalonica and Berea (Acts 16–17).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2that in a great test of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty have overflowed into the wealth of their generosity.