2 Corinthians 8:8
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.”
λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
σπουδή
earnestness
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σπουδή
"speed", i.e. (by implication) despatch, eagerness, earnestness
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δοκιμάζω
proving;
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δοκιμάζω
to test (literally or figuratively); by implication, to approve
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ἐπιταγή
a command
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ἐπιταγή
an injunction or decree; by implication, authoritativeness
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γνήσιος
genuineness
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γνήσιος
legitimate (of birth), i.e. genuine
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ἕτερος
of others
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ἕτερος
(an-, the) other or different
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