2 Corinthians 8:1
Moreover, we-are-know-izing to{you}, brothers, the grace/favor of{the God}, the having-been-given in to{the out-callings} of{the Macedonia},
Garth's Hyper-literal Translation
In The King James Version
Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;
In Context
Cross References
Acts 11:23who, become[ing]-beside and behold[ing] the grace/favor of{the God}, is-joyed and has-been-calling-aside all to{the place-forth-sis[i.e. state of placing forth]} of{the heart} to-be-remaining-toward to{the Lord},
Romans 15:26for Macedonia and Achaia well-esteem some common-ia/association/participation/partnership to-do/be-done into the[plural] destitute of{the[plural] holy, the} in Jerusalem,
2 Corinthians 8:2that in to{much esteem-ness/repute/credit/approval/qualification} of{pressure/constriction/oppression} the excess-ia of{the joy} of{same} and the according-to of{depth} destitute-ia of{same} exceeds into the riches of{the simplicity/plainness/straightforwardness} of{same},
2 Corinthians 9:4no how[?] if-supposing Macedonians may-come together-with to{emphatically-me} and may-discover you unprepared, we may-be-shamed-down, in-which-place we-would_not_be-saying you in to{the stand-under-sis[i.e. state of standing under]/understanding/substance, the-same} of{the boast-sis[i.e. state of boasting]}.
2 Corinthians 11:9and being-aside/beside/present toward you and deficient-ed, I-do_not_numb-down[i.e. become dead weight] of{not-one}, for the brothers come[ing] from of{Macedonia} fill-full-up/anew-toward the deficient/lack-effect of{me}, and in to{every[thing]} I-keep myself without-weight/burden to{you}, and I-will-keep.
Colossians 1:29into which also I-am-toiling, competing/contending according-to the work-in-ia of{same}, the being-worked-in in to{emphatically-me} in to{enablement/empowerment},
Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 8:1
In this and the following chapter Paul is exhorting and directing the Corinthians about a particular work of charity—to relieve the necessities of the poor saints at Jerusalem and in Judea, according to the good example of the churches in Macedonia, Rom. xv. 26 . The Christians at Jerusalem, through war, famine, and persecution, had become poor, many of them had fallen into decay, and perhaps most of them were but poor when they first embraced Christianity; for Christ said, "The poor receive the gospel." Now Paul,… Read the whole commentary →