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当效法马其顿教会乐捐

弟兄们,我把神赐给马其顿众教会的恩告诉你们, 就是他们在患难中受大试炼的时候,仍有满足的快乐,在极穷之间还格外显出他们乐捐的厚恩。 我可以证明他们是按着力量,而且也过了力量,自己甘心乐意地捐助, 再三地求我们,准他们在这供给圣徒的恩情上有份。 并且他们所做的,不但照我们所想望的,更照神的旨意,先把自己献给主,又归附了我们。 因此我劝提多,既然在你们中间开办这慈惠的事,就当办成了。 你们既然在信心、口才、知识、热心和待我们的爱心上,都格外显出满足来,就当在这慈惠的事上也格外显出满足来。 我说这话,不是吩咐你们,乃是借着别人的热心试验你们爱心的实在。

当效基督舍富为贫

你们知道我们主耶稣基督的恩典:他本来富足,却为你们成了贫穷,叫你们因他的贫穷可以成为富足。 10 我在这事上把我的意见告诉你们,是于你们有益;因为你们下手办这事,而且起此心意已经有一年了, 11 如今就当办成这事。既有愿做的心,也当照你们所有的去办成。 12 因为人若有愿做的心,必蒙悦纳,乃是照他所有的,并不是照他所无的。 13 我原不是要别人轻省、你们受累, 14 乃要均平。就是要你们的富余现在可以补他们的不足,使他们的富余将来也可以补你们的不足,这就均平了, 15 如经上所记:“多收的也没有余,少收的也没有缺。”

称赞提多

16 多谢神感动提多的心,叫他待你们殷勤,像我一样。 17 他固然是听了我的劝,但自己更是热心,情愿往你们那里去。 18 我们还打发一位兄弟和他同去,这人在福音上得了众教会的称赞。 19 不但这样,他也被众教会挑选,和我们同行,把所托于我们的这捐资送到了,可以荣耀主,又表明我们乐意的心。 20 这就免得有人因我们收的捐银很多,就挑我们的不是。 21 我们留心行光明的事,不但在主面前,就在人面前也是这样。 22 我们又打发一位兄弟同去;这人的热心,我们在许多事上屡次试验过,现在他因为深信你们就更加热心了。 23 论到提多,他是我的同伴,一同为你们劳碌的;论到那两位兄弟,他们是众教会的使者,是基督的荣耀。 24 所以,你们务要在众教会面前显明你们爱心的凭据,并我所夸奖你们的凭据。

The Collection for the Lord’s People

And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian(A) churches. In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.(B) For I testify that they gave as much as they were able,(C) and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own, they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing(D) in this service(E) to the Lord’s people.(F) And they exceeded our expectations: They gave themselves first of all to the Lord, and then by the will of God also to us. So we urged(G) Titus,(H) just as he had earlier made a beginning, to bring also to completion(I) this act of grace on your part. But since you excel in everything(J)—in faith, in speech, in knowledge,(K) in complete earnestness and in the love we have kindled in you[a]—see that you also excel in this grace of giving.

I am not commanding you,(L) but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others. For you know the grace(M) of our Lord Jesus Christ,(N) that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor,(O) so that you through his poverty might become rich.(P)

10 And here is my judgment(Q) about what is best for you in this matter. Last year you were the first not only to give but also to have the desire to do so.(R) 11 Now finish the work, so that your eager willingness(S) to do it may be matched by your completion of it, according to your means. 12 For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has,(T) not according to what one does not have.

13 Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality. 14 At the present time your plenty will supply what they need,(U) so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need. The goal is equality, 15 as it is written: “The one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.”[b](V)

Titus Sent to Receive the Collection

16 Thanks be to God,(W) who put into the heart(X) of Titus(Y) the same concern I have for you. 17 For Titus not only welcomed our appeal, but he is coming to you with much enthusiasm and on his own initiative.(Z) 18 And we are sending along with him the brother(AA) who is praised by all the churches(AB) for his service to the gospel.(AC) 19 What is more, he was chosen by the churches to accompany us(AD) as we carry the offering, which we administer in order to honor the Lord himself and to show our eagerness to help.(AE) 20 We want to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this liberal gift. 21 For we are taking pains to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of man.(AF)

22 In addition, we are sending with them our brother who has often proved to us in many ways that he is zealous, and now even more so because of his great confidence in you. 23 As for Titus,(AG) he is my partner(AH) and co-worker(AI) among you; as for our brothers,(AJ) they are representatives of the churches and an honor to Christ. 24 Therefore show these men the proof of your love and the reason for our pride in you,(AK) so that the churches can see it.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 8:7 Some manuscripts and in your love for us
  2. 2 Corinthians 8:15 Exodus 16:18

Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;

How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.

For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;

Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.

And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.

Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also.

Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.

I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

10 And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago.

11 Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have.

12 For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

13 For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened:

14 But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality:

15 As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack.

16 But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.

17 For indeed he accepted the exhortation; but being more forward, of his own accord he went unto you.

18 And we have sent with him the brother, whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches;

19 And not that only, but who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and declaration of your ready mind:

20 Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us:

21 Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

22 And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence which I have in you.

23 Whether any do enquire of Titus, he is my partner and fellowhelper concerning you: or our brethren be enquired of, they are the messengers of the churches, and the glory of Christ.

24 Wherefore shew ye to them, and before the churches, the proof of your love, and of our boasting on your behalf.

Уведомляем вас, братия, о благодати Божией, данной церквам Македонским,

ибо они среди великого испытания скорбями преизобилуют радостью; и глубокая нищета их преизбыточествует в богатстве их радушия.

Ибо они доброхотны по силам и сверх сил--я свидетель:

они весьма убедительно просили нас принять дар и участие [их] в служении святым;

и не только то, чего мы надеялись, но они отдали самих себя, во-первых, Господу, [потом] и нам по воле Божией;

поэтому мы просили Тита, чтобы он, как начал, так и окончил у вас и это доброе дело.

А как вы изобилуете всем: верою и словом, и познанием, и всяким усердием, и любовью вашею к нам, --так изобилуйте и сею добродетелью.

Говорю это не в виде повеления, но усердием других испытываю искренность и вашей любви.

Ибо вы знаете благодать Господа нашего Иисуса Христа, что Он, будучи богат, обнищал ради вас, дабы вы обогатились Его нищетою.

10 Я даю на это совет: ибо это полезно вам, которые не только начали делать сие, но и желали того еще с прошедшего года.

11 Совершите же теперь самое дело, дабы, чего усердно желали, то и исполнено было по достатку.

12 Ибо если есть усердие, то оно принимается смотря по тому, кто что имеет, а не по тому, чего не имеет.

13 Не [требуется], чтобы другим [было] облегчение, а вам тяжесть, но чтобы была равномерность.

14 Ныне ваш избыток в [восполнение] их недостатка; а после их избыток в [восполнение] вашего недостатка, чтобы была равномерность,

15 как написано: кто собрал много, не имел лишнего; и кто мало, не имел недостатка.

16 Благодарение Богу, вложившему в сердце Титово такое усердие к вам.

17 Ибо, хотя и я просил его, впрочем он, будучи очень усерден, пошел к вам добровольно.

18 С ним послали мы также брата, во всех церквах похваляемого за благовествование,

19 и притом избранного от церквей сопутствовать нам для сего благотворения, которому мы служим во славу Самого Господа и [в] [соответствие] вашему усердию,

20 остерегаясь, чтобы нам не подвергнуться от кого нареканию при таком обилии приношений, вверяемых нашему служению;

21 ибо мы стараемся о добром не только пред Господом, но и пред людьми.

22 Мы послали с ними и брата нашего, которого усердие много раз испытали во многом и который ныне еще усерднее по великой уверенности в вас.

23 Что касается до Тита, это--мой товарищ и сотрудник у вас; а что до братьев наших, это--посланники церквей, слава Христова.

24 Итак перед лицем церквей дайте им доказательство любви вашей и того, что мы [справедливо] хвалимся вами.