2COR 8:8 Parallel View

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ULT I say this not according to a command, but also proving the genuineness of your love through the earnestness of others.

UST I am not ordering you to give money. Rather, I want to show that you really care for fellow believers by comparing what you do with how other people are always eager to give money.

BSB I am not making a demand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love in comparison to the earnestness of others.

BLB I do not speak as a command, but proving the genuineness of your love through the earnestness of others also.

AICNT Not by command do I say this, but through the eagerness of others and testing the genuineness of your love;

OEB I am not laying a command on you, but I am making use of the earnestness shown by others to test the genuineness of your affection.

WEB I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.

NET I am not saying this as a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your love by comparison with the eagerness of others.

LSV I do not speak according to command, but because of the diligence of others, and proving the genuineness of your love,

FBV I'm not ordering you to do this, but to prove how sincere your love is in comparison with the dedication of others.[fn]

8:8 Presumably meaning the other churches such as those in Macedonia.

TCNT I am not saying this as a command, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others.

T4T I am not commanding you to do this. But because I have seen how believers in other places are eager to help other believers who do not have ◄what they need/enough to live on►, I want you similarly to show that you love others sincerely.

LEB I am not saying this as a command, but proving the genuineness of your love by means of the diligence of others.

BBE I am not giving you an order, but using the ready mind of others as a test of the quality of your love.

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ASV I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.

DRA I speak not as commanding; but by the carefulness of others, approving also the good disposition of your charity.

YLT not according to command do I speak, but because of the diligence of others, and of your love proving the genuineness,

DBY I do not speak as commanding [it], but through the zeal of others, and proving the genuineness of your love.

RV I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.

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

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

BB This say I not by commaundement, but because of ye feruentnesse of other, & alowing the vnfaynednes of your loue.
(This say I not by commandment, but because of ye/you_all feruentnesse of other, and alowing the unfaynednes of your love.)

GNV This say I not by commandement, but because of the diligence of others: therefore prooue I the naturalnesse of your loue.
(This say I not by commandment, but because of the diligence of others: therefore prooue I the naturalnesse of your love. )

CB This I saye not as commaudynge, but seynge, other are so diligent, I proue youre loue also, whether it be perfecte or no.
(This I say not as commaudynge, but seeing, other are so diligent, I prove your(pl) love also, whether it be perfecte or no.)

TNT Thys saye I not as commaundynge: but be cause other are so fervent therfore prove I youre love whether it be perfait or no.
(Thys say I not as commaundynge: but be cause other are so fervent therefore prove I your(pl) love whether it be perfait or no. )

WYC Y seie not as comaundinge, but bi the bisynesse of othere men appreuynge also the good wit of youre charite.
(I say not as comaundinge, but by the bisynesse of other men appreuynge also the good wit of your(pl) charity.)

LUT Nicht sage ich, daß ich etwas gebiete, sondern dieweil andere so fleißig sind, versuche ich auch eure Liebe, ob sie rechter Art sei.
(Nicht sage ich, that I etwas gebiete, rather dieweil other so fleißig are, versuche I also your Liebe, ob they/she/them rechter Art sei.)

CLV Non quasi imperans dico: sed per aliorum sollicitudinem, etiam vestræ caritatis ingenium bonum comprobans.[fn]
(Non as_if imperans dico: but per aliorum sollicitudinem, also vestræ caritatis ingenium bonum comprobans.)

8.8 Non quasi imperans, etc. Non solum rogavi Titum, sed ego ipse dico ut abundetis, non quasi imperans. Id est non quasi pœnitentiam injungendo, quia sic quasi ex voto tenerentur Corinthii.

8.8 Non as_if imperans, etc. Non solum rogavi Titum, but I himself dico as abundetis, non as_if imperans. Id it_is not/no as_if pœnitentiam inyungendo, because so as_if ex voto tenerentur Corinthii.

UGNT οὐ κατ’ ἐπιταγὴν λέγω, ἀλλὰ διὰ τῆς ἑτέρων σπουδῆς, καὶ τὸ τῆς ὑμετέρας ἀγάπης γνήσιον δοκιμάζων.
(ou kat’ epitagaʸn legō, alla dia taʸs heterōn spoudaʸs, kai to taʸs humeteras agapaʸs gnaʸsion dokimazōn.)

SBL-GNT Οὐ κατʼ ἐπιταγὴν λέγω ἀλλὰ διὰ τῆς ἑτέρων σπουδῆς καὶ τὸ τῆς ὑμετέρας ἀγάπης γνήσιον δοκιμάζων·
(Ou katʼ epitagaʸn legō alla dia taʸs heterōn spoudaʸs kai to taʸs humeteras agapaʸs gnaʸsion dokimazōn; )

TC-GNT Οὐ κατ᾽ ἐπιταγὴν λέγω, ἀλλὰ διὰ τῆς ἑτέρων σπουδῆς καὶ τὸ τῆς ὑμετέρας ἀγάπης γνήσιον δοκιμάζων.
(Ou kat᾽ epitagaʸn legō, alla dia taʸs heterōn spoudaʸs kai to taʸs humeteras agapaʸs gnaʸsion dokimazōn. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, orange:accents differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

λέγω

˱I˲_/am/_speaking

The pronoun this refers to what Paul said in the previous verse about how the Corinthians “should abound in this act of grace” (8:7). If this is not clear for your readers, you could more clearly refer to that exhortation. Alternate translation: “I say what I just did” or “I say that you should abound in this way”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

διὰ τῆς ἑτέρων σπουδῆς & τὸ τῆς ὑμετέρας ἀγάπης γνήσιον

through the ˱of˲_others earnestness & the ¬the ˱of˲_your love genuine

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of genuineness, love, and earnestness, you could express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: “that how you love others is genuine through how earnest others are”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

διὰ τῆς ἑτέρων σπουδῆς

through the ˱of˲_others earnestness

Here, the phrase through the earnestness of others indicates the standard by which Paul is proving the love of the Corinthians. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the standard by which something else is proved or tested. Alternate translation: “in comparison with the earnestness of others” or “against the earnestness of others”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

ἑτέρων

˱of˲_others

Paul is using the adjective others as a noun to mean other people, particularly other believers. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “of other believers”

Parallel 2COR 8:8