Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Now finish the work, so that your eager willingness to do it may be matched by your completion of it, according to your means. New Living Translation Now you should finish what you started. Let the eagerness you showed in the beginning be matched now by your giving. Give in proportion to what you have. English Standard Version So now finish doing it as well, so that your readiness in desiring it may be matched by your completing it out of what you have. Berean Standard Bible Now finish the work, so that you may complete it with the same eager desire, according to your means. Berean Literal Bible And now also complete the doing, so that just as there was the readiness to will, so also there may be to complete, out of that which you have. King James Bible 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. New King James Version but now you also must complete the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to desire it, so there also may be a completion out of what you have. New American Standard Bible But now finish doing it also, so that just as there was the willingness to desire it, so there may be also the completion of it by your ability. NASB 1995 But now finish doing it also, so that just as there was the readiness to desire it, so there may be also the completion of it by your ability. NASB 1977 But now finish doing it also; that just as there was the readiness to desire it, so there may be also the completion of it by your ability. Legacy Standard Bible But now complete doing it also, so that just as there was the readiness to desire it, so there may be also the completion of it from what you have. Amplified Bible So now finish this, so that your eagerness in desiring it may be equaled by your completion of it, according to your ability. Christian Standard Bible Now also finish the task, so that just as there was an eager desire, there may also be a completion, according to what you have. Holman Christian Standard Bible But now finish the task as well, that just as there was eagerness to desire it, so there may also be a completion from what you have. American Standard Version But now complete the doing also; that as there was the readiness to will, so there may be the completion also out of your ability. Contemporary English Version I think you should finish what you started. If you give according to what you have, you will prove you are as eager to give as you were to think about giving. English Revised Version But now complete the doing also; that as there was the readiness to will, so there may be the completion also out of your ability. GOD'S WORD® Translation So finish what you began to do. Then your willingness will be matched by what you accomplish Good News Translation On with it, then, and finish the job! Be as eager to finish it as you were to plan it, and do it with what you now have. International Standard Version Now finish what you began, so that your eagerness to do so may be matched by your eagerness to complete it. Majority Standard Bible Now finish the work, so that you may complete it with the same eager desire, according to your means. NET Bible to finish what you started, so that just as you wanted to do it eagerly, you can also complete it according to your means. New Heart English Bible But now complete the doing also, that as there was the readiness to be willing, so there may be the completion also out of your ability. Webster's Bible Translation Now therefore finish 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. Weymouth New Testament And now complete the doing also, in order that, just as there was then the eagerness in desiring, there may now be the accomplishment in proportion to your means. World English Bible But now complete the doing also, that as there was the readiness to be willing, so there may be the completion also out of your ability. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand now also finish doing [it], that even as [there is] the readiness of the will, so also the finishing, out of that which you have, Berean Literal Bible And now also complete the doing, so that just as there was the readiness to will, so also there may be to complete, out of that which you have. Young's Literal Translation and now also finish doing it, that even as there is the readiness of the will, so also the finishing, out of that which ye have, Smith's Literal Translation And now also complete ye the doing; that as a forwardness to will so also to complete, out of what is possessed. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleNow therefore perform ye it also in deed; that as your mind is forward to be willing, so it may be also to perform, out of that which you have. Catholic Public Domain Version So, truly now, accomplish this in deed, so that, in the same manner as your willing mind is prompted, you may also act, out of that which you have. New American Bible complete it now, so that your eager willingness may be matched by your completion of it out of what you have. New Revised Standard Version now finish doing it, so that your eagerness may be matched by completing it according to your means. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleNow therefore perform the doing of that which you wished to do; and as you were eager to promise it, so fulfil from that which you have. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Finish now by works that thing which you desire, for as you had eagerness to desire, so you should complete by works from what you have. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentNow, therefore, perfect also the doing of this; that as there was a readiness of mind to be willing, so also there may be an accomplishment of the doing, out of that which you have. Godbey New Testament but now indeed complete the work; in order that as there was a promptitude of willing, there shall also be a completion out of your ability. Haweis New Testament Now then accomplish also the doing it, that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be also to perform out of that which ye have. Mace New Testament Pray then, dispatch this affair; as you readily undertook it, as readily perform it, to the best of your abilities. Weymouth New Testament And now complete the doing also, in order that, just as there was then the eagerness in desiring, there may now be the accomplishment in proportion to your means. Worrell New Testament And now complete the doing also; that, as there was a readiness to will, so also there may be the completion out of what ye have; Worsley New Testament Now therefore perfect also the doing it; that as there was a readiness of will, so there may be also a performance according to your ability. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Christ's Example…10And this is my opinion about what is helpful for you in this matter: Last year you were the first not only to give, but even to have such a desire. 11Now finish the work, so that you may complete it just as eagerly as you began, according to your means. 12For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.… Cross References Philippians 2:13 For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose. James 1:22 Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. Galatians 6:9 Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Romans 12:11 Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. 1 John 3:18 Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth. Hebrews 13:16 And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. Matthew 5:16 In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. Colossians 3:23 Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, as for the Lord and not for men, 1 Corinthians 16:2 On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed. 1 Timothy 6:18 Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share, Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life. Luke 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.” Proverbs 3:27 Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act. Isaiah 1:19 If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land. Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom. Treasury of Scripture 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 you have. Jump to Previous Ability Able Accomplishment Complete Completing Completion Desire Desiring Eager Eagerness Effect Finish Finishing Means Mind Order Perform Performance Proportion Readiness Ready Willing Willingness WorkJump to Next Ability Able Accomplishment Complete Completing Completion Desire Desiring Eager Eagerness Effect Finish Finishing Means Mind Order Perform Performance Proportion Readiness Ready Willing Willingness Work2 Corinthians 8 1. He stirs them to a generous gift for the poor saints at Jerusalem, by the example of the Macedonians;7. by commendation of their former forwardness; 9. by the example of Christ; 14. and by the spiritual profit that shall redound to themselves thereby; 16. commending to them the integrity and willingness of Titus, and those other brothers. Now finish the work This phrase calls for the completion of a task that has already been initiated. The Greek word for "finish" is "epiteleō," which implies bringing something to its intended goal or purpose. Historically, this reflects the Corinthian church's commitment to a collection for the impoverished believers in Jerusalem. Paul is urging them to bring their initial enthusiasm to fruition. In a broader spiritual context, this can be seen as a call to believers to persevere in their commitments to God and others, ensuring that their actions align with their initial intentions and promises. so that you may complete it just as eagerly as you began according to your means Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Nowνυνὶ (nyni) Adverb Strong's 3570: A prolonged form of nun for emphasis; just now. finish ἐπιτελέσατε (epitelesate) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 2005: To complete, accomplish, perfect. From epi and teleo; to fulfill further, i.e. Execute; by implication, to terminate, undergo. the work, ποιῆσαι (poiēsai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. so that ὅπως (hopōs) Conjunction Strong's 3704: From hos and pos; what(-ever) how, i.e. In the manner that (as adverb or conjunction of coincidence, intentional or actual). you may complete it ἐπιτελέσαι (epitelesai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's 2005: To complete, accomplish, perfect. From epi and teleo; to fulfill further, i.e. Execute; by implication, to terminate, undergo. just as καθάπερ (kathaper) Adverb Strong's 2509: Even as, just as. From katha and per; exactly as. eagerly προθυμία (prothymia) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 4288: Inclination, readiness, eagerness, willingness, promptness. From prothumos; predisposition, i.e. Alacrity. as you began, θέλειν (thelein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active Strong's 2309: To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. according to ἐκ (ek) Preposition Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. [your] τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. means. ἔχειν (echein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. 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