2 Corinthians 8:8

I am not saying this as a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your love by comparison with the eagerness of others. ¹ 

biblegateway 2Co 8:8

I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others.

biblegateway 2Co 8:8

I am not speaking this as a command, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity of your love also.

biblegateway 2Co 8:8

I am not saying you must do it, even though the other churches are eager to do it. This is one way to prove your love is real.

biblegateway 2Co 8:8

I'm not trying to order you around against your will. But by bringing in the Macedonians' enthusiasm as a stimulus to your love, I am hoping to bring the best out of you.

SABDAweb 2Co 8:8

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

bibleoremus 2Co 8:8

I do not say this as a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your love against the earnestness of others.

biblegateway 2Co 8:8

I speak not by commandment, but I am testing the sincerity of your love by the diligence of others.

biblegateway 2Co 8:8

I am not saying this as a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your love by comparison with the eagerness of others. ¹ 

¹ tn Grk “by means of the eagerness of others.”