2 Corinthians 8:8 | |
NASB: I am not speaking [this] as a command, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity of your love also. (NASB ©1995) GWT: I'm not commanding you, but I'm testing how genuine your love is by pointing out the dedication of others. (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love. ASV: I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love. BBE: I am not giving you an order, but using the ready mind of others as a test of the quality of your love. DBY: I do not speak as commanding it, but through the zeal of others, and proving the genuineness of your love. WEY: I am not saying this by way of command, but to test by the standard of other men's earnestness the genuineness of your love also. WBS: I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love. WEB: I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love. YLT: not according to command do I speak, but because of the diligence of others, and of your love proving the genuineness, | |
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