2 Corinthians 8

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	NOVA VULGATA
1 We want you to know, brethren, about the grace of God which has been shown in the churches of Macedonia,	1 Notamautem facimus vobis, fratres, gratiam Dei, quae data est in ecclesiisMacedoniae,
2 for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of liberality on their part.	2 quod in multo experimento tribulationis abundantia gaudii ipsorumet altissima paupertas eorum abundavit in divitias simplicitatis eorum;
3 For they gave according to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, of their own free will,	3 quiasecundum virtutem, testimonium reddo, et supra virtutem voluntarii fuerunt
4 begging us earnestly for the favor of taking part in the relief of the saints--	4 cummulta exhortatione obsecrantes nos gratiam et communicationem ministerii, quodfit in sanctos.
5 and this, not as we expected, but first they gave themselves to the Lord and to us by the will of God.	5 Et non sicut speravimus, sed semetipsos dederunt primumDomino, deinde nobis per voluntatem Dei,
6 Accordingly we have urged Titus that as he had already made a beginning, he should also complete among you this gracious work.	6 ita ut rogaremus Titum, ut,quemadmodum coepit, ita et perficiat in vos etiam gratiam istam.
7 Now as you excel in everything--in faith, in utterance, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in your love for us--see that you excel in this gracious work also.	7 Sed sicut in omnibus abundatis, fide et sermone et scientia et omnisollicitudine et caritate ex nobis in vobis, ut et in hac gratia abundetis.
8 I say this not as a command, but to prove by the earnestness of others that your love also is genuine.	8 Non quasi imperans dico, sed per aliorum sollicitudinem etiam vestrae caritatisingenitum bonum comprobans;
9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich.	9 scitis enim gratiam Domini nostri Iesu Christi,quoniam propter vos egenus factus est, cum esset dives, ut illius inopia vosdivites essetis.
10 And in this matter I give my advice: it is best for you now to complete what a year ago you began not only to do but to desire,	10 Et consilium in hoc do. Hoc enim vobis utile est, qui nonsolum facere, sed et velle coepistis ab anno priore;
11 so that your readiness in desiring it may be matched by your completing it out of what you have.	11 nunc vero et factoperficite, ut, quemadmodum promptus est animus velle, ita sit et perficere exeo, quod habetis.
12 For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what a man has, not according to what he has not.	12 Si enim voluntas prompta est, secundum id quod habet,accepta est, non secundum quod non habet.
13 I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened,	13 Non enim, ut aliis sit remissio,vobis autem tribulatio; sed ex aequalitate
14 but that as a matter of equality your abundance at the present time should supply their want, so that their abundance may supply your want, that there may be equality.	14 in praesenti tempore vestraabundantia illorum inopiam suppleat, ut et illorum abundantia vestram inopiamsuppleat, ut fiat aequalitas, sicut scriptum est:
15 As it is written, "He who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack."	15 “ Qui multum, nonabundavit; et, qui modicum, non minoravit ”.
16 But thanks be to God who puts the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.	16 Gratias autem Deo, qui dedit eandem sollicitudinem pro vobis in corde Titi,
17 For he not only accepted our appeal, but being himself very earnest he is going to you of his own accord.	17 quoniam exhortationem quidem suscepit, sed, cum sollicitior esset, suavoluntate profectus est ad vos.
18 With him we are sending the brother who is famous among all the churches for his preaching of the gospel;	18 Misimus etiam cum illo fratrem, cuius lausest in evangelio per omnes ecclesias
19 and not only that, but he has been appointed by the churches to travel with us in this gracious work which we are carrying on, for the glory of the Lord and to show our good will.	19 — non solum autem, sed et ordinatus abecclesiis comes noster cum hac gratia, quae ministratur a nobis ad Dominigloriam et destinatam voluntatem nostram —
20 We intend that no one should blame us about this liberal gift which we are administering,	20 devitantes hoc, ne quis nosvituperet in hac plenitudine, quae ministratur a nobis;
21 for we aim at what is honorable not only in the Lord's sight but also in the sight of men.	21 providemus enim bonanon solum coram Domino sed etiam coram hominibus.
22 And with them we are sending our brother whom we have often tested and found earnest in many matters, but who is now more earnest than ever because of his great confidence in you.	22 Misimus autem cum illis etfratrem nostrum, quem probavimus in multis saepe sollicitum esse, nunc autemmulto sollicitiorem, confidentia multa in vos.
23 As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker in your service; and as for our brethren, they are messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ.	23 Sive pro Tito, est socius meus et in vos adiutor; sive fratres nostri,apostoli ecclesiarum, gloria Christi.
24 So give proof, before the churches, of your love and of our boasting about you to these men.	24 Ostensionem ergo, quae est caritatisvestrae et nostrae gloriationis pro vobis, in illos ostendite in faciemecclesiarum.