2 Corinthians 8:10
King James Version (KJV)
And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago.
Translations
2 Corinthians 8:10 - Amplified Bible
[It is then] my counsel {and} my opinion in this matter that I give [you when I say]: It is profitable {and} fitting for you [now to complete the enterprise] which more than a year ago you not only began, but were the first to wish to do anything [about contributions for the relief of the saints at Jerusalem].
2 Corinthians 8:10 - American Standard Version
And herein I give my judgment: for this is expedient for you, who were the first to make a beginning a year ago, not only to do, but also to will.
2 Corinthians 8:10 - Bible in Basic English
And in this I give my opinion: for it is to your profit, who were the first to make a start a year before, not only to do this, but to make clear that your minds were more than ready to do it.
2 Corinthians 8:10 - Darby Bible
And I give [my] opinion in this, for this is profitable for you who began before, not only to do, but also to be willing, a year ago.
2 Corinthians 8:10 - English Standard Version
And in this matter I give my judgment: this benefits you, who a year ago started not only to do this work but also to desire to do it.
2 Corinthians 8:10 - King James Version
And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago.
2 Corinthians 8:10 - La Biblia de las Americas
Y doy mi opiniòn en este asunto, porque esto os conviene a vosotros, que fuisteis los primeros en comenzar hace un año no sòlo a hacer esto, sino también a desear hacerlo.
2 Corinthians 8:10 - The Message
So here’s what I think: The best thing you can do right now is to finish what you started last year and not let those good intentions grow stale. Your heart’s been in the right place all along. You’ve got what it takes to finish it up, so go to it. Once the commitment is clear, you do what you can, not what you can’t. The heart regulates the hands. This isn’t so others can take it easy while you sweat it out. No, you’re shoulder to shoulder with them all the way, your surplus matching their deficit, their surplus matching your deficit. In the end you come out even. As it is written,
Nothing left over to the one with the most,
Nothing lacking to the one with the least.
I thank God for giving Titus the same devoted concern for you that I have. He was most considerate of how we felt, but his eagerness to go to you and help out with this relief offering is his own idea. We’re sending a companion along with him, someone very popular in the churches for his preaching of the Message. But there’s far more to him than popularity. He’s rock-solid trustworthy. The churches handpicked him to go with us as we travel about doing this work of sharing God’s gifts to honor God as well as we can, taking every precaution against scandal.
2 Corinthians 8:10 - New American Standard Bible
I give {my} opinion in this matter, for this is to your advantage, who were the first to begin a year ago not only to do {this,} but also to desire {to do it.}
2 Corinthians 8:10 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy
Doy mi opiniòn en este asunto, porque esto les conviene a ustedes, que fueron los primeros en comenzar hace un año no sòlo a hacer esto, sino también a desear hacerlo.
2 Corinthians 8:10 - World English Bible
I give a judgment in this: for this is expedient for you, who were the first to start a year ago, not only to do, but also to be willing.
2 Corinthians 8:10 - Young's Living Translation
and an opinion in this do I give: for this to you [is] expedient, who not only to do, but also to will, did begin before -- a year ago,
2 Corinthians 8:10 - Additional Comments
What is a New Year's Resolution? A 2 week (or 2 day) change of life. How many times have you determine something would change in your life, and it did for a very short time, but it did not last.
This says to make a change you need to:
1. be ready to desire it; know that you want it (vss 10-11)
2. set attainable goals, i.e. goals you can actually accomplish (vs 12)
3. desire it; want it (vs 10), have a willing mind (vs 12)
4. begin doing it (vs 10)
5. continue through to completion (vs 11)
3 things about change
a. try to change something about the environment to encourage the change
b. change is tiring - prepare to run a marathon - get ready for the work, but pace yourself
c. have a direction, goals, otherwise the energy is wasted
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