2 Cor 8:4 (GNT) META POLLHS PARAKLHSEWS DEOMENOU hHMWN THN XARIN KAI THN
KOINONIAN THS DIAKONIAS THS EIS TOUS hAGIOUS
As I read this, it says something like "they insistently begged us for the
grace and the fellowship of serving the saints". I see that and say to
myself that there is a grace that comes from serving the saints, and a
fellowship in serving the saints. Yet none of the English translations I
look at would really support those two points. Here's the RSV, for instance:
2 Cor 8:4 (RSV) "begging us earnestly for the favor of taking part in the
relief of the saints"
Am I overinterpreting this?
Jonathan
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