2 Korintus 8:6

8:6 Thus ¹  we urged ²  Titus that, just as he had previously begun this work, ³  so also he should complete this act of kindness ⁴  for you.

2 Korintus 9:3

9:3 But I am sending ⁵  these brothers so that our boasting about you may not be empty in this case, so that you may be ready ⁶  just as I kept telling them.

[8:6]  ¹ tn A new sentence was started here in the translation and the word “thus” was supplied to indicate that it expresses the result of the previous clause.

[8:6]  ² tn Or “we exhorted.”

[8:6]  ³ tn The words “this work” are not in the Greek text but are implied. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted and must be supplied from the context.

[8:6]  ⁴ tn Grk “this grace.”

[9:3]  ⁵ tn This verb has been translated as an epistolary aorist.

[9:3]  ⁶ tn That is, ready with the collection for the saints.