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Abounding in Grace: Subjunctive Purpose and Spiritual Fullness in 2 Corinthians 8:7

Ἀλλ’ ὥσπερ ἐν παντὶ περισσεύετε, πίστει καὶ λόγῳ καὶ γνώσει καὶ πάσῃ σπουδῇ καὶ τῇ ἐξ ὑμῶν ἐν ἡμῖν ἀγάπῃ, ἵνα καὶ ἐν ταύτῃ τῇ χάριτι περισσεύητε. (2 Corinthians 8:7)

But just as you abound in everything: in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all diligence, and in the love from you in us; so also may you abound in this grace.

Overflowing in All Things: Context and Contrast

In 2 Corinthians 8, Paul exhorts the Corinthians to follow through in generosity toward the Jerusalem believers. He frames the appeal not as a command but as an invitation to participate in grace.… Learn Koine Greek

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