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2 Corinthians 8:8

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I am not commanding you,l but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others.

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Cross references

  1. l1Co 7:6

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

I say this not as a command, but to prove by the earnestness of others that your love also is genuine.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I am not saying this as a command. Rather, by means of the diligence of others, I am testing the genuineness of your love.

NLTNew Living Translation

I am not commanding you to do this. But I am testing how genuine your love is by comparing it with the eagerness of the other churches.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

I am not saying this as a command, but proving the genuineness of your love by means of the diligence of others.

KJV 1900King James Version

I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.