2Out of the most severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.


In Context

1 And now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches.

2 Out of the most severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.

3 For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own,

4 they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.

2nd Corinthians 8:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:2How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:2That in much experience of tribulation, they have had abundance of joy; and their very deep poverty hath abounded unto the riches of their simplicity.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:2how that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:2that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty has abounded to the riches of their free-hearted liberality.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:2how that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:2That in a great trial of affliction, the abundance of their joy, and their deep poverty, abounded to the riches of their liberality.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:2how that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their liberality.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:2because in much trial of tribulation the abundance of their joy, and their deep poverty, did abound to the riches of their liberality;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:2How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their liberality.