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NASB					2 Cor 9:2 for I know^3609a your readiness⁴²⁸⁸, of which³⁷³⁹ I ^Aboast²⁷⁴⁴ about⁵²²⁸ you to the ^BMacedonians³¹¹⁰, namely, that ^CAchaia⁸⁸² has been prepared³⁹⁰³ since⁵⁷⁵ ^Dlast⁴⁰⁷⁰ year⁴⁰⁷⁰, and your zeal^2205b has stirred²⁰⁴² up most⁴¹⁸³ of them.
AMPLIFIED 2015					2 Cor 9:2 for I know your eagerness [to promote this cause], and I have [proudly] boasted to the people of Macedonia about it, telling them that ¹Achaia has been prepared since last year [for this contribution], and your enthusiasm has inspired the majority of them [to respond].

Amplified 2015 Translator's Notes:
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Corinth, the capital city of the Roman province of Achaia, was located in the NW part of the Peloponnesus (southern Greece), about 50 miles from Athens. Paul mentions their positive response to this request in Rom 15:26.

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2 Cor 7:4 Great is my confidence in you; great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort; I am overflowing with joy in all our affliction.

Rom 15:26 For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.

Acts 18:12 ¶ But while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,

2 Cor 8:10 I give my opinion in this matter, for this is to your advantage, who were the first to begin a year ago not only to do this, but also to desire to do it.

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Greek Heb.

575

apo; a prep. and a prim. particle; from, away from:--after(1), against(4), ago(2), alike*(1), among(2), away(3), away*(1), because(9), before*(1), belonged(1), deserting*(1), distance(1), hereafter*(1), initiative(1), left(1), off(1), once*(1), since(11), since*(3), some(1), way(1).

882

Achaia; of unc. or.; Achaia, a Roman province incl. most of Greece:--Achaia(10).

2042

erethizô; from erethô (to stir to anger); to stir up:--exasperate(1), stirred(1).

2205b

zêlos; prob. from 2204; zeal, jealousy:--fury(1), jealousy(9), zeal(6).

2744

kauchaomai; of unc. or.; to boast:--boast(24), boasted(1), boasting(3), boasts(2), exult(3), glory(2), take pride(1).

3110

Makedôn; of unc. or.; a Macedonian, an inhab. of Macedonia:--Macedonia(2), Macedonian(1), Macedonians(2).

3609a

oida; perf. of 1491a; to have seen or perceived, hence to know:--appreciate(1), aware(3), become learned(1), conscious*(1), having a knowledge(1), knew(16), knew...about(1), know(216), know about(1), know how(9), knowing(36), known(4), known about(1), knows(15), knows how(1), realize(1), realizing(2), recognize(3), unaware*(1), understand(5), understanding(1).

3739

hos,
hê,
ho; a prim. pron.; usually rel. who, which, that, also demonstrative this, that:--another*(8), any(1), because*(7), deeds*(1), just(1), just*(1), once*(1), one(11), one*(6), other(2), others*(2), same(2), since*(3), so(1), some(7), some*(8), someone(1), such(1), there(1), these(6), these things(3), thing(1), things(4), third(1), this(22), this is what(1), those whom(1), until*(1), what(101), what*(2), whatever(5), whatever*(28), when(9), when*(3), where(1), where*(2), which(404), while*(3), who(158), whoever(4), whoever*(51), whom(218), whomever*(6), whose(38), why*(3).

3903

paraskeuazô; from 3844 and skeuazô (to prepare, make ready); to prepare, make ready:--making preparations(1), prepare(1), prepared(2).

4070

perusi; a prim. adv.; last year:--last year(1), year ago(1).

4183

polus; a prim. word; much, many:--all(3), better(1), deep(1), earnestly(3), enough(1), even more(1), few*(1), freely(1), full(1), further(1), further*(3), great(33), greater(4), greater numbers(1), greatly(5), hard(2), harshly(1), heartily(1), high price(1), large(30), large numbers(1), large sums(1), larger(1), late*(2), lengthy(1), long(5), longer(1), loudly(1), majority(3), many(181), many more(1), many people(1), many subjects(1), many things(17), many...things(4), more(25), more numerous(1), most(8), most people's(1), much(50), often(1), plentiful(2), quite(2), several(1), some(1), something greater(2), strict(1), terrible(1), very(1), very large(1), very long(1), very much(1).

4288

prothumia; from 4289; eagerness:--eagerness(1), readiness(4).

5228

huper; a prim. prep.; over, beyond, fig. on behalf of, for the sake of, concerning:--about(5), above(4), behalf(22), beyond(4), concerning(3), exceed(1), more so(1), more than(5), over(2), regard(1), sake(9), sakes(1), than(3).

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