I thought it necessary therefore to entreat the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your aforepromised bounty, that the same might be ready as a matter of bounty, and not of extortion.

Thereforeª I thoughtª° it necessaryª to exhortª° the¹ brethren,ª thatª they would go beforeª° untoª you,ª andª make up beforehandª° yourª bounty,ª whereof ye had notice before,ª° that the sameª might beª° ready,ªª asª [a matter of] bounty,ª andª notª asª [of] covetousness.ª

Thereforeª I thoughtª° it necessaryª to exhortª° the¹ brethren,ª thatª they would go beforeª° vntoª you,ª andª make vp before handª° yourª bountie,ª whereof yee had notice before,ª° that the sameª might beeª° readie,ªª asª a matter of bountie,ªª notªª of couetousnesse.ª

For this cause I have been careful to entreat of these brethren to go before to you, to make ready that blessing of which you have caused to be heard before; that it may be prepared, so as that it may be [considered as] a blessing, [and] not as [the reluctant contribution of] avarice.

Therefore I was careful to request these my brethren, to go before me unto you, that they might make up this benefaction, of which ye were advised long before to have it ready, as being a benefaction, and not a matter of cupidity.

ἀναγκαῖον οὖν ἡγησάμην παρακαλέσαι τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς ἵνα προέλθωσιν εἰς ὑμᾶς καὶ προκαταρτίσωσι τὴν προεπηγγελμένην εὐλογίαν ὑμῶν, ταύτην ἑτοίμην εἶναι οὕτως ὡς εὐλογίαν καὶ μὴ ὡς πλεονεξίαν.

To-up-arm-belonged accordingly I-led-unto to-have-called-beside-unto to-the-ones to-brethrened, so they-might-have-had-came-before into to-ye and they-might-have-adjusted-down-before-to to-the-one to-having-had-come-to-be-messaged-upon-before to-a-goodly-fortheeing-unto of-ye, to-the-one-this to-readied-of to-be unto-the-one-this as to-a-goodly-fortheeing-unto and lest as to-a-holding-beyond-unto.