KJV
ASV
8. I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.
ESV
8. I say this not as a command, but to prove by the earnestness of others that your love also is genuine.
ERVEN
8. I am not ordering you to give, but I want to see how real your love is by comparing you with others who have been so ready and willing to help.
NLT
8. 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.
WEB
8. I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.
NET
8. I am not saying this as a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your love by comparison with the eagerness of others.
NLV
8. I am not saying that you must do this, but I have told you how others have helped. This is a way to prove how true your love is.
HCSB
8. I am not saying this as a command. Rather, by means of the diligence of others, I am testing the genuineness of your love.
YLT
8. not according to command do I speak, but because of the diligence of others, and of your love proving the genuineness,
LITV
8. I do not speak according to command, but through the earnestness of others and testing the trueness of your love.
RV
8. I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.
NCV
8. I am not commanding you to give. But I want to see if your love is true by comparing you with others that really want to help.
MKJV
8. I do not speak according to command, but through the eagerness of others, and testing the trueness of your love.
AKJV
8. I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
LXXEN
KJV
8. I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
AMP
8. I give this not as an order [to dictate to you], but to prove, by [pointing out] the zeal of others, the sincerity of your [own] love also.
KJVP
8. I speak G3004 V-PAI-1S not G3756 PRT-N by G2596 PREP commandment G2003 N-ASF , but G235 CONJ by occasion of G1223 PREP the G3588 T-GSF forwardness G4710 N-GSF of others G2087 A-GPM , and G2532 CONJ to prove G1381 V-PAP-NSM the G3588 T-ASN sincerity G1103 A-ASN of your G5212 S-2GPF love G26 N-GSF .
YLT
8. not according to command do I speak, but because of the diligence of others, and of your love proving the genuineness,
ASV
8. I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.
WEB
8. I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.
NASB
8. I say this not by way of command, but to test the genuineness of your love by your concern for others.
ESV
8. I say this not as a command, but to prove by the earnestness of others that your love also is genuine.
RV
8. I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.
RSV
8. I say this not as a command, but to prove by the earnestness of others that your love also is genuine.
NKJV
8. I speak not by commandment, but I am testing the sincerity of your love by the diligence of others.
MKJV
8. I do not speak according to command, but through the eagerness of others, and testing the trueness of your love.
AKJV
8. I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
NRSV
8. I do not say this as a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your love against the earnestness of others.
NIV
8. I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others.
NIRV
8. I am not commanding you to do it. But I want to put you to the test. I want to find out if you really love God. I want to compare your love with that of others.
NLT
8. 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.
MSG
8. I'm not trying to order you around against your will. But by bringing in the Macedonians' enthusiasm as a stimulus to your love, I am hoping to bring the best out of you.
GNB
8. I am not laying down any rules. But by showing how eager others are to help, I am trying to find out how real your own love is.
NET
8. I am not saying this as a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your love by comparison with the eagerness of others.
ERVEN
8. I am not ordering you to give, but I want to see how real your love is by comparing you with others who have been so ready and willing to help.