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2 Corinthians 8:8
NIV:  I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others.
NAS:  I am not speaking this as a command, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity of your love also.
KJV:  I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
GWT:  I'm not commanding you, but I'm testing how genuine your love is by pointing out the dedication of others.
ASV:  I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.
BBE:  I am not giving you an order, but using the ready mind of others as a test of the quality of your love.
DBY:  I do not speak as commanding it, but through the zeal of others, and proving the genuineness of your love.
DRB:  I speak not as commanding; but by the carefulness of others, approving also the good disposition of your charity.
WBS:  I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
WEB:  I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.
YLT:  not according to command do I speak, but because of the diligence of others, and of your love proving the genuineness,

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