Verse Comparison: 2 Corinthians 8:8
American Standard Version
I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.
Amplified® Bible
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.
Contemporary English Version
I am not ordering you to do this. I am simply testing how real your love is by comparing it with the concern that others have shown.
Darby English Version
I do not speak as commanding [it], but through the zeal of others, and proving the genuineness of your love.
Good News Bible
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.
International Standard Version
I am not commanding you but testing the genuineness of your love by the enthusiasm of others.
King James Version
I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
New American Standard Bible
I am not speaking {this} as a command, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity of your love also.
New International Version
I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others.
New King James Version
I speak not by commandment, but I am testing the sincerity of your love by the diligence of others.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
I do not speak this as a command, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity of your love also.
Young's Literal Translation
not according to command do I speak, but because of the diligence of others, and of your love proving the genuineness,