2Corinthians:8

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* But , brothers , we make known to you the grace of God which has been given among the churches of Macedonia , * that in much testing of trouble , the overflowing of their joy and the depth of their poverty abounded to the riches of their generosity . * For I testify that according to their ability and beyond their ability , they willingly gave , * with much entreating , begging us that they might receive of us the grace and the fellowship of the ministry to the saints . * And not as we hoped , but they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us through the will of God , * for us to call on Titus , that even as he began before , so also he might complete this grace to you also . * But even as you abound in everything , in faith , and in word , and in knowledge , and in all earnestness , and in your love in us , that you also should abound in this grace . * I do not speak according to command , but through the earnestness of others and testing the trueness of your love . * For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ , that being rich , He became poor for your sake , so that you might become rich by the poverty of that One . * And I give judgment in this , for this is profitable for you , who began before not only to do , but also to be willing from last year . * But now also finish the doing of it , so that even as there was the eagerness in the willing , so also the finishing , giving out of what you have . * For if the eagerness is present , it is acceptable according to what one has , not according to what one does not have . * For it is not that there may be ease to others , but trouble to you ; * but by equality in the present time , your abundance for their need ; but also that their abundance may be for your need , that there may be equality ; * even as it has been written , "He gathering much , he had nothing left over , and he gathering little had no less ." Ex . strkjv @16:18 * But thanks be to God , who gives the same earnestness for you in the heart of Titus . * For truly he received the entreating , but being more earnest , he went out to you of his own accord . * But we sent with him the brother whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches , * and not only so , but also he having been chosen by the churches as a traveling companion to us with this gift being ministered by us to the glory of the Lord Himself , and your eagerness , * avoiding this , lest anyone should blame us in this bounty being ministered by us ; * providing right things not only before the Lord , but also before men . Proverbs . strkjv @3:4 * And we sent with them our brother whom we often proved in many things to be earnest , and now much more earnest by the great assurance which I have toward you . * If any asks about Titus , he is my partner and a fellow worker for you ; or about our brothers , they are messengers of the churches , the glory of Christ . * Then show them a proof of your love and of our boastings toward you , even in the sight of the churches .

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