2Corinthians:8:1-9
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Moreover ,
brethren ,
we make known to you the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia :
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that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their liberality .
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For I bear witness that according to their ability ,
yes ,
and beyond their ability ,
they were freely willing ,
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imploring us with much urgency that we would receive the gift and the fellowship of the ministering to the saints .
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And not only as we had hoped ,
but they first gave themselves to the Lord ,
and then to us by the will of God .
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So we urged Titus ,
that as he had begun ,
so he would also complete this grace in you as well .
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But as you abound in everything--in faith ,
in speech ,
in knowledge ,
in all diligence ,
and in your love for us--see that you abound in this grace also .
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I speak not by commandment ,
but I am testing the sincerity of your love by the diligence of others .
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For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ ,
that though He was rich ,
yet for your sakes He became poor ,
that you through His poverty might become rich .
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