2 Corinthians 8:1-7 ▼

1 We want you to know, brothers, of the grace of God that has been given to the churches of Macedonia,

2 for in a severe test of affliction, the abundance of their joy and their profound poverty overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.

3 For according to their means, I can testify, and beyond their means, spontaneously,

4 they begged us insistently for the favor of taking part in the service to the holy ones,

5 and this, not as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and to us through the will of God,

6 so that we urged Titus that, as he had already begun, he should also complete for you this gracious act also.

7 Now as you excel in every respect, in faith, discourse, knowledge, all earnestness, and in the love we have for you, may you excel in this gracious act also.