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Text -- 2 Corinthians 8:1-13 (NET)
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Completing the Collection for the Saints
8:1 Now we make known to you , brothers and sisters , the grace of God given to the churches of Macedonia ,
8:2 that during a severe ordeal of suffering , their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in the wealth of their generosity .
8:3 For I testify , they gave according to their means and beyond their means . They did so voluntarily ,
8:4 begging us with great earnestness for the blessing and fellowship of helping the saints .
8:5 And they did this not just as we had hoped , but they gave themselves first to the Lord and to us by the will of God .
8:6 Thus we urged Titus that , just as he had previously begun this work, so also he should complete this act of kindness for you .
8:7 But as you excel in everything – in faith , in speech , in knowledge , and in all eagerness and in the love from us that is in you – make sure that you excel in this act of kindness too.
8:8 I am not saying this as a command , but I am testing the genuineness of your love by comparison with the eagerness of others .
8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ , that although he was rich , he became poor for your sakes, so that you by his poverty could become rich .
8:10 So here is my opinion on this matter : It is to your advantage , since you made a good start last year both in your giving and your desire to give,
8:11 to finish what you started , so that just as you wanted to do it eagerly , you can also complete it according to your means .
8:12 For if the eagerness is present , the gift itself is acceptable according to whatever one has , not according to what he does not have .
8:13 For I do not say this so there would be relief for others and suffering for you , but as a matter of equality .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Macedonia |
Beneficence |
Philippians, Epistle to |
Liberality |
Emulation |
Tact |
Poor |
Giving |
CONTRIBUTION |
Zeal |
Titus |
GRACE |
PHILIPPIANS, THE EPISTLE TO THE |
Joy |
FORWARD; FORWARDNESS |
PAULINE THEOLOGY |
PHILIPPI |
Church |
POVERTY |
Love |
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