8:1 Now we make known to you, brothers and sisters, 1 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 2 of their generosity.
8:16 But thanks be to God who put in the heart of Titus the same devotion 3 I have for you,
1 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:8.
2 tn Or “riches.”
3 tn Or “eagerness.”