2 Corinthians 8

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1 Known to you, brethren, by the grace of God, the churches of Macedonia,
2 that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy; and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.
3 For they are a cheerful and on forces beyond your strength - I am a witness:
4 they convincingly asked us to accept the gift and part of [their] in ministering to the saints;
5 and not only that, we hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord, [then] to us by the will of God;
6 So we urged Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also.

7 As ye abound in everything, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in your love to us, --tak abound in this grace.
8 I speak not by commandment, but the earnestness of others the sincerity of your love.
9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, became poor for your sake, that you through his poverty.
10 I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago.
eleven Take now the same thing, that thing hard wish, and was executed by prosperity.
12 For if the readiness is there, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to what he has not.
13 Do not [need] to another [was] relieved, and the severity of you, but that there may be equality.
14 Now your abundance [replenishment] their fault; and their abundance [replenishment] you lack that there may be equality,
15 as it is written who gathered much had nothing over; and some less, had drawbacks.

16 Thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same earnest care for you.
17 For though I asked him, but he, being very diligent, went unto you.
18 With him we have sent a brother, in all the churches praise is in the gospel,
19 and, moreover, elected by the churches to travel with us with this grace, which we serve to the glory of the Lord himself, and [in] [compliance with] your diligence,
20 Avoiding this, that we do not man should blame in this abundance which is administered by our service;
21 because we are honest things, not only before the Lord, but also before men.
22 We have sent with them our brother, whom zeal many times experienced in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence in you.
23 As for Titus, he is - my partner and fellow worker among you; and as for our brothers, it is - the messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ.
24 So to give them the face of the churches the proof of your love, and that we [true] glory in you.

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