2 Corinthians 8:5-15

5AndG2532 notG3756 only did they do asG2531 we expectedG1679, butG235 they gaveG1325 themselvesG1438 firstG4412 to theG3588 LordG2962 and thenG2532 to usG1473, throughG1223 the willG2307 of GodG2316.

6SoG1519 weG1473 urgedG3870 TitusG5103 to help completeG2532G2005 yourG1519G4771 act of graceG5485, just asG2531 he had startedG4278 it. 7ButG235 just asG5618 you excelG4052 inG1722 everythingG3956—in faithG4102, in speechG3056, in knowledgeG1108, inG2532 completeG3956 earnestnessG4710, andG2532 in theG3588 loveG26 weG1473 inspired inG1722 youG47711—see thatG2443 you also excelG4052G2532 inG1722 thisG3778 grace of givingG5485. 8I am not givingG3756G3004 a commandG2003, butG235 I am testingG1381 theG3588 sincerityG1103 of yourG5212 loveG26 throughG1223 theG3588 earnestnessG4710 of othersG2087.

9ForG1063 you knowG1097 theG3588 graceG5485 of ourG1473 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, thatG3754 though He wasG1510 richG4145, yet for your sakeG1223G4771 He became poorG4433, so thatG2443 youG4771 throughG1565 His povertyG4432 might become richG4147. 10AndG2532 thisG3778 is my opinionG1325G1106 aboutG1063 what is helpfulG4851 for youG4771 inG1722 thisG3778 matter: Last yearG575G4070 you were the firstG4278 notG3756 onlyG3440 toG4160 give, butG235 evenG2532 to have such a desireG2309. 11NowG3570G1161G2532 finishG2005 the workG4160, so thatG3704 you may complete itG2005 with the sameG2509 eagerG4288 desireG2309G3779G2532, according toG1537 your meansG2192. 12ForG1063 ifG1487 theG3588 eagernessG4288 is thereG4295, the gift is acceptableG2144 according toG2526 whatG1437 one hasG2192, notG3756 according toG2526 what he does not haveG3756G2192.

13It is not our intention thatG2443 othersG243 may be relievedG425 while youG4771 are burdenedG2347, butG235 that there may be equalityG2471. 14AtG1722 theG3588 presentG3568 timeG2540, yourG4771 surplusG4051 will meetG1519 theirG1565 needG5303, so thatG2443 in turnG2532 theirG1565 surplusG4051 willG1096 meetG1519 yourG4771 needG5303. This wayG3704 there will beG1096 equalityG2471. 15AsG2531 it is writtenG1125: