2 Corinthians 8:11-19

11Now finish the work. When you started, you wanted very much to do it. Now you should want just as much to finish it. You should give what you are able to give.

12If you really want to give, then God will accept your gift. God does not want you to give more than you are able to give. He will be happy about what you can give.

13My purpose is not to bring trouble to you. You should not have pain while other people have plenty. Instead, both you and they should have enough.

14At this time, you yourselves have plenty. So you are able to give to those people who do not have enough. One day, things may change. They may have plenty, and you may not have enough. Then they can give money to help you. In that way, you will all have enough when you need it.

15It says this in the Bible: ‘The person who picked up a lot did not have too much. And the person who picked up a small amount also had enough.’

16Titus wants to help you just as much as we do. We thank God that he has made Titus ready to do that.

17He was very happy when we asked him to come to you. He himself already wanted to help you. So he really decided to visit you for himself.

18We are sending another man with Titus. He is also a believer. The Christians in all the other churches praise this man. They say that he works hard to tell people the good news about Christ.

19Those Christians in the other churches have also chosen this man to travel with us. They want him to help us when we take this gift. Our work will show that the Lord is great. It will also show that we are ready to help.