2 Corinthians 8:14-23

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.

20We want to be very careful about this large gift of money. That is why the other believer will come with us. We do not want anyone to say that we have done something wrong.

21Our purpose is to do only what is right. We want the Lord to see that, and people must see it as well.

22We will also send another believer along with the other men. This man has always shown us that we can trust him. He has wanted to help in many different ways. Now that he is very sure about you, he wants to help even more.

23As for Titus himself, he works along with me, to help you. The other believers are coming on behalf of the churches that sent them. They want to show that Christ is great.