2 Corinthians 8:2-5

2While they were being severely tested by suffering, their overflowing joy, along with their extreme poverty, has made them even more generous.

3I assure you that by their own free will they have given all they could, even more than they could afford.

4They made an appeal to us, begging us to let them participate in the ministry of God’s kindness to his holy people ⌞in Jerusalem⌟.

5They did more than we had expected. First, they gave themselves to the Lord and to us, since this was God’s will.