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for I know your readiness, of which I boastabout you to the Macedonians, namely, that Achaia has been preparedsincelastyear, and your zeal has stirred up most of them.
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So I thought it necessary to urge the brethren that they would go on ahead to you and arrangebeforehand your previouslypromisedbountifulgift, so that the same would be ready as a bountifulgift and not affected by covetousness.