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11 now finish doing it, so that your eagerness may be matched by completing it according to your means.
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Now finish the work, so that your eager willingness to do it may be matched by your completion of it, according to your means.
12 For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has—not according to what one does not have.
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For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.
13 I do not mean that there should be relief for others and pressure on you, but it is a question of a fair balance between
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Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality.
14 your present abundance and their need, so that their abundance may be for your need, in order that there may be a fair balance.
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At the present time your plenty will supply what they need, so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need. The goal is equality,
15 As it is written, "The one who had much did not have too much, and the one who had little did not have too little."
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as it is written: “The one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.”
16 But thanks be to God who put in the heart of Titus the same eagerness for you that I myself have.
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Thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same concern I have for you.
17 For he not only accepted our appeal, but since he is more eager than ever, he is going to you of his own accord.
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For Titus not only welcomed our appeal, but he is coming to you with much enthusiasm and on his own initiative.
18 With him we are sending the brother who is famous among all the churches for his proclaiming the good news;
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And we are sending along with him the brother who is praised by all the churches for his service to the gospel.
19 and not only that, but he has also been appointed by the churches to travel with us while we are administering this generous undertaking for the glory of the Lord himself and to show our goodwill.
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What is more, he was chosen by the churches to accompany us as we carry the offering, which we administer in order to honor the Lord himself and to show our eagerness to help.
20 We intend that no one should blame us about this generous gift that we are administering,
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We want to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this liberal gift.
21 for we intend to do what is right not only in the Lord's sight but also in the sight of others.
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For we are taking pains to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of man.
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