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2 Corinthians 8:5-6

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5 And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.
5 And they exceeded our expectations: They gave themselves first of all to the Lord, and then by the will of God also to us.
6 Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also.
6 So we urged Titus, just as he had earlier made a beginning, to bring also to completion this act of grace on your part.
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