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2 Corinthians 8:4-14

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4 They begged us again and again for the privilege of sharing in the gift for the believers in Jerusalem.
4 they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the Lord’s people.
5 They even did more than we had hoped, for their first action was to give themselves to the Lord and to us, just as God wanted them to do.
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 So we have urged Titus, who encouraged your giving in the first place, to return to you and encourage you to finish this ministry of giving.
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.
7 Since you excel in so many ways—in your faith, your gifted speakers, your knowledge, your enthusiasm, and your love from us —I want you to excel also in this gracious act of giving.
7 But since you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in the love we have kindled in you —see that you also excel in this grace of giving.
8 I am not commanding you to do this. But I am testing how genuine your love is by comparing it with the eagerness of the other churches.
8 I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others.
9 You know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty he could make you rich.
9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.
10 Here is my advice: It would be good for you to finish what you started a year ago. Last year you were the first who wanted to give, and you were the first to begin doing it.
10 And here is my judgment about what is best for you in this matter. Last year you were the first not only to give but also to have the desire to do so.
11 Now you should finish what you started. Let the eagerness you showed in the beginning be matched now by your giving. Give in proportion to what you have.
11 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 Whatever you give is acceptable if you give it eagerly. And give according to what you have, not what you don’t have.
12 For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.
13 Of course, I don’t mean your giving should make life easy for others and hard for yourselves. I only mean that there should be some equality.
13 Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality.
14 Right now you have plenty and can help those who are in need. Later, they will have plenty and can share with you when you need it. In this way, things will be equal.
14 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,
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