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2 Corinthians 8:1-5

1 Now, brethren, we wish to make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the churches of Macedonia,

1 And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches.

2 that in a great ordeal of affliction their abundance of joy and their deep poverty overflowed in the wealth of their liberality.

2 In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.

3 For I testify that according to their ability, and beyond their ability, they gave of their own accord,

3 For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own,

4 begging us with much urging for the favor of participation in the support of the saints,

4 they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the Lord’s people.

5 and this, not as we had expected, but they first gave themselves to the Lord and to 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.