2 Corinthians 8

8Moreover, brethren, ^awe do you to wit of ^aathe grace of God bestowed on the churches of ^bMacedonia; ²How that in a great ^ctrial of affliction ^dthe abundance of their joy and ^dtheir deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their ^†liberality. ³For ^eto their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were ^fwilling of themselves; ⁴Praying us with much intreaty ^gthat we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of ^hthe ministering to the saints. ⁵And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us ⁱby the will of God. ⁶Insomuch that ^jwe desired ^kTitus, that as he had ^xbegun, so he would also finish in you the same ^||grace also. ⁷Therefore, as ^lye abound in every thing, in faith, and ^mutterance, and ^mknowledge, and in all ⁿdiligence, and in ^oyour love to us, see ^pthat ye abound in this grace also. ^8qI speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the ⁿforwardness of others, and ^qqto prove the sincerity of ^oyour love. ⁹For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, ^rthough he was rich, yet ^rsfor your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty ^tmight be rich. ¹⁰And herein ^uI give my advice: for ^wthis is expedient for you, who have ^xbegun before, not only to do, but also to be ^†forward ^ya year ago. ¹¹Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a ^zreadiness to will, so there may be a performance also ^eout of ^athat which ye have. ¹²For ^bif there be first ^za willing mind, it is ^caccepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not. ¹³For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened: ¹⁴But by an ^dequality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply ^efor their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be ^dequality: ¹⁵As it is written, ^fHe that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack.

¹⁶But thanks be to God, ^gwhich put the same ^hearnest care into the heart of Titus for you. ¹⁷For indeed he accepted ⁱthe exhortation; but being ^hmore forward, ^jof his own accord he went unto you. ¹⁸And we have sent with him ^kthe brother, whose praise is in the gospel throughout ^kkall the churches; ¹⁹And not that only, but who was also ^lchosen of the churches ^mto travel with us with this ^||grace, which is ⁿadministered by us ^oto the glory of the same Lord, and declaration of your ^zready mind: ^20pAvoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is ⁿadministered by us: ^21qProviding for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men. ²²And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved ^hdiligent in many things, but now much ^hmore diligent, ^rupon the great confidence which ^||I have in you. ²³Whether any do inquire of Titus, he is my ^spartner and ^tfellowhelper concerning you: or ^uour brethren be inquired of, they are ^wthe messengers of the churches, and the glory of Christ. ²⁴Wherefore shew ye to them, and ^xbefore the churches, the proof of ^yyour love, and of ^zour boasting on your behalf.