Moreover, 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.

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aGk. as 1 Cor. 12:3. & 15:1. Gal. 1:11.
aach. 9:14.
bSee Acts 16:12.
cch. 2:9. & 9:13. & 13:3 in the Gk. See Rom. 5:4. Comp. Prov. 17:3.
dComp. Mark 12:44.
dComp. Mark 12:44.
†[Gr. simplicity]. Rom. 12:8. ch. 9:11, 13.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches. In the midst of a very severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

We want you to know, brothers and sisters, about the grace of God that was given to the churches of Macedonia: During a severe trial brought about by affliction, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.

NLTNew Living Translation

Now I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters, what God in his kindness has done through the churches in Macedonia. They are being tested by many troubles, and they are very poor. But they are also filled with abundant joy, which has overflowed in rich generosity.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now we make known to you, brothers, the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, that with a great ordeal of affliction, the abundance of their joy and the extreme depth of their poverty have overflowed to the wealth of their generosity.