¹And we make known to you, brethren, the grace of God, that hath been given in the assemblies of Macedonia, ²because in much trial of tribulation the abundance of their joy, and their deep poverty, did abound to the riches of their liberality; ³because, according to their power, I testify, and above their power, they were willing of themselves, ⁴with much entreaty calling on us to receive the favour and the fellowship of the ministration to the saints, ⁵and not according as we expected, but themselves they did give first to the Lord, and to us, through the will of God, ⁶so that we exhorted Titus, that, according as he did begin before, so also he may finish to you also this favour.

⁷But even as in every thing ye do abound, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in your love to us, that also in this grace ye may abound; ⁸not according to command do I speak, but because of the diligence of others, and of your love proving the genuineness, ⁹for ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that because of you he became poor—being rich, that ye by that poverty may become rich.

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2 Corinthians 8:9: 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 by his poverty might become rich.

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