as supplying the needs of the saints, but also as thanksgiving to God (2 Cor 9:12) and a manifestation of their confession of the gospel by “your sharing with them [i.e., the Jerusalem church] and with all others” (2 Cor 9:13). As demonstrated by the addition of “all” in 2 Cor 9:13, the concern to care for the needs of others is not limited to the Jerusalem saints; it is indeed part of following in the footsteps of Christ. As seen in 2 Cor 8–9, the rationale for giving is established in what God