⁸ I ^(A)am not saying this as a command, but as proving, through the earnestness of others, the sincerity of your love as well. ⁹ For you know ^(B)the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ^(C)though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich. ¹⁰ I ^(D)give my opinion in this matter, for this is to your advantage, who were the first to begin ^(E)a year ago not only to do this, but also to desire to do it.