²⁵ whom God displayed publicly as ^(A)a ^[a]propitiation ^[b](B)in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, ^[c]because in God’s merciful ^(C)restraint He ^(D)let the sins previously committed go unpunished;

Great Generosity

8 Now, brothers and sisters, we make known to you the grace of God which has been ^(A)given in the churches of ^(B)Macedonia, ² that in a ^[a]great ordeal of affliction their abundance of joy and their deep poverty overflowed in the ^(C)wealth of their liberality. ³ For I testify that ^(D)according to their ability, and beyond their ability, they gave voluntarily, ⁴ begging us with much urging for the ^(E)favor ^[b]of participation in the ^[c](F)support of the ^[d]saints, ⁵ and this, not as we had ^[e]expected, but they first ^(G)gave themselves to the Lord and to us by ^(H)the will of God.

^9 (A)Let’s not become discouraged in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we ^(B)do not become weary.

² and ^(A)walk in love, just as Christ also ^(B)loved ^[a]you and ^(C)gave Himself up for us, an ^(D)offering and a sacrifice to God ^[b]as a ^(E)fragrant aroma.