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2 Corinthians 8:7-9
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 Corinthians 8:7-9
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
7 Now as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in utmost eagerness, and in our love for you[a]—so we want you to excel also in this generous undertaking.[b](A)
8 I do not say this as a command, but I am, by mentioning the eagerness of others, testing the genuineness of your love.(B) 9 For you know the generous act[c] of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich.(C)
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