⁵ As soon as the command was spread abroad, the people of Israel gave in abundance the firstfruits of grain, wine, oil, honey, and of all the produce of the field. And they brought in abundantly ^(A)the tithe of everything.

¹² Then all Judah brought ^(A)the tithe of the grain, wine, and oil into the storehouses.

^12 (A)All the best of the oil and all the best of the wine and of the grain, ^(B)the firstfruits of what they give to the Lord, I give to you.

⁴ It is these who have not defiled themselves with women, for ^(A)they are virgins. It is these ^(B)who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These have been redeemed from mankind as ^(C)firstfruits for God and the Lamb,

^18 (A)Of his own will he ^(B)brought us forth by the word of truth, ^(C)that we should be a kind of ^(D)firstfruits of his creatures.

² for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and ^(A)their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. ³ For they gave ^(B)according to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, of their own accord, ⁴ begging us earnestly ^(C)for the favor^[a] of taking part in ^(D)the relief of the saints— ⁵ and this, not as we expected, but they ^(E)gave themselves first to the Lord and then by the will of God to us.

²⁰ But in fact ^(A)Christ has been raised from the dead, ^(B)the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

³¹ and I provided ^(A)for the wood offering ^(B)at appointed times, and for the firstfruits.

^(C)Remember me, O my God, for good.