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2 Corinthians 8:1-6
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Completing the Collection for the Saints

8 Now we make known to you, brothers and sisters,[a] the grace of God given to the churches of Macedonia, 2 that during a severe ordeal of suffering, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in the wealth[b] of their generosity. 3 For I testify, they gave according to their means and beyond their means. They did so voluntarily,[c] 4 begging us with great earnestness for the blessing and fellowship of helping[d] the saints. 5 And they did this not just as we had hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and to us by the will of God. 6 Thus[e] we urged[f] Titus that, just as he had previously begun this work,[g] so also he should complete this act of kindness[h] for you.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 8:1 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:8.
  2. 2 Corinthians 8:2 tn Or “riches.”
  3. 2 Corinthians 8:3 tn Or “spontaneously.”
  4. 2 Corinthians 8:4 tn Or “of ministering to.”
  5. 2 Corinthians 8:6 tn A new sentence was started here in the translation and the word “thus” was supplied to indicate that it expresses the result of the previous clause.
  6. 2 Corinthians 8:6 tn Or “we exhorted.”
  7. 2 Corinthians 8:6 tn The words “this work” are not in the Greek text but are implied. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted and must be supplied from the context.
  8. 2 Corinthians 8:6 tn Grk “this grace.”
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