2 Corinthians 8:6-9
Christian Standard Bible
6 So we urged Titus that just as he had begun, so he should also complete among you this act of grace.
7 Now as you excel in everything—in faith, speech, knowledge,(A) and in all diligence, and in your love for us[a]—excel also in this act of grace. 8 I am not saying this as a command. Rather, by means of the diligence of others, I am testing the genuineness of your love. 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ: Though he was rich,(B) for your sake he became poor,(C) so that by his poverty you might become rich.
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- 8:7 Other mss read in our love for you
2 Corinthians 8:6-9
International Standard Version
6 So we urged Titus to finish this work of kindness[a] among you in the same way that he had started it. 7 Indeed, the more your faith, speech, knowledge, enthusiasm, and love for us increase, the more we want you to be rich in this work of kindness.[b]
8 I am not commanding you but testing the genuineness of your love by the enthusiasm of others. 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah.[c] Although he was rich, for your sakes he became poor, so that you, through his poverty, might become rich.
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- 2 Corinthians 8:6 Or this grace
- 2 Corinthians 8:7 Or this grace
- 2 Corinthians 8:9 Or Christ
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