Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Paul's Change of Plans

For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world with simplicity and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you.

Because I was sure of this, I wanted to come to you first, so that you might have a second experience of grace.

For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God.

Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

Encouragement to Give Generously

We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia,

Accordingly, we urged Titus that as he had started, so he should complete among you this act of grace.

But as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you—see that you excel in this act of grace also.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.

And not only that, but he has been appointed by the churches to travel with us as we carry out this act of grace that is being ministered by us, for the glory of the Lord himself and to show our good will.

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.

while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you.

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.