8:1 We
want
you
to
know,
brothers,
about
the
grace
of
God
that
has
been
given
among
the
churches
of
Macedonia,
8:2 for
in
a
severe
test
of
affliction,
their
abundance
of
joy
and
their
extreme
poverty
have
overflowed
in
a
wealth
of
generosity
on
their
part.
8:3 For
they
gave
according
to
their
means,
as
I
can
testify,
and
beyond
their
means,
of
their
own
accord,
8:4 begging
us
earnestly
for
the
favor
of
taking
part
in
the
relief
of
the
saints--
8:5 and
this,
not
as
we
expected,
but
they
gave
themselves
first
to
the
Lord
and
then
by
the
will
of
God
to
us.
8:6 Accordingly,
we
urged
Titus
that
as
he
had
started,
so
he
should
complete
among
you
this
act
of
grace.
8:7 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.
8:8 I
say
this
not
as
a
command,
but
to
prove
by
the
earnestness
of
others
that
your
love
also
is
genuine.
8:9 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.
8:10 And
in
this
matter
I
give
my
judgment:
this
benefits
you,
who
a
year
ago
started
not
only
to
do
this
work
but
also
to
desire
to
do
it.
8:11 So
now
finish
doing
it
as
well,
so
that
your
readiness
in
desiring
it
may
be
matched
by
your
completing
it
out
of
what
you
have.
8:12 For
if
the
readiness
is
there,
it
is
acceptable
according
to
what
a
person
has,
not
according
to
what
he
does
not
have.
8:13 For
I
do
not
mean
that
others
should
be
eased
and
you
burdened,
but
that
as
a
matter
of
fairness
8:14 your
abundance
at
the
present
time
should
supply
their
need,
so
that
their
abundance
may
supply
your
need,
that
there
may
be
fairness.
8:15 As
it
is
written,
"Whoever
gathered
much
had
nothing
left
over,
and
whoever
gathered
little
had
no
lack."
8:16 But
thanks
be
to
God,
who
put
into
the
heart
of
Titus
the
same
earnest
care
I
have
for
you.
8:17 For
he
not
only
accepted
our
appeal,
but
being
himself
very
earnest
he
is
going
to
you
of
his
own
accord.
8:18 With
him
we
are
sending
the
brother
who
is
famous
among
all
the
churches
for
his
preaching
of
the
gospel.
8:19 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.
8:20 We
take
this
course
so
that
no
one
should
blame
us
about
this
generous
gift
that
is
being
administered
by
us,
8:21 for
we
aim
at
what
is
honorable
not
only
in
the
Lord's
sight
but
also
in
the
sight
of
man.
8:22 And
with
them
we
are
sending
our
brother
whom
we
have
often
tested
and
found
earnest
in
many
matters,
but
who
is
now
more
earnest
than
ever
because
of
his
great
confidence
in
you.
8:23 As
for
Titus,
he
is
my
partner
and
fellow
worker
for
your
benefit.
And
as
for
our
brothers,
they
are
messengers
of
the
churches,
the
glory
of
Christ.
8:24 So
give
proof
before
the
churches
of
your
love
and
of
our
boasting
about
you
to
these
men.
