2 Corinthians 8:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

When we begged Titus to visit you, he said he would. He wanted to because he cared so much for you.

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I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent another follower with him. But Titus didn't cheat you, and we felt and behaved the same way he did.

A year ago you were the first ones to give, and you gave because you wanted to. So listen to my advice.

Titus was the one who got you started doing this good thing, so we begged him to help you finish what you had begun.

I am not ordering you to do this. I am simply testing how real your love is by comparing it with the concern that others have shown.

My friends, I have written only a short letter to encourage you, and I beg you to pay close attention to what I have said.