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2 Corinthians 9:2

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I know that you want to help. I have been bragging about you to the people in Macedonia. I told them that you people in Achaia have been ready to give since last year. And your desire to give has made most of the people here ready to give also.

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This is what I think you should do: Last year you were the first to want to give, and you were the first who gave.

I am not ordering you to give, but I want to see how real your love is by comparing you with others who have been so ready and willing to help.

So show these men that you really have love. Show them why we are proud of you. Then all the churches can see it.

We should think about each other to see how we can encourage each other to show love and do good works.

You know that Stephanas and his family were the first believers in Achaia. They have given themselves to the service of God’s people. I ask you, brothers and sisters,

You became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.

Also, he was chosen by the churches to go with us when we carry this gift. We are doing this service to bring honor to the Lord and to show that we really want to help.

I feel that I can tell you anything. I am very proud of you. Even with all the troubles we have had, I am greatly encouraged and feel very happy.

Greetings from Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus. I am an apostle because that is what God wanted. Greetings also from Timothy our brother in Christ. To God’s church in Corinth and to all of God’s holy people throughout Achaia.

During the time that Gallio was the governor of Achaia, some of the Jews came together against Paul. They took him to court.

“I was away from Jerusalem for many years. I went back there to take money to help my people. I also had some gifts to offer at the Temple. I was doing this when some Jews saw me there. I had finished the cleansing ceremony. I had not made any trouble, and no one was gathering around me.

Some of them are poor, and the believers in Macedonia and Achaia wanted to help them. So they gathered some money to send them.

I had bragged about you to Titus, and you didn’t embarrass me. We have always told you the truth, and now what we told Titus about you has been shown to be true.

So now finish the work you started. Then your “doing” will be equal to your “wanting to do.” Give from what you have.




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