For Macedoniaand Achaiahave been pleasedto makea contributionfor the pooramong the saintsin Jerusalem.
He who despiseshis neighborsins,But happyis he who is graciousto the poor.
He who oppressesthe poortauntshis Maker,But he who is graciousto the needyhonorsHim.
He who mocksthe poortauntshis Maker;He who rejoicesat calamitywill not gounpunished.
So it was brokenon that day,and thusthe afflictedof the flockwho were watchingme realizedthat it was the wordof the LORD.
So I pasturedthe flock[doomed] to slaughter,hencethe afflictedof the flock.And I tookfor myself twostaffs:the oneI calledFavorand the otherI calledUnion;so I pasturedthe flock.
"The Kingwill answerand sayto them, 'TrulyI sayto you, to the extentthat you didit to oneof thesebrothersof Mine,[even] the least[of them], you didit to Me.'
"For you alwayshavethe poorwith you; but you do not alwayshaveMe.
"But whenyou givea reception,invite[the] poor,[the] crippled,[the] lame,[the] blind,
And turningHis gazetowardHis disciples,He [began] to say,"Blessed[are] you [who are] poor,for yoursis the kingdomof God.
and from thereto Philippi,whichis a leadingcityof the districtof Macedonia,a [Roman] colony;and we were stayingin thiscityfor somedays.
A visionappearedto Paulin the night:a manof Macedoniawas standingand appealingto him, and saying,"Come overto Macedoniaand helpus."
But while Galliowas proconsulof Achaia,the Jewswith one accordrose up againstPauland broughthim beforethe judgment seat,
Nowafterthese thingswere finished,Paulpurposedin the spiritto goto Jerusalemafter he had passed throughMacedoniaand Achaia,saying,"AfterI have beenthere,I mustalsoseeRome."
But Ananiasanswered,"Lord,I have heardfrom manyaboutthisman,how muchharmhe didto Your saintsat Jerusalem;
NowI urgeyou, brethren(you knowthe householdof Stephanas,that they were the first fruitsof Achaia,and that they have devotedthemselvesfor ministryto the saints),
But I will cometo you afterI gothroughMacedonia,for I am going throughMacedonia;
that is, to passyour wayinto Macedonia,and againfrom Macedoniato cometo you, and by you to be helped on my journeyto Judea.
and when I was presentwith you and was in need,I was not a burdento anyone;for when the brethrencamefrom Macedoniathey fully suppliedmy need,and in everythingI keptmyselffrom being a burdento you, and will continueto do so.
I hadnorestfor my spirit,not findingTitusmy brother;but taking my leaveof them, I wenton to Macedonia.
For evenwhen we cameinto Macedoniaour fleshhadnorest,but we were afflictedon everyside: conflictswithout,fearswithin.
For the ministryof thisserviceis not onlyfully supplyingthe needsof the saints,but is alsooverflowingthroughmanythanksgivingsto God.
for I knowyour readiness,of whichI boastaboutyou to the Macedonians,[namely], that Achaiahas been preparedsincelast year,and your zealhas stirredup mostof them.
otherwiseifany Macedonianscomewith me and findyou unprepared,we-- not to speakof you-- will be put to shameby thisconfidence.
You yourselvesalsoknow,Philippians,that at the firstpreaching of the gospel,afterI leftMacedonia,nochurchsharedwith me in the matterof givingand receivingbut you alone;
sothat you becamean exampleto allthe believersin Macedoniaand in Achaia.
For the wordof the Lordhas sounded forthfrom you, not onlyin Macedoniaand Achaia,but also in everyplaceyour faithtowardGodhas gone forth,sothat we havenoneedto sayanything.
for indeedyou do practiceit towardallthe brethrenwhoare in allMacedonia.But we urgeyou, brethren,to excelstill more,
As I urgedyou upon my departurefor Macedonia,remainon at Ephesussothat you may instructcertain mennot to teach strange doctrines,
because I hearof your loveand of the faithwhichyou havetowardthe LordJesusand towardallthe saints;
