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2 Corinthians 8:19

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Also, this brother was chosen by the churches to go with us when we deliver this gift of money. We are doing this service to bring glory to the Lord and to show that we really want to help.

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All these things are for you. And so the grace of God that is being given to more and more people will bring increasing thanks to God for his glory.

And God can give you more blessings than you need. Then you will always have plenty of everything—enough to give to every good work.

We have all agreed to choose some messengers and send them to you with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul—

The apostles, the elders, and the whole church decided to send some of their men with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch. They chose Judas Barsabbas and Silas, who were respected by the believers.

They chose elders for each church, by praying and fasting for a certain time. These elders had trusted the Lord, so Paul and Barnabas put them in the Lord’s care.

Paul sent Timothy and Erastus, two of his helpers, ahead to Macedonia, but he himself stayed in Asia for a while.

The whole city became confused. The people grabbed Gaius and Aristarchus, who were from Macedonia and were traveling with Paul, and ran to the theater.

We also have joy with our troubles, because we know that these troubles produce patience.

And not only that, but now we are also very happy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we are now God’s friends again.

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

If you want to give, your gift will be accepted. It will be judged by what you have, not by what you do not have.

We are being careful so that no one will criticize us for the way we are handling this large gift.

I know you want to help. I have been bragging about this to the people in Macedonia, telling them that you in Southern Greece have been ready to give since last year. And your desire to give has made most of them ready to give also.




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