Titus welcomed our appeal. He is also excited about coming to you. It was his own idea.
I asked Titus to go to you. And I sent our brother with him. Titus didn’t take advantage of you, did he? Didn’t we walk in the same footsteps by the same Spirit?
Here is my opinion about what is best for you in that matter. Last year you were the first to give. You were also the first to want to give.
Titus had already started collecting money from you. So we asked him to help you finish making your kind gift.
I am not commanding you to do it. But I want to test you. I want to find out if you really love God. I want to compare your love with that of others.
Brothers and sisters, I beg you to accept my word. It tells you to be faithful. Accept my word because I have written to you only a short letter.