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2 Corinthians 8:19

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The churches chose him to come along with us as we collect the offering and bring it to Jerusalem. We’re carrying out this work because we want to honor the Lord and show how ready we are to help.

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All this is for your benefit, so that grace will reach more and more people, and they will become more and more thankful and give glory to God.

And God is able to bless you so much that you’ll always have everything you need, and in that way, you’ll be able to do more and more good works.

So we have all agreed to send some men to you with our dear friends

Then the apostles, elders, and the whole church decided to choose some of their own men and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas Barsabbas and Silas, who were leaders among the believers.

Paul and Barnabas appointed people who’d trusted in the Lord to be elders in each church. They prayed and fasted and committed the elders to the Lord’s care.

He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia. But he stayed a little longer in the province of Asia.

Soon the whole city was upset. The people dragged Gaius and Aristarchus, two men who’d come with Paul from Macedonia, into the assembly hall.

We’re full of joy because we expect to share in God’s glory. And that’s not all. We’re full of joy even when we suffer.

And that’s not all. We are filled with joy from God because of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of him, God has brought us back to himself.

So finish the work. Then the desire you had to do it will be matched by the way you’ve finished it. Give based on how much you have.

Do you really want to give? Then your gift will be measured by what you have, not by what you don’t.

We don’t want anyone to have any reason to criticize how we’re taking care of this generous gift.

I know how much you want to do that. I’ve been bragging about you to the people in Macedonia. I’ve been telling them that you who live in Achaia have been ready to give since last year. Your eagerness has stirred up most of them to give as well.




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