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2 Corinthians 8:4
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2 Corinthians 8:4
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begging us earnestly for the privilege of sharing in this ministry to the saints—
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for during a severe ordeal of affliction, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.
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For, as I can testify, they voluntarily gave according to their means, and even beyond their means,
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begging us earnestly for the privilege of sharing in this ministry to the saints—
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and this, not merely as we expected; they gave themselves first to the Lord and, by the will of God, to us,
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so that we might urge Titus that, as he had already made a beginning, so he should also complete this generous undertaking among you.
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[a].
Gk [grace]
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.