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Great Generosity
Now, brethren, we wish to make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the churches of Macedonia,
Now, brethren, we wish to make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the churches of Macedonia,
Generosity Commended
But we make known to you, brethren, the grace of God bestowed in the assemblies of Macedonia;
But we make known to you, brethren, the grace of God bestowed in the assemblies of Macedonia;
that in a great ordeal of affliction their abundance of joy and their deep poverty overflowed in the wealth of their liberality.
that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty has abounded to the riches of their [free-hearted] liberality.
For I testify that according to their ability, and beyond their ability, they gave of their own accord,
For according to [their] power, I bear witness, and beyond [their] power, [they were] willing of their own accord,
begging us with much urging for the favor of participation in the support of the saints,
begging of us with much entreaty [to give effect to] the grace and fellowship of the service which [was to be rendered] to the saints.
and this, not as we had expected, but they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us by the will of God.
And not according as we hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord, and to us by God's will.
So we urged Titus that as he had previously made a beginning, so he would also complete in you this gracious work as well.
So that we begged Titus that, according as he had before begun, so he would also complete as to you this grace also;
But just as you abound in everything, in faith and utterance and knowledge and in all earnestness and in the love we inspired in you, see that you abound in this gracious work also.
but even as ye abound in every way, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in love from you to us, that ye may abound in this grace also.
I am not speaking this as a command, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity of your love also.
I do not speak as commanding [it], but through the zeal of others, and proving the genuineness of your love.
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
Christ's Example
For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sakes he, being rich, became poor, in order that *ye* by *his* poverty might be enriched.
For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sakes he, being rich, became poor, in order that *ye* by *his* poverty might be enriched.
I give my opinion in this matter, for this is to your advantage, who were the first to begin a year ago not only to do this, but also to desire to do it.
And I give [my] opinion in this, for this is profitable for you who began before, not only to do, but also to be willing, a year ago.
But now finish doing it also, so that just as there was the readiness to desire it, so there may be also the completion of it by your ability.
But now also complete the doing of it; so that as [there was] the readiness to be willing, so also to complete out of what ye have.
For if the readiness is present, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have.
For if the readiness be there, [a man is] accepted according to what he may have, not according to what he has not.
For this is not for the ease of others and for your affliction, but by way of equality —
For [it is] not in order that there may be ease for others, and for you distress,
at this present time your abundance being a supply for their need, so that their abundance also may become a supply for your need, that there may be equality;
but [on the principle] of equality; in the present time your abundance for their lack, that their abundance may be for your lack, so that there should be equality.
as it is written, “HE WHO gathered MUCH DID NOT HAVE TOO MUCH, AND HE WHO gathered LITTLE HAD NO LACK.”
According as it is written, He who [gathered] much had no excess, and he who [gathered] little was nothing short.
But thanks be to God who puts the same earnestness on your behalf in the heart of Titus.
Titus Commended
But thanks [be] to God, who gives the same diligent zeal for you in the heart of Titus.
But thanks [be] to God, who gives the same diligent zeal for you in the heart of Titus.
For he not only accepted our appeal, but being himself very earnest, he has gone to you of his own accord.
For he received indeed the entreaty, but, being full of zeal, he went of his own accord to you;
We have sent along with him the brother whose fame in the things of the gospel has spread through all the churches;
but we have sent with him the brother whose praise [is] in the glad tidings through all the assemblies;
and not only this, but he has also been appointed by the churches to travel with us in this gracious work, which is being administered by us for the glory of the Lord Himself, and to show our readiness,
and not only [so], but [is] also chosen by the assemblies as our fellow-traveller with this grace, ministered by us to the glory of the Lord himself, and [a witness of] our readiness;
taking precaution so that no one will discredit us in our administration of this generous gift;
avoiding this, that any one should blame us in this abundance [which is] administered by us;
for we have regard for what is honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
for we provide for things honest, not only before [the] Lord, but also before men.
We have sent with them our brother, whom we have often tested and found diligent in many things, but now even more diligent because of his great confidence in you.
And we have sent with them our brother whom we have often proved to be of diligent zeal in many things, and now more diligently zealous through the great confidence [he has] as to you.
As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you; as for our brethren, they are messengers of the churches, a glory to Christ.
Whether as regards Titus, [he is] my companion and fellow-labourer in your behalf; or our brethren, [they are] deputed messengers of assemblies, Christ's glory.