2 Corinthians 8:1-9 Moreouer, we do you to wite brethren, of the grace of God, which was geuen in the Churches of Macedonia

Bishops⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Moreouer, we do you to wite brethren, of the grace of God, which was geuen in the Churches of Macedonia ² Howe that ye aboundance of their reioycing is, that they are tryed with muche tribulation. And though they were exceedyng poore, yet haue they geuen exceedyng rychlye, and that in singlenesse ³ For to their powers (I beare them recorde) yea & beyonde their powers, they were wyllyng ⁴ And prayed vs with great instaunce that we woulde receaue this grace and societie of the ministerie to ye saintes ⁵ [And this they dyd] not as we loked for: but gaue their owne selues first to the Lorde, and [after] vnto vs by the wyll of God ⁶ So that we coulde not but desire Titus to accomplyshe ye same grace among you also, euen as he had begun ⁷ Nowe therefore as ye are riche in all thinges, in fayth, in worde, in knowledge, in all feruentnesse, and in loue, which ye haue to vs: euen so, see that ye be plenteous in this grace also ⁸ This say I not by commaundement, but because of ye feruentnesse of other, & alowing the vnfaynednes of your loue ⁹ For ye knowe the grace of our Lorde Iesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poore, that ye through his pouertie might be made rich