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1 Now, brethren, we want you to know about the grace of God which has been given in the churches of Macedonia,
2 for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in the wealth of their liberality.
3 For I testify that according to their ability, and even beyond their ability, they gave of their own free will,
4 urgently pleading with us for the privilege of sharing in the relief of the saints.
5 And they did not do as we expected, but they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us by the will of God.