2 Corinthians 8:5-11 And this not as I had expected, but in accordance with the will of God, they first gave themselves to God and to me.

MNT⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁵ And this not as I had expected, but in accordance with the will of God, they first gave themselves to God and to me. ⁶ With the result that I have been begging Titus that, as he had been the one to begin the work with you, so he should complete among you this grace also. ⁷ Now then, as you excel in everything, in faith and utterance and knowledge and all zeal and in your love to me, see to it that you excel in this grace also. ⁸ I do not say this by way of command, but by the zeal of others I am trying to prove the reality of your love. ⁹ For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, how though he was rich, for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich. ¹⁰ And I will give you my opinion in this matter; for this offering is fitting in your case, considering that you made a beginning before others, not only in the willingness to do something but also in actually doing something a year ago. ¹¹ So now complete the doing of it also, in order that just as there was the readiness to will, so there may be the accomplishment according to your means.