2 Corinthians 8:5-11 not indeed as if we had expected this; but they gave themselves first to the Lord, then to us by the will of God,

Thomson⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁵ not indeed as if we had expected this; but they gave themselves first to the Lord, then to us by the will of God, ⁶ so as to induce us to exhort Titus, as he had begun, to continue on and complete this bounty among you; ⁷ that, as you abound in every thing; in belief, and doctrine, and knowledge, and in all earnestness even in your love for us, you might abound also in this bounty. ⁸ I do not say this by way of command, but am, during the exertion of others, proving the genuineness of your love. ⁹ For you know the bounty of our Lord Jesus Christ, that rich as he was, he for your sakes became poor, that through his poverty you might become rich. ¹⁰ And I give you my opinion on this occasion, for this is becoming of you who took the lead, not only in doing, but even in forming the design above a year ago. ¹¹ Now therefore compleat the doing, that the performance with what you have, may be answerable to the readiness with which you undertook it.