2 Corinthians 8:6-8

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

⁶ so that we might urge Titus that, as he had already made a beginning, so he should also complete this generous undertaking^[a] among you. ⁷ Now as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in utmost eagerness, and in our love for you^[b]—so we want you to excel also in this generous undertaking.^[c]

⁸ I do not say this as a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your love against the earnestness of others.