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And not according as we hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord, and to us by God's will.

So that we begged Titus that, according as he had before begun, so he would also complete as to you this grace also;

but even as ye abound in every way, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in love from you to us, that ye may abound in this grace also.

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And they exceeded our expectations: They gave themselves first of all to the Lord, and then by the will of God also to us. So we urged(A) Titus,(B) just as he had earlier made a beginning, to bring also to completion(C) this act of grace on your part. But since you excel in everything(D)—in faith, in speech, in knowledge,(E) in complete earnestness and in the love we have kindled in you[a]—see that you also excel in this grace of giving.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 8:7 Some manuscripts and in your love for us