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And not as we hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord, afterward to us by the will of God.

So that we prayed Titus, that as he began, so also he perform in you this grace.

But as ye abound in all things, in faith, and word, and knowing [and science, or knowing], and all busyness, moreover and in your charity into us, that also in this grace ye abound.

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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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Footnotes

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