1 Brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given to the churches in Macedonia.
2 They have suffered a great deal. But their joy was more than full. Even though they were very poor, they gave very freely.
3 I give witness that they gave as much as they could. In fact, they gave even more than they could. Completely on their own,
4 they begged us for the chance to share in serving God's people in that way.
5 They did more than we expected. First they gave themselves to the Lord. Then they gave themselves to us in keeping with what God wanted.
6 Titus had already started collecting money from you. So we asked him to get you to finish making your kind gift.