2 Corinthians 8:5-7

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

⁵ and this, not merely as we expected; they gave themselves first to the Lord and, by the will of God, to us, 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]