And we make known to you, brothers, the grace of Elohim that was given in the assembly of Macedonia.

that in the great testing of their affliction, abundance was to their joy, and the depth of their poverty abounded in the riches of their simplicity.

For I testify that according to their strength, and beyond their strength, by the will of their soul,

they sought from us with much entreaty that they might share in the grace of the ministry to the holy ones.

And not only as we had hoped, but they first gave themselves to our Master and also to us by the will of Elohim.

so that we asked Titus that as he had begun, so he would complete in you also this grace.

But as you abound in everything—in faith and in word and in knowledge and in all diligence and in our love toward you—so also abound in this grace.

I am not commanding you, but by the diligence of your companions I am testing the truth of your love.

For you know the grace of our Master Y'shua the Mashiyach, that for your sake he became poor when he was rich, so that you by his poverty might become rich.

And I give counsel to you in this, which helps you, because from last year you began not only to will but also to do.

But now complete in the deed what you willed, so that as you had readiness to will, so you may complete it in the deed from what you have.

For if the willingness is there, it is accepted according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.

For it is not that there should be relief for others and pressure for you;

but that there may be equality at this time, and that your abundance may be a supply for their lack, that their abundance also may be a supply for your lack, that there may be equality.

As it is written, He who took much had nothing left over, and he who took little was not lacking.

But thanks to Elohim, who put this diligence for you into the heart of Titus.

For he received our request, and because he was very diligent, of his own will he went out to you.

And we sent with him our brother, whose praise in the gospel is in all the churches;

so that he also was chosen by the churches to go out with us in this grace that is ministered by us to the glory of Elohim himself and to our own encouragement.

And we are careful in this, that no one should put blame on us in this abundance that is ministered by us.

For we take care for what is beautiful, not only before Elohim, but also before the sons of men.

And we sent with them also our brother, the one who has been proved by us at all times in many things as he is diligent; but now he is more diligent in the great confidence that is upon you.

If therefore Titus, he is my partner and helper among you; and if our other brothers, they are apostles of the churches of the glory of the Mashiyach.

Therefore show to them, before the face of all the churches, the demonstration of your love and of our boasting that is in you.