2 Corinthians 8:8-10 I speak not by commandment, but to prove by the earnestness of others, the sincerity of your love.

KJ2000⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁸ I speak not by commandment, but to prove by the earnestness of others, the sincerity of your love. ⁹ For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might be rich. ¹⁰ And in this I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to desire a year ago.