Twentieth_Century(i)
1 We would remind you, Brothers, of the love that God has shown to the Churches in Macedonia--
2 How, tired though they were by many a trouble, their overflowing happiness, and even their deep poverty, resulted in a flood of generosity.
3 I can bear witness that to the full extent of their power, and even beyond their power, spontaneously,
4 And with many an appeal to us for permission, they showed their love, and contributed their share towards the fund for their fellow-Christians.
5 And that, not only in the way we had expected; but first they gave themselves to the Lord, and to us also, in accordance with God's will.