Reference

2nd Corinthians 8: 2-4 (NRSV)

Encouragement to Be Generous

 for during a severe ordeal of affliction their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. For, as I can testify, they voluntarily gave according to their means and even beyond their means, begging us earnestly for the favor of partnering in this ministry to the saints,...