5. And this is beyond what we had hoped, since they gave themselves, first of all to the Lord, and then also to us, through the will of God,
6. so much so that we petitioned Titus, that in the same manner as he had begun, he would also complete in you this same grace.
7. But, just as in all things you abound in faith and in word and in knowledge and in all solicitude, and even more so in your charity toward us, so also may you abound in this grace.
8. I am speaking, not commanding. But through the solicitude of others, I approve of the good character of your charity.
9. For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, he became poor for your sakes, so that through his poverty, you might become rich.