5. And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord and then unto us by the will of God.
6. Insomuch that we exhorted Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also complete among you the same grace also.
7. Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith and in word and in knowledge and in all diligence and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.
8. I speak not as commanding, but by occasion of the diligence of others and to prove the sincerity of your charity.
9. For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor that ye through his poverty might be enriched.