2 Corinthians 8:9-13

New American Standard Bible

⁹ For you know ^(A)the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ^(B)though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich. ¹⁰ I ^(C)give my opinion in this matter, for this is to your advantage, who were the first to begin ^(D)a year ago not only to do this, but also to desire to do it. ¹¹ But now finish ^[a]doing it also, so that just as there was the ^(E)willingness to desire it, so there may be also the completion of it by your ability. ¹² For if the willingness is present, it is acceptable ^(F)according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have. ¹³ For this is not for the relief of others and for your hardship, but by way of equality—