³ Besides, in my devotion to the temple of my God I now give my personal treasures of gold and silver for the temple of my God, over and above everything I have provided^(A) for this holy temple:

⁶ They have told the church about your love. Please send them on their way^(A) in a manner that honors^(B) God. ⁷ It was for the sake of the Name^(C) that they went out, receiving no help from the pagans.^{(D) 8} We ought therefore to show hospitality to such people so that we may work together for the truth.

² Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.^(A)

¹⁷ “After an absence of several years, I came to Jerusalem to bring my people gifts for the poor^(A) and to present offerings.

⁶⁸ When they arrived at the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families^(A) gave freewill offerings toward the rebuilding of the house of God on its site. ⁶⁹ According to their ability they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics^[a] of gold, 5,000 minas^[b] of silver and 100 priestly garments.

⁷⁰ The priests, the Levites, the musicians, the gatekeepers and the temple servants settled in their own towns, along with some of the other people, and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns.^(B)

¹⁷ I know, my God, that you test the heart^(A) and are pleased with integrity. All these things I have given willingly and with honest intent. And now I have seen with joy how willingly your people who are here have given to you.^(B)