^{1 Ref} And now we give you news, brothers, about the grace of God which has been given to the churches of Macedonia;

^{2 Ref} How while they were undergoing every sort of trouble, and were in the greatest need, they took all the greater joy in being able to give freely to the needs of others.

^{3 Ref} For I give them witness, that as they were able, and even more than they were able, they gave from the impulse of their hearts,