² For I have before made clear to those of Macedonia my pride in your ready mind, saying to them that Achaia has been ready for a year back; and a great number have been moved to do the same by your example.

¹⁰ And in this I give my opinion: for it is to your profit, who were the first to make a start a year before, not only to do this, but to make clear that your minds were more than ready to do it.

⁸ I am not giving you an order, but using the ready mind of others as a test of the quality of your love.

²⁴ Make clear then to them, as representatives of the churches, the quality of your love, and that the things which we have said about you are true.

²⁴ And let us be moving one another at all times to love and good works;

¹⁵ Now I make my request to you, my brothers, for you have knowledge that the house of Stephanas is the first-fruits of Achaia, and that they have made themselves the servants of the saints,

⁷ So that you became an example to all those who have faith in Christ in Macedonia and Achaia.

¹⁹ And not only so, but he was marked out by the churches to go with us in the grace of this giving which we have undertaken to the glory of the Lord and to make clear that our mind was ready:

⁴ My words to you are without fear, I am full of pride on account of you: I have great comfort and joy in all our troubles.

¹ Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the purpose of God, and Timothy the brother, to the church of God which is in Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia:

¹² But when Gallio was ruler of Achaia, all the Jews together made an attack on Paul, and took him to the judge's seat,