²² "He also who got the two talents came and said, 'Lord, you delivered to me two talents. Behold, I have gained another two talents besides them.'

¹⁸ "The second came, saying, 'Your mina, Lord, has made five minas.'

¹⁹ "So he said to him, 'And you are to be over five cities.'

⁶ Having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, if prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

⁷ or service, let us give ourselves to service; or he who teaches, to his teaching;

⁸ or he who exhorts, to his exhorting: he who gives, let him do it with liberality; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

¹ Moreover, brothers, we make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the assemblies of Macedonia;

² how that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their liberality.

³ For according to their power, I testify, yes and beyond their power, they gave of their own accord,

⁷ But as you abound in everything, in faith, utterance, knowledge, all earnestness, and in your love to us, see that you also abound in this grace.

⁸ I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.

¹² For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you don't have.