For I know how eager you are to help, and I have been boasting to the churches in Macedonia that you in Greece were ready to send an offering a year ago. In fact, it was your enthusiasm that stirred up many of the Macedonian believers to begin giving.

因为我知道你们乐意的心，常对马其顿人夸奖你们，说亚该亚人预备好了，已经有一年了；并且你们的热心激动了许多人。

因为我知道你们的好意，常对马其顿人夸奖你们，说亚该亚人预备好已经有一年了。你们的热心感动了许多人。

因为我知道你们的好意，常对马其顿人夸奖你们，说亚该亚人预备好已经有一年了。你们的热心感动了许多人。

因我知道你们的热心。我向马其顿教会的人夸耀你们，说亚该亚人的捐款在一年前就预备好了，你们的热心激励了许多人。

因为我知道你们有这个心愿。我对马其顿人称赞你们，说：“亚该亚人去年已经预备好了。”你们的热心就激励了许多的人。

因为我知道你们的乐意之心。为此，我向马其顿人夸耀你们，说：“亚该亚人从去年就已经准备好了。”你们的热心激励了他们中的大多数人。

因為我知道你們樂意的心，常對馬其頓人誇獎你們，說亞該亞人預備好了，已經有一年了；並且你們的熱心激動了許多人。

因為我知道你們的好意，常對馬其頓人誇獎你們，說亞該亞人預備好已經有一年了。你們的熱心感動了許多人。

因為我知道你們的好意，常對馬其頓人誇獎你們，說亞該亞人預備好已經有一年了。你們的熱心感動了許多人。

因我知道你們的熱心。我向馬其頓教會的人誇耀你們，說亞該亞人的捐款在一年前就預備好了，你們的熱心激勵了許多人。

因為我知道你們有這個心願。我對馬其頓人稱讚你們，說：“亞該亞人去年已經預備好了。”你們的熱心就激勵了許多的人。

我知道你們願作的熱心，就把這事對馬其頓人誇獎你們、說亞該亞人從去年就豫備好了；你們的熱心便激動了多數人。

因為我知道你們的樂意之心。為此，我向馬其頓人誇耀你們，說：「亞該亞人從去年就已經準備好了。」你們的熱心激勵了他們中的大多數人。

蓋我知爾之願、誇於馬其頓人、言亞該亞人備已經年、且爾之熱衷、鼓舞多人、

吾知爾善心、曾讚爾於馬其頓人、言亞該亞人在昔有備、故爾之踴躍、鼓舞多人、

蓋我知爾樂捐之心、曾為爾誇於瑪其頓人前、言亞該亞人、自去年已有備矢、且爾之熱心、鼓舞多人、

蓋吾深知爾等急公好義、且予曾以此誇獎爾等於馬其頓人曰：『亞該亞於一年前已發此心。』此間人士、為爾等之熱心所激發者、亦復不少。

For I know your eagerness to help, and I have been boasting about it to the Macedonians, telling them that since last year you in Achaia were ready to give; and your enthusiasm has stirred most of them to action.

I know how much you want to help. I have been bragging about it to the people in Macedonia. I have been telling them that since last year you who live in Achaia were ready to give. You are so excited that it has stirred up most of them to take action.

for I know your readiness, of which I boast about you to the people of Macedonia, saying that Achaia has been ready since last year. And your zeal has stirred up most of them.

For I know your eagerness, and I boast about you to the Macedonians,“ Achaia has been ready since last year,” and your zeal has stirred up most of them.

for I know your willingness, of which I boast about you to the Macedonians, namely, that Achaia has been prepared since last year, and your zeal has stirred up most of them.

for I know your willingness, about which I boast of you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal has stirred up the majority.

for I know your readiness, of which I glory on your behalf to them of Macedonia, that Achaia hath been prepared for a year past; and your zeal hath stirred up very many of them.

For I know your eagerness, and I brag about you to the Macedonians:“ Achaia has been prepared since last year,” and your zeal has stirred up most of them.

For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.

because I know your eagerness to help. I keep boasting to the Macedonians about this eagerness of yours, that Achaia has been ready to give since last year, and your zeal to participate has stirred up most of them.

for I know your readiness, of which I boast on your behalf to those of Macedonia, that Achaia has been prepared for the past year. Your zeal has stirred up very many of them.

Here is my advice: It would be good for you to finish what you started a year ago. Last year you were the first who wanted to give, and you were the first to begin doing it.

I am not commanding you to do this. But I am testing how genuine your love is by comparing it with the eagerness of the other churches.

So show them your love, and prove to all the churches that our boasting about you is justified.

You know that Stephanas and his household were the first of the harvest of believers in Greece, and they are spending their lives in service to God’s people. I urge you, dear brothers and sisters,

Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works.

He was appointed by the churches to accompany us as we take the offering to Jerusalem— a service that glorifies the Lord and shows our eagerness to help.

I have the highest confidence in you, and I take great pride in you. You have greatly encouraged me and made me happy despite all our troubles.

But when Gallio became governor of Achaia, some Jews rose up together against Paul and brought him before the governor for judgment.

This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Timothy. I am writing to God’s church in Corinth and to all of his holy people throughout Greece.

As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Greece— throughout both Macedonia and Achaia.