For you see, the believers in Macedonia and Achaia have eagerly taken up an offering for the poor among the believers in Jerusalem.

因为马其顿和亚该亚人乐意凑出捐项给耶路撒冷圣徒中的穷人。

因为马其顿和亚该亚人乐意凑出一些捐款给耶路撒冷圣徒中的穷人。

因为马其顿和亚该亚人乐意凑出一些捐款给耶路撒冷圣徒中的穷人。

因为马其顿和亚该亚的教会欣然捐出了财物给耶路撒冷的穷困圣徒。

因为马其顿和亚该亚人乐意捐了一些钱，给耶路撒冷圣徒中的穷人。

因为马其顿省和亚该亚省的信徒，乐意与耶路撒冷圣徒中的穷人有一些分享。

因為馬其頓和亞該亞人樂意湊出捐項給耶路撒冷聖徒中的窮人。

因為馬其頓和亞該亞人樂意湊出一些捐款給耶路撒冷聖徒中的窮人。

因為馬其頓和亞該亞人樂意湊出一些捐款給耶路撒冷聖徒中的窮人。

因為馬其頓和亞該亞的教會欣然捐出了財物給耶路撒冷的窮困聖徒。

因為馬其頓和亞該亞人樂意捐了一些錢，給耶路撒冷聖徒中的窮人。

因為馬其頓和亞該亞樂意湊集一筆團契捐，給在耶路撒冷聖徒中的窮人。

因為馬其頓省和亞該亞省的信徒，樂意與耶路撒冷聖徒中的窮人有一些分享。

蓋馬其頓亞該亞人樂意捐貲、為耶路撒冷聖徒中之貧乏者、

蓋馬其頓、亞該亞人、喜悅捐金、為耶路撒冷聖徒之貧者、

蓋瑪基頓人及亞該亞人、樂意捐貲、濟耶路撒冷聖徒之貧者、

蓋馬其頓及亞該亞教友、自告奮勇、慷慨輸將、以助耶路撒冷之窮苦聖徒；

For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the Lord’s people in Jerusalem.

The believers in Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to take an offering. It was for those who were poor among the Lord’s people in Jerusalem.

For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem.

because Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.

For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.

For it pleased those from Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who are in Jerusalem.

For it hath been the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints that are at Jerusalem.

for Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.

For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.

For Macedonia and Achaia are pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.

For it has been the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who are at Jerusalem.

During this time some prophets traveled from Jerusalem to Antioch.One of them named Agabus stood up in one of the meetings and predicted by the Spirit that a great famine was coming upon the entire Roman world.( This was fulfilled during the reign of Claudius.)So the believers in Antioch decided to send relief to the brothers and sisters in Judea, everyone giving as much as they could.This they did, entrusting their gifts to Barnabas and Saul to take to the elders of the church in Jerusalem.

Now I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters, what God in his kindness has done through the churches in Macedonia.They are being tested by many troubles, and they are very poor. But they are also filled with abundant joy, which has overflowed in rich generosity.For I can testify that they gave not only what they could afford, but far more. And they did it of their own free will.They begged us again and again for the privilege of sharing in the gift for the believers in Jerusalem.They even did more than we had hoped, for their first action was to give themselves to the Lord and to us, just as God wanted them to do.So we have urged Titus, who encouraged your giving in the first place, to return to you and encourage you to finish this ministry of giving.Since you excel in so many ways— in your faith, your gifted speakers, your knowledge, your enthusiasm, and your love from us— I want you to excel also in this gracious act of giving.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.You know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty he could make you rich.

Those who are taught the word of God should provide for their teachers, sharing all good things with them.Don’t be misled— you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant.Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit.So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone— especially to those in the family of faith.

Those who mock the poor insult their Maker; those who rejoice at the misfortune of others will be punished.

“ And the King will say,‘ I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’

That night Paul had a vision: A man from Macedonia in northern Greece was standing there, pleading with him,“ Come over to Macedonia and help us!”

It is a sin to belittle one’s neighbor; blessed are those who help the poor.

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,

Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker, but helping the poor honors him.

Instead, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.

Then Jesus turned to his disciples and said,“ God blesses you who are poor, for the Kingdom of God is yours.

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

You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.

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.

That was the end of my covenant with them. The suffering flock was watching me, and they knew that the Lord was speaking through my actions.

So I cared for the flock intended for slaughter— the flock that was oppressed. Then I took two shepherd’s staffs and named one Favor and the other Union.

So two good things will result from this ministry of giving— the needs of the believers in Jerusalem will be met, and they will joyfully express their thanks to God.

because I keep hearing about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all of God’s people.

Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn’t God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren’t they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him?But you dishonor the poor! Isn’t it the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?