2 Corinthians 8:7-9

Holman Christian Standard Bible

⁷ Now as you excel in everything—faith, speech, knowledge,^(A) and in all diligence, and in your love for us^[a]—excel also in this grace.

⁸ I am not saying this as a command. Rather, by means of the diligence of others, I am testing the genuineness of your love. ⁹ For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ: Though He was rich,^(B) for your sake He became poor,^(C) so that by His poverty you might become rich.