⁴ they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing^(A) in this service^(B) to the Lord’s people.^{(C) 5} And they exceeded our expectations: They gave themselves first of all to the Lord, and then by the will of God also to us. ⁶ So we urged^(D) Titus,^(E) just as he had earlier made a beginning, to bring also to completion^(F) this act of grace on your part.