NET Bible
"begging us with great earnestness for the blessing and fellowship of helping the saints."
— 2 Corinthians 8:4, NET Bible
“Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.”
“beseeching us with much entreaty in regard of this grace and the fellowship in the ministering to the saints: ”
“begging us with much entreaty to receive this grace and the fellowship in the service to the saints.”
“With much entreaty begging of us the grace and communication of the ministry that is done toward the saints.”
“Seriously requesting us that they might have a part in this grace of being servants to the needs of the saints:”
“Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.”
Completing the Collection for the Saints Now we make known to you, brothers and sisters, the grace of God given to the churches of Macedonia,
that during a severe ordeal of suffering, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in the wealth of their generosity.
For I testify, they gave according to their means and beyond their means. They did so voluntarily,
begging us with great earnestness for the blessing and fellowship of helping the saints.
And they did this not just as we had hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and to us by the will of God.
Thus we urged Titus that, just as he had previously begun this work, so also he should complete this act of kindness for you.
But as you excel in everything– in faith, in speech, in knowledge, and in all eagerness and in the love from us that is in you– make sure that you excel in this act of kindness too.