Brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given to the churches in Macedonia.

弟兄们，我把神赐给马其顿众教会的恩告诉你们，

弟兄们，我们要把上帝赐给马其顿众教会的恩惠告诉你们：

弟兄们，我们要把神赐给马其顿众教会的恩惠告诉你们：

弟兄姊妹，我们现在要让你们知道上帝向马其顿各教会所施的恩典。

弟兄们，我现在把神赐给马其顿众教会的恩典告诉你们：

弟兄们，我们要你们明白神在马其顿省各教会中所赐的恩典：

弟兄們，我把神賜給馬其頓眾教會的恩告訴你們，

弟兄們，我們要把上帝賜給馬其頓眾教會的恩惠告訴你們：

弟兄們，我們要把神賜給馬其頓眾教會的恩惠告訴你們：

弟兄姊妹，我們現在要讓你們知道上帝向馬其頓各教會所施的恩典。

弟兄們，我現在把神賜給馬其頓眾教會的恩典告訴你們：

弟兄們，我把上帝在馬其頓眾教會所賜的恩報給你們知道。

弟兄們，我們要你們明白神在馬其頓省各教會中所賜的恩典：

兄弟乎、我以上帝所賜馬其頓諸會之恩告爾、

吾告兄弟、上帝賜馬其頓諸會恩、

兄弟乎、我以天主所賜瑪其頓諸教會之恩、告爾知之、

吾儕茲可告慰於爾等者、乃天主所賜於馬其頓諸聖會之恩寵也。

And now, brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches.

We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia,

Now I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters, what God in his kindness has done through the churches in Macedonia.

We want you to know, brothers and sisters, about the grace of God that was given to the churches of Macedonia:

Now, brothers and sisters, we make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the churches of Macedonia,

Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia:

Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God which hath been given in the churches of Macedonia;

We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God granted to the churches of Macedonia:

Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;

Now we make known to you, brothers and sisters, the grace of God given to the churches of Macedonia,

Moreover, brothers, we make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the assemblies of Macedonia,

That’s what I’m working for. I work hard with all the strength of Christ. His strength works powerfully in me.

In fact, you do love all God’s family all around Macedonia. Brothers and sisters, we are asking you to love one another more and more.

During the night Paul had a vision. He saw a man from Macedonia standing and begging him.“ Come over to Macedonia!” the man said.“ Help us!”

But because of God’s grace I am what I am. And his grace was not wasted on me. No, I have worked harder than all the other apostles. But I didn’t do the work. God’s grace was with me.

When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done, he was glad. He told them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts.

I am by far the least important of all the Lord’s holy people. But he gave me the grace to preach to the Gentiles about the unlimited riches that Christ gives.

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.

Your gifts meet the needs of the Lord’s people. And that’s not all. Your gifts also cause many people to thank God.

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.

They have suffered a great deal. But in their suffering, their joy was more than full. Even though they were very poor, they gave very freely.I tell you that they gave as much as they could. In fact, they gave even more than they could. Completely on their own,they begged us for the chance to share in serving the Lord’s people in that way.They did more than we expected. First they gave themselves to the Lord. Then they gave themselves to us because that was what God wanted.Titus had already started collecting money from you. So we asked him to help you finish making your kind gift.You do well in everything else. You do well in faith and in speaking. You do well in knowledge and in complete commitment. And you do well in the love we have helped to start in you. So make sure that you also do well in the grace of giving to others.

When I was with you and needed something, I didn’t cause you any expense. The believers who came from Macedonia gave me what I needed. I haven’t caused you any expense at all. And I won’t ever do it.

Suppose people from Macedonia come with me and find out that you are not prepared. Then we, as well as you, would be ashamed of being so certain.

So you became a model to all the believers in the lands of Macedonia and Achaia.The Lord’s message rang out from you. That was true not only in Macedonia and Achaia. Your faith in God has also become known everywhere. So we don’t have to say anything about it.