My heart is with the princes of Israel, with the volunteers among the people. Bless the LORD!
“When the princes take the lead in Israel, when the people volunteer, bless the LORD.
So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the generous gift you h
For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
For not only did he welcome our appeal, but he is eagerly coming to you of his own volition.
And the people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given to the LORD freely and wholehearted
For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord,