8. I am not ordering you to do this. I am simply testing how real your love is by comparing it with the concern that others have shown.
9. You know that our Lord Jesus Christ was kind enough to give up all his riches and become poor, so that you could become rich.
10. A year ago you were the first ones to give, and you gave because you wanted to. So listen to my advice.
11. I think you should finish what you started. If you give according to what you have, you will prove that you are as eager to give as you were to think about giving.