2 Corinthians 8:2

²פְּעָמִים רַבּוֹת עָמְדוּ בְּמִבְחַן הַצָּרוֹת, וּמִתּוֹךְ שִׁפְעַת שִׂמְחָתָם וְעֹמֶק עֲנִיּוּתָם גָּאָה עֹשֶׁר נְדִיבוּתָם.a

2 Corinthians 8 pivots from Paul's defense of his apostolic ministry into a sustained appeal for the collection for the impoverished believers in Jerusalem. Paul holds up the Macedonian churches as a model of grace-driven generosity, not because they had abundance, but because th