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2 Corinthians 8:3 KJV
2 Corinthians · chapter 8 · verse 3
For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;2 Corinthians 8:3 · King James Version
2 Corinthians 8:3 in context
1Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;
2How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.
3For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;
4Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.
5And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- recordmartyreōto be a witness, to bear witnessG3140 →
- beyondhyperin behalf of, for the sake of, over, beyond, more than, more, beyond, overG5228 →
- powerdynamisstrength power, ability, inherent power, power residing in a thing by virtue of its…G1411 →
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Observe here, I. The apostle takes occasion from the good example of the churches of Macedonia, that is, of Philippi, Thessalonica, Berea, and others in the region of Macedonia, to exhort the Corinthians and the Christians in Achaia to the good work of charity. And, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6