2Cor.8.2

How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.

2Cor.8.2

Fierce troubles came down on the people of those churches, pushing them to the very limit. The trial exposed their true colors: They were incredibly happy, though desperately poor. The pressure triggered something totally unexpected: an outpouring of pure and generous gifts.

2Cor.8.2

Out of the most severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.

2Cor.8.2

that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their liberality.