2 Corinthians 9:2-4

English Standard Version

² for I know your readiness, ^(A)of which I boast about you to the people of Macedonia, saying that Achaia has been ready ^(B)since last year. And your zeal has stirred up most of them. ³ But ^(C)I am sending^[a] the brothers so that our boasting about you may not prove empty in this matter, so that you may be ready, ^(D)as I said you would be. ⁴ Otherwise, if some Macedonians ^(E)come with me and find that you are not ready, we would be humiliated—to say nothing of you—for being so confident.