⁹ For you know the grace^(A) of our Lord Jesus Christ,^(B) that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor,^(C) so that you through his poverty might become rich.^(D)

¹⁰ And here is my judgment^(E) about what is best for you in this matter. Last year you were the first not only to give but also to have the desire to do so.^{(F) 11} Now finish the work, so that your eager willingness^(G) to do it may be matched by your completion of it, according to your means.