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2 Cor 9:1-2 In Paul’s time, Macedonia was the northern part of Greece, while Achaia was the southern. Corinth was the capital of Achaia, while Macedonia contained cities such as Philippi, Berea and Thessalonica. The “help” Paul writes about is the collection of money that he has previously wanted the Corinthians to collect for the Christians in Jerusalem (1 Corinthians …
2 Cor 8:10-11 If earlier in the chapter Paul gave exemplary examples of giving and explained the spiritual background to Christian giving, he now presents some practical advice on how a Christian should give of his money. The first practical advice for generous Christian giving is to “finish what you start”. The Corinthians had previously decided to give money to …
2 Cor 8:1-2 In the eighth and ninth chapters of Second Corinthians, Paul writes about “giving”, partly because he is trying to raise money for the poor Christians in Jerusalem (1 Corinthians 16:1-4). In 1 Corinthians 16, Paul writes that he wants the churches to take up a collection “on the first day of the week”, i.e. on the Sunday …