Begging us with much entreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.
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Ambrosiaster
AD 400
Because the Macedonians were offering more than they could afford, Paul was inclined to refuse their contribution, fearing that hardship would later cause them to reconsider their good deed. But because they showed themselves to be of such character that they stood firm, with a pure mind in the confidence of faith, attaching more importance to the promises for the future than to immediate rewards in the present, in the end it seemed right for him to accept their contribution. Commentary on Paul’s Epistles.
