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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John Chrysostom
AD 407
Not only did the Macedonians give voluntarily, they insisted that Paul take what they had to offer. Their actions prove just how much they desired spiritual gifts.