“Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.”
Entirely on their own, they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the Lord's people — the Macedonians do not need coercion; they *entreat* (*parakalého*) Paul to *permit* (*dexásthō*) them to participate in the collection. The word *diakonia*, service, connects material aid to the apostolic ministry of the gospel itself. Giving is privilege (*charis* again), not burden.
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