“Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.”
Not that I desire gifts, but I desire the increase of your account — Paul's focus is not his need but their spiritual 'account' (opsonion, soldier's pay, payment). The economic metaphor is transformed: their giving is an investment in their eschatological credit. 'Increase' (pleonazō, abound, multiply) suggests compound interest in heaven. He cares for their spiritual wealth more than material relief.
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