Charles Spurgeon Commentary 2 Corinthians 8:1

"Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God which hath been given in the churches of Macedonia;" — 2 Corinthians 8:1 (ASV)

Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit

Or, "we make known to you."

Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia; (2 Corinthians 8:1).

That is a quaint old expression, "We do you to wit." It means, "We would let you know, we would tell you, we would inform you of what the Macedonian saints have done"; and he does not at first say, "We would let you know of the liberality which the Macedonian churches have shown," but rather, of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia.

What we do for God, God's grace has first bestowed upon us. If there is any virtue, if there is any zeal, if there is any faith, if there is any love, it is the result of the grace of God bestowed upon us.

Always look upon things in that light, for then you will not grow proud. Whatever you give, and whatever you do, you may regard it as the elect of the grace of God bestowed upon you.