Charles Spurgeon Commentary


Charles Spurgeon Commentary
"and not only so, but who was also appointed by the churches to travel with us in [the matter of] this grace, which is ministered by us to the glory of the Lord, and [to show] our readiness:" — 2 Corinthians 8:19 (ASV)
And not that only, but who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this grace,
Paul did not like handling the money at all.
They had to press him to do it, and then he sent Titus and someone else to take charge of it, and to keep a strict account so that they would never be blamed in the matter of this distribution.
So, beloved, see that you serve God in such a way that even the devil cannot find fault with you. Be so exact, especially with what is given to God's cause, that no one will ever even think that you have taken any of it for yourselves.
And not that only, but who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this grace,
Or "with this gift."