7 But ^ras you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you¹—see that you excel in this act of grace also.

19 And not only that, but he has been ^bappointed by the churches to travel with us as we carry out this act of grace that is being ministered by us, for the glory of the Lord himself and to show our good will.