So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance for the gift you have promised, so that it may be ready as a willing gift, not as an exaction.

• 因此，我想不得不求那几位弟兄先到你们那里去，把从前所应许的捐赀预备妥当，就显出你们所捐的是出于乐意，不是出于勉强。