Note 11 at 2 Cor. 8:6: We are not sure when Titus became involved in collecting an offering for the saints in Judea, but according to this scripture he had encouraged the Corinthians at a previous point. Paul is now encouraging Titus to complete this ministry of giving that the Corinthians were so enthusiastic about. Notice that Paul describes giving as "grace." Truly, the essence of all giving is grace. "God so loved He gave. . .so that we might be justified freely by His grace" (Jn. 3:16; Rom. 3:24).