Note 6 at 2 Cor. 8:10: Once again, Paul was staying away from a direct command (see note 1 at v. 8). He is giving his advice. The Corinthians were the first to start raising finances to help the poor saints in Judea. Apparently they had stopped the project. It was the Corinthians' desire a year earlier to do something. Paul is now advising them to complete what they had started.

Note 7 at 2 Cor. 8:10: The Corinthian believers had mentioned a year before (this verse and 2 Cor. 9:2) that they wanted to be a part of this offering for the poor saints in Jerusalem (Rom. 15:26). Paul is calling this back to their remembrance and exhorting them to follow through with their intentions.