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# the abundance of their joy and the extremity of their poverty have produced great riches of generosity
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Paul speaks of "joy" and "poverty" as if they were living things that can produce generosity. Alternate translation: "because of the people's great joy and extreme poverty, they have become very generous" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])
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# the abundance of their joy
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Paul speaks of joy as if it were a physical object that could increase in size or quantity. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# extremity of their poverty ... riches of generosity
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Though the churches of Macedonia have suffered testings of affliction and poverty, by God's grace, they have been able to collect money for the believers in Jerusalem.
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# great riches of generosity
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"a very great generosity." The words "great riches" emphasize the greatness of their generosity.
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