Paul fulfilled his commission shortly thereafter, for upon returning to Jerusalem and being arrested there, he told Roman Governor Felix: “I arrived to bring gifts of mercy to my nation, and offerings. ” ​ — Acts 24: 17.
آنچه پولُس در بارهٔ مسیحیان مقدونیه گفت روحیهٔ سخاوتمندانهٔ مسیحیان قرن اول را نمایان می‌سازد .‏