“but I am sending the brothers so that our boasting about you may not prove to be empty in this matter so that you may be ready as I said you would be.”
2 Corinthians 9
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1Now about the service to the saints, there is no need for me to write to you.
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2For I know your eagerness to help, and I have been boasting to the Macedonians that since last year you in Achaia were prepared to give. And your zeal has stirred most of them to do likewise.
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3But I am sending the brothers in order that our boasting about you in this matter should not prove empty, but that you will be prepared, just as I said.
“sending the brothers so that our boasting about you may not prove empty in this matter. So that you may be ready as I said you would be.”
4Otherwise, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we—to say nothing of you—would be ashamed of having been so confident.
“Lest, happily, if they of Macedonia come with me and find you unprepared. We say not ye should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.”
5So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the bountiful gift you had promised. This way, your gift will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly.
“Therefore, I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren that they would go before unto you and make up beforehand your bounty whereof ye had noticed before that the same might be ready as a matter of bounty and not as of…”
“I thought it was necessary to urge the brothers to go ahead to you and arrange in advance for the gift you have promised so that it may be ready as a willing gift and not as an exaction.”
6Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
“But this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.”
“But this I say. He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly. And he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.”
“Now this I say, He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.”
“But this I say, he which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly, and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.”
“But this I say. He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also Bountifully.”
“this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.”
7Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver.”
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver”
“each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver,”
“Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly, or of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver.”
“Every man, according as he purposes in his heart, so let him give, not grudgingly or of necessity, for God loveth a cheerful giver.”
8And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you that ye always, having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.”
“and God is able to make all grace abound towards you, that you always having all sufficiency in all things may have an abundance for every good work.”
“and God is able to make all grace abound toward you. That ye always having all sufficiency in all things may abound to every good work.”
“and God is able to make all grace abound toward you that you always, having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.”
“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.”
“And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed.”
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9As it is written: "He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor; His righteousness endures forever."
“As it is written, He scattered abroad, He gave to the poor, His righteousness endures forever.”
10Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.
“He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness.”
“Now he that ministereth seed to the sower or God, both minister bread for your food and multiply your seed sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness.”
“he who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, will supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the harvest of your righteousness.”
“Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food and multiply your seed sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness”
“now he that ministereth seed to the sower minister bread for your food and multiply your seed sown and increase increase the fruits of your righteousness.”
“Now he that ministereth seed to the sore, both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness.”
11You will be enriched in every way to be generous on every occasion, so that through us your giving will produce thanksgiving to God.
“you will be enriched in everything for all liberality which through us is producing thanksgiving to God.”
“You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way. Which through us will produce thanksgiving to God.”
12For this ministry of service is not only supplying the needs of the saints, but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanksgiving to God.
“For the administration of this service not only supplies the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God.”
“For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints, but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God.”
“"...For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints, but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God.”
“For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgiving unto God.”
“for the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God.”
“For the ministry of this service, verse 12, is not only fully supplying the needs of the saints, but is also overflowing through many thanksgivings to God.”
13Because of the proof this ministry provides, the saints will glorify God for your obedient confession of the gospel of Christ, and for the generosity of your contribution to them and to all the others.
“whilst by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God, for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them and unto all men,”
“while by the experiment of this administration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men.”
“By their approval of this service, they will glorify God because of your submission that comes from the confession of the Gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others,”
“While by the experiment of this ministry, they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ and for your liberal distribution unto them and unto all men.”
“By their approval of this service, they will glorify God because of your submission flowing from your confession of the Gospel of Christ and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others.”
14And their prayers for you will express their affection for you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you.
“While they long for you and pray for you because of the surpassing grace of God upon you.”
“And by their prayer for you, which long after you, for the exceeding grace of God in you.”
“and By their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.”
“and by their prayers for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.”
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“And by their prayer for you who long for you because of the exceeding grace of God in you.”
“while they long for you and pray for you because of the surpassing grace of God that is upon you.".”
15Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
“Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift.”
“Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gifts.”
“thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift.”
“Thanks be to God for His inexpressible gift.”
“Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.”
“thanks be to God for His inexpressible gift.”
