2 Corinthians 9

Administering the Gift

Now concerning ^athe ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you; 2 for I know your willingness, about which I boast of you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was ready a ^ayear ago; and your zeal has stirred up the majority. 3 ^aYet I have sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this respect, that, as I said, you may be ready; 4 lest if some Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we (not to mention you!) should be ashamed of this ¹confident boasting. 5 Therefore I thought it necessary to ¹exhort the brethren to go to you ahead of time, and prepare your generous gift beforehand, which you had previously promised, that it may be ready as a matter of generosity and not as a ²grudging obligation.

The Cheerful Giver

6 ^aBut this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows ¹bountifully will also reap ¹bountifully. 7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, ^anot grudgingly or of ¹necessity; for ^bGod loves a cheerful giver. 8 ^aAnd 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. 9 As it is written:

^a“He has dispersed abroad,

He has given to the poor;

His righteousness endures forever.”

10 Now ¹may He who ^asupplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, ²supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your ^brighteousness, 11 while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, ^awhich causes thanksgiving through us to God. 12 For the administration of this service not only ^asupplies the needs of the saints, but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to God, 13 while, through the proof of this ministry, they ^aglorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal ^bsharing with them and all men, 14 and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the exceeding ^agrace of God in you. 15 Thanks be to God ^afor His indescribable gift!

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