2 Corinthians 9

(1 Corinthians 16:1–4)

1NowG1063G3303 aboutG4012 theG3588 serviceG1248 toG1519 theG3588 saintsG40, there isG1510 no needG4053 for meG1473 to writeG1125 to youG4771. 2ForG1063 I knowG1492 yourG4771 eagernessG4288 to help, and I have been boastingG2744 to the MacedoniansG3110 thatG3754 sinceG575 last yearG4070 youG4771 in AchaiaG882 were preparedG3903 to give. AndG2532 yourG4771 zealG2205 has stirredG2042 most of themG4119 to do likewise.

3ButG1161 I am sendingG3992 theG3588 brothersG80 in order thatG2443 ourG1473 boastingG2745 aboutG5228 youG4771 inG1722 thisG3778 matterG3313 should not prove emptyG3361G2758, but thatG2443 you will beG1510 preparedG3903, just asG2531 I saidG2036. 4OtherwiseG3361G4459, ifG1437 any MacedoniansG3110 comeG2064 withG4862 meG1473 andG2532 findG2147 youG4771 unpreparedG532, weG1473—toG2443 sayG3004 nothingG3361 of youG4771—would be ashamed ofG2617 having been soG3778 confidentG5287. 5SoG3767 I thoughtG2233 it necessaryG316 to urgeG3870 theG3588 brothersG80 toG2443 visit you beforehandG4281G1519G4771 andG2532 make arrangementsG4294 for theG3588 generous giftG2129 you had promisedG4279. This wayG3779, yourG4771 gift will beG1510 preparedG2092 generouslyG5613G2129 andG2532 notG3361 begrudginglyG5613G4124.

6Remember thisG3778: WhoeverG3588 sowsG4687 sparinglyG5340 will alsoG2532 reapG2325 sparinglyG5340, andG2532 whoeverG3588 sowsG4687 generouslyG1909G2129 will alsoG2532 reapG2325 generouslyG1909G2129. 7Each oneG1538 should give whatG2531 he has decidedG4255 inG3588 his heartG2588 to give, notG3361 out ofG1537 regretG3077 orG2228 compulsionG318. ForG1063 GodG2316 lovesG25 a cheerfulG2431 giverG1395.1 8AndG1161 GodG2316 is ableG1414 to make allG3956 graceG5485 aboundG4052 toG1519 youG4771, so thatG2443 inG1722 all thingsG3956, at all timesG3842, havingG2192 all thatG3956 you needG841, you will aboundG4052 inG1519 everyG3956 goodG18 workG2041. 9AsG2531 it is writtenG1125:

10NowG1161 He whoG3588 suppliesG2023 seedG4703 to theG3588 sowerG4687 andG2532 breadG740 forG1519 foodG1035 will supplyG5524 andG2532 multiplyG4129 yourG4771 store of seedG4703 andG2532 will increaseG837 theG3588 harvestG1081 ofG3588 yourG4771 righteousnessG1343. 11You will be enrichedG4148 inG1722 every wayG3956 toG1519 be generousG572 on everyG3956 occasion, and throughG1223 usG1473 your generosity will produceG2716 thanksgivingG2169 to GodG2316. 12ForG3754 thisG3778 ministryG1248 of serviceG3009 isG1510 notG3756 onlyG3440 supplyingG4322 theG3588 needsG5303 of theG3588 saintsG40 butG235 is also overflowingG2532G4052 inG1223 manyG4183 expressions of thanksgivingG2169 to GodG2316.

13Because ofG1223 theG3588 proofG1382 thisG3778 ministry providesG1248, the saints will glorifyG1392 GodG2316 forG1909 yourG4771 obedientG5292 confessionG3671 ofG1519 theG3588 gospelG2098 of ChristG5547, andG2532 for the generosityG572 ofG3588 your contributionG2842 toG1519 themG846 andG2532 toG1519 allG3956 the others. 14AndG2532 theirG846 prayersG1162 forG5228 youG4771 will express their affectionG1971 for youG4771, because ofG1223 theG3588 surpassingG5235 graceG5485 GodG2316 has given youG4771. 15ThanksG5485 be to GodG2316 forG1909 HisG846 indescribableG411 giftG1431!