New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Corinthians 9:1-5

1For 1it is superfluous for me to write to you about this 2ministry to the 3saints; 2for I know your readiness, of which I 4boast about you to the 5Macedonians, namely, that 6Achaia has been prepared since 7last year, and your zeal has stirred up most of them. 3But I have sent the brethren, in order that our 8boasting about you may not be made empty in this case, so that, 9as I was saying, you may be prepared; 4otherwise if any 10Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we--not to speak of you--will be put to shame by this confidence. 5So I thought it necessary to urge the 11brethren that they would go on ahead to you and arrange beforehand your previously promised 12 13bountiful gift, so that the same would be ready as a 14 15bountiful gift and not 16 17affected by covetousness.

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Notes

1. 2 Corinthians 9:1 1 Thess 4:9 ↩
2. 2 Corinthians 9:1 2 Cor 8:4 ↩
3. 2 Corinthians 9:1 Or holy ones ↩
4. 2 Corinthians 9:2 2 Cor 7:4 ↩
5. 2 Corinthians 9:2 Rom 15:26 ↩
6. 2 Corinthians 9:2 Acts 18:12 ↩
7. 2 Corinthians 9:2 2 Cor 8:10 ↩
8. 2 Corinthians 9:3 2 Cor 7:4 ↩
9. 2 Corinthians 9:3 1 Cor 16:2 ↩
10. 2 Corinthians 9:4 Rom 15:26 ↩
11. 2 Corinthians 9:5 2 Cor 9:3 ↩
12. 2 Corinthians 9:5 Lit blessing ↩
13. 2 Corinthians 9:5 Gen 33:11; Judg 1:15; 2 Cor 9:6 ↩
14. 2 Corinthians 9:5 Lit blessing ↩
15. 2 Corinthians 9:5 Phil 4:17 ↩
16. 2 Corinthians 9:5 Lit as covetousness ↩
17. 2 Corinthians 9:5 2 Cor 12:17f ↩

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