New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Corinthians 9:2-5

2for I know your readiness, of which I 1boast about you to the 2Macedonians, namely, that 3Achaia has been prepared since 4last year, and your zeal has stirred up most of them. 3But I have sent the brethren, in order that our 5boasting about you may not be made empty in this case, so that, 6as I was saying, you may be prepared; 4otherwise if any 7Macedonians 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 8brethren that they would go on ahead to you and arrange beforehand your previously promised 9 10bountiful gift, so that the same would be ready as a 11 12bountiful gift and not 13 14affected by covetousness.

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Notes

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

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