New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Corinthians 9

God Gives Most

1For 1it is superfluous for me to write to you about this 2ministry to the 3saints; 2for I know your willingness, 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 brothers, in order that our 8boasting about you may not prove empty in this case, so that, 9as I was saying, you will be prepared; 4otherwise, if any 10Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we--not to mention you--would be put to shame by this confidence. 5So I considered it necessary to urge the 11brothers that they go on ahead to you and arrange in advance your previously promised 12 13generous gift, that the same would be ready as a 14 15generous gift, and not as one grudgingly given due to greediness.

6Now I say this: 16the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows 17generously will also reap 18generously. 7Each one must do just as he has decided in his heart, not 19reluctantly or under compulsion, for 20God loves a cheerful giver. 8And 21God is able to make all grace overflow to you, so that, always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed; 9as it is written: “22He scattered abroad, he gave to the poor, His righteousness 23endures forever.” 10Now He who supplies 24seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and 25increase the harvest of your righteousness; 11you will be 26enriched in everything for all liberality, which through us is producing 27thanksgiving to God. 12For the ministry of this service is not only fully supplying 28the needs of the 29saints, but is also overflowing 30through many thanksgivings to God. 13Because of the proof given by this 31ministry, they will 32glorify God for your obedience to your 33confession of the 34gospel of Christ and for the liberality of your 35contribution to them and to all, 14while they also, by prayer on your behalf, yearn for you because of the surpassing grace of God in you. 15 36Thanks be to God for His indescribable 37gift!

Notes

1. 2 Corinthians 9:1 1 Thess 4:9 ↩
2. 2 Corinthians 9:1 2 Cor 8:4 ↩
3. 2 Corinthians 9:1 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
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 9:6 Prov 11:24f; 22:9; Gal 6:7, 9 ↩
17. 2 Corinthians 9:6 Lit with blessings ↩
18. 2 Corinthians 9:6 Lit with blessings ↩
19. 2 Corinthians 9:7 Deut 15:10; 1 Chr 29:17; Rom 12:8; 2 Cor 8:12 ↩
20. 2 Corinthians 9:7 Ex 25:2 ↩
21. 2 Corinthians 9:8 Eph 3:20 ↩
22. 2 Corinthians 9:9 Ps 112:9 ↩
23. 2 Corinthians 9:9 Lit remains ↩
24. 2 Corinthians 9:10 Is 55:10 ↩
25. 2 Corinthians 9:10 Hos 10:12 ↩
26. 2 Corinthians 9:11 1 Cor 1:5 ↩
27. 2 Corinthians 9:11 2 Cor 1:11 ↩
28. 2 Corinthians 9:12 2 Cor 8:14 ↩
29. 2 Corinthians 9:12 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
30. 2 Corinthians 9:12 2 Cor 1:11 ↩
31. 2 Corinthians 9:13 Rom 15:31; 2 Cor 8:4 ↩
32. 2 Corinthians 9:13 Matt 9:8 ↩
33. 2 Corinthians 9:13 1 Tim 6:12f; Heb 3:1; 4:14; 10:23 ↩
34. 2 Corinthians 9:13 2 Cor 2:12 ↩
35. 2 Corinthians 9:13 Or sharing with them ↩
36. 2 Corinthians 9:15 2 Cor 2:14 ↩
37. 2 Corinthians 9:15 Rom 5:15f ↩

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