2 Corinthians 9:4-15

New American Standard Bible

⁴ otherwise, if any ^(A)Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we—not to mention you—would be put to shame by this confidence. ⁵ So I considered it necessary to urge the ^(B)brothers that they go on ahead to you and arrange in advance your previously promised ^[a](C)generous gift, that the same would be ready as a ^[b](D)generous gift, and not as one grudgingly given due to greediness.

⁶ Now I say this: ^(E)the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows ^[c]generously will also reap ^[d]generously. ⁷ Each one must do just as he has decided in his heart, not ^(F)reluctantly or under compulsion, for ^(G)God loves a cheerful giver. ⁸ And ^(H)God 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; ⁹ as it is written:

¹⁰ Now He who supplies ^(J)seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and ^(K)increase the harvest of your righteousness; ¹¹ you will be ^(L)enriched in everything for all liberality, which through us is producing ^(M)thanksgiving to God. ¹² For the ministry of this service is not only fully supplying ^(N)the needs of the ^[f]saints, but is also overflowing ^(O)through many thanksgivings to God. ¹³ Because of the proof given by this ^(P)ministry, they will ^(Q)glorify God for your obedience to your ^(R)confession of the ^(S)gospel of Christ and for the liberality of your ^[g]contribution to them and to all, ¹⁴ while they also, by prayer on your behalf, yearn for you because of the surpassing grace of God in you. ^15 (T)Thanks be to God for His indescribable ^(U)gift!