2 Corinthians 9:3-5

New American Standard Bible

³ But I have sent the brothers, in order that our ^(A)boasting about you may not prove empty in this case, so that, ^(B)as I was saying, you will be prepared; ⁴ otherwise, if any ^(C)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 ^(D)brothers that they go on ahead to you and arrange in advance your previously promised ^[a](E)generous gift, that the same would be ready as a ^[b](F)generous gift, and not as one grudgingly given due to greediness.