2 Corinto 9
Magandang Balita Biblia
Tulong sa mga Kapatid na Nangangailangan
9 Hindi na kailangang sumulat pa ako sa inyo tungkol sa pagtulong sa mga kapatid sa iglesya. 2 Alam kong handa na kayong tumulong, kaya't ipinagmamalaki ko kayo sa mga taga-Macedonia. Ang sabi ko'y handa na kayong mga taga-Acaya noon pang nakaraang taon, at dahil dito'y lalo silang sumigla sa pagtulong. 3 Kaya't pinapapunta ko riyan ang mga kapatid na ito upang mapatunayang tama ang aming pagmamalaki tungkol sa inyo, at nang maihanda na ninyo ang inyong tulong, gaya ng sinabi ko. 4 Kung hindi, kung may mga taga-Macedonia na sumama sa akin at makita nilang hindi pala kayo handa, baka mapahiya ako at pati kayo. 5 Kaya't pinakiusapan ko ang mga kapatid na mauna riyan, upang maihanda ang tulong na ipinangako ninyo. Sa gayon, makikita na talagang kusang-loob ang pagbibigay ninyo at hindi sapilitan.
6 Ito ang ibig kong sabihin: ang nagtatanim ng kakaunti ay aani ng kakaunti, at ang nagtatanim ng marami ay aani ng marami. 7 Ang(A) bawat isa'y dapat magbigay ayon sa kanyang pasya, maluwag sa loob at hindi napipilitan lamang, sapagkat iniibig ng Diyos ang nagbibigay nang may kagalakan. 8 Magagawa ng Diyos na pasaganain kayo sa lahat ng bagay, at higit pa sa inyong pangangailangan, upang sumagana kayo para sa mabubuting gawa. 9 Tulad(B) ng nasusulat,
“Siya'y masaganang nagbibigay sa mga dukha;
ang kanyang kabutihan ay walang hanggan.”
10 Ang(C) Diyos na nagbibigay ng binhing itatanim at tinapay na makakain, ang siya ring magbibigay sa inyo ng binhi, at magpapalago nito upang magbunga nang sagana ang inyong kabutihang-loob. 11 Pasasaganain niya kayo sa lahat ng bagay upang mas marami ang inyong matulungan. Sa gayon, lalong darami ang magpapasalamat sa Diyos dahil sa inyong tulong na dadalhin namin sa kanila. 12 Ang paglilingkod ninyo upang tumulong sa mga kapatid ay hindi lamang makakatugon sa kanilang pangangailangan, kundi magiging dahilan pa ng nag-uumapaw na pagpapasalamat nila sa Diyos. 13 Ang bukas-palad ninyong pagbibigay sa kanila at sa lahat ang siyang magpapatunay na matapat ninyong sinusunod ang Magandang Balita ni Cristo. Dahil diyan, magpupuri sila sa Diyos. 14 Kaya't buong pagmamahal nila kayong ipapanalangin, dahil sa di-masukat na kagandahang-loob ng Diyos sa inyo. 15 Salamat sa Diyos dahil sa kanyang kaloob na walang kapantay!
2 Corinthians 9
New International Reader's Version
9 I don’t need to write to you about giving to the Lord’s people. 2 I know how much you want to help. I have been bragging about it to the people in Macedonia. I have been telling them that since last year you who live in Achaia were ready to give. You are so excited that it has stirred up most of them to take action. 3 But I am sending the brothers. Then our bragging about you in this matter will have a good reason. You will be ready, just as I said you would be. 4 Suppose people from Macedonia come with me and find out that you are not prepared. Then we, as well as you, would be ashamed of being so certain. 5 So I thought I should try to get the brothers to visit you ahead of time. They will finish the plans for the large gift you had promised. Then it will be ready as a gift freely given. It will not be given by force.
Paul’s Advice to Give Freely
6 Here is something to remember. The one who plants only a little will gather only a little. And the one who plants a lot will gather a lot. 7 Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give. You shouldn’t give if you don’t want to. You shouldn’t give because you are forced to. God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to shower all kinds of blessings on you. So in all things and at all times you will have everything you need. You will do more and more good works. 9 It is written,
“They have spread their gifts around to poor people.
Their good works continue forever.” (Psalm 112:9)
10 God supplies seed for the person who plants. He supplies bread for food. God will also supply and increase the amount of your seed. He will increase the results of your good works. 11 You will be made rich in every way. Then you can always give freely. We will take your many gifts to the people who need them. And they will give thanks to God.
12 Your gifts meet the needs of the Lord’s people. And that’s not all. Your gifts also cause many people to thank God. 13 You have shown yourselves to be worthy by what you have given. So other people will praise God because you obey him. That proves that you really believe the good news about Christ. They will also praise God because you share freely with them and with everyone else. 14 Their hearts will be filled with love for you when they pray for you. God has given you grace that is better than anything. 15 Let us give thanks to God for his gift. It is so great that no one can tell how wonderful it really is!
Magandang Balita Biblia, Copyright © Philippine Bible Society 2012.
Copyright © 1995, 1996, 1998, 2014 by Biblica, Inc.®. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
