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2 Corinthians 9:5
New English Translation
2 Corinthians 9:5
New English Translation
5 Therefore I thought it necessary to urge these brothers to go to you in advance and to arrange ahead of time the generous contribution[a] you had promised, so this may be ready as a generous gift[b] and not as something you feel forced to do.[c]
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- 2 Corinthians 9:5 tn Grk “the blessing.”
- 2 Corinthians 9:5 tn Grk “a blessing.”
- 2 Corinthians 9:5 tn Grk “as a covetousness”; that is, a gift given grudgingly or under compulsion.
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