So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance for the (A)gift[a] you have promised, so that it may be ready (B)as a willing gift, (C)not as an exaction.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 9:5 Greek blessing; twice in this verse
  2. 2 Corinthians 9:5 Or a gift expecting something in return; Greek greed

So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers(A) to visit you in advance and finish the arrangements for the generous gift you had promised. Then it will be ready as a generous gift,(B) not as one grudgingly given.(C)

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27 And now let this (A)present that your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow my lord.

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27 And let this gift,(A) which your servant has brought to my lord, be given to the men who follow you.

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11 Please accept my (A)blessing that is brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” Thus he (B)urged him, and he took it.

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11 Please accept the present(A) that was brought to you, for God has been gracious to me(B) and I have all I need.”(C) And because Jacob insisted,(D) Esau accepted it.

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17 (A)Not that I seek the gift, but I seek (B)the fruit that increases to your credit.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Philippians 4:17 Or I seek the profit that accrues to your account

17 Not that I desire your gifts; what I desire is that more be credited to your account.(A)

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17 Did I take advantage of you (A)through any of those whom I sent to you? 18 (B)I urged Titus to go, and sent (C)the brother with him. Did Titus take advantage of you? Did we not act in the same spirit? Did we not take the same steps?

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17 Did I exploit you through any of the men I sent to you? 18 I urged(A) Titus(B) to go to you and I sent our brother(C) with him. Titus did not exploit you, did he? Did we not walk in the same footsteps by the same Spirit?

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Accordingly, (A)we urged Titus that as he had started, so he should complete among you (B)this act of grace.

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So we urged(A) Titus,(B) just as he had earlier made a beginning, to bring also to completion(C) this act of grace on your part.

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On (A)the first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, (B)as he may prosper, (C)so that there will be no collecting when I come.

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On the first day of every week,(A) each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with your income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made.(B)

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Gehazi's Greed and Punishment

15 Then he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and he came and stood before him. And he said, “Behold, I know that (A)there is no God in all the earth but in Israel; so (B)accept now a present from your servant.”

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15 Then Naaman and all his attendants went back to the man of God(A). He stood before him and said, “Now I know(B) that there is no God in all the world except in Israel. So please accept a gift(C) from your servant.”

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26 When David came to Ziklag, he sent part of the spoil to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, “Here is a present for you from the spoil of the enemies of the Lord.”

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26 When David reached Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to the elders of Judah, who were his friends, saying, “Here is a gift(A) for you from the plunder of the Lord’s enemies.”

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15 She said to him, “Give me a blessing. Since you have set me in the land of the Negeb, give me also springs of water.” And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

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15 She replied, “Do me a special favor. Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me also springs of water.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.(A)

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