³ For I bear witness that according to their ability, yes, and beyond their ability, they were freely willing,

²⁹ The children of Israel brought a ^(A)freewill offering to the Lord, all the men and women whose hearts were willing to bring material for all kinds of work which the Lord, by the hand of Moses, had commanded to be done.

⁵ ‘Take from among you an offering to the Lord. ^(A)Whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as an offering to the Lord: ^(B)gold, silver, and bronze;

⁹ Then the people rejoiced, for they had offered willingly, because with a loyal heart they had ^(A)offered willingly to the Lord; and King David also rejoiced greatly.

²¹ Then everyone came ^(A)whose heart ^[a]was stirred, and everyone whose spirit was willing, and they ^(B)brought the Lord’s offering for the work of the tabernacle of meeting, for all its service, and for the holy garments. ²² They came, both men and women, as many as had a willing heart, and brought ^(C)earrings and nose rings, rings and necklaces, all ^(D)jewelry of gold, that is, every man who made an offering of gold to the Lord.

¹⁴ But without your consent I wanted to do nothing, ^(A)that your good deed might not be by compulsion, as it were, but voluntary.

The Cheerful Giver

^6 (A)But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows ^[a]bountifully will also reap ^[b]bountifully. ⁷ So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, ^(B)not grudgingly or of ^[c]necessity; for ^(C)God loves a cheerful giver.

¹¹ but now you also must complete the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to desire it, so there also may be a completion out of what you have. ¹² For ^(A)if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have.

^2 (A)On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come.

¹⁷ For if I do this willingly, ^(A)I have a reward; but if against my will, ^(B)I have been entrusted with a stewardship.