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2 Corinthians 9:4-11
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2 Corinthians 9:4-11
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4 For if any Macedonians(A) come with me and find you unprepared, we—not to say anything about you—would be ashamed of having been so confident. 5 So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers(B) 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,(C) not as one grudgingly given.(D)
Generosity Encouraged
6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.(E) 7 Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give,(F) not reluctantly or under compulsion,(G) for God loves a cheerful giver.(H) 8 And God is able(I) to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need,(J) you will abound in every good work. 9 As it is written:
10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food(M) will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.(N) 11 You will be enriched(O) in every way so that you can be generous(P) on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.(Q)
Footnotes
- 2 Corinthians 9:9 Psalm 112:9
2 Corinthians 9:4-11
The Message
2 Corinthians 9:4-11
The Message
3-5 Now I’m sending the brothers to make sure you’re ready, as I said you would be, so my bragging won’t turn out to be just so much hot air. If some Macedonians and I happened to drop in on you and found you weren’t prepared, we’d all be pretty red-faced—you and us—for acting so sure of ourselves. So to make sure there will be no slipup, I’ve recruited these brothers as an advance team to get you and your promised offering all ready before I get there. I want you to have all the time you need to make this offering in your own way. I don’t want anything forced or hurried at the last minute.
6-7 Remember: A stingy planter gets a stingy crop; a lavish planter gets a lavish crop. I want each of you to take plenty of time to think it over, and make up your own mind what you will give. That will protect you against sob stories and arm-twisting. God loves it when the giver delights in the giving.
8-11 God can pour on the blessings in astonishing ways so that you’re ready for anything and everything, more than just ready to do what needs to be done. As one psalmist puts it,
He throws caution to the winds,
giving to the needy in reckless abandon.
His right-living, right-giving ways
never run out, never wear out.
This most generous God who gives seed to the farmer that becomes bread for your meals is more than extravagant with you. He gives you something you can then give away, which grows into full-formed lives, robust in God, wealthy in every way, so that you can be generous in every way, producing with us great praise to God.
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4 no sea que algunos macedonios vayan conmigo y los encuentren desprevenidos. En ese caso nosotros —por no decir nada de ustedes—, nos avergonzaríamos por haber estado tan seguros. 5 Así que me pareció necesario rogar a estos hermanos que se adelantaran a visitarlos y completaran los preparativos para esa ofrenda generosa que ustedes habían prometido. Entonces estará lista como un acto de generosidad[a] y no como una imposición nuestra.
Sembrar con generosidad
6 Recuerden esto: El que siembra escasamente, escasamente cosechará, y el que siembra en abundancia, en abundancia cosechará.[b] 7 Cada uno debe dar según lo que haya decidido en su corazón, no de mala gana ni por obligación, porque Dios ama al que da con alegría. 8 Y Dios puede hacer que toda gracia abunde para ustedes, de manera que siempre, en toda circunstancia, tengan todo lo necesario y toda buena obra abunde en ustedes. 9 Como está escrito:
«Repartió sus bienes entre los pobres;
su justicia permanece para siempre».[c]
10 El que le suple semilla al que siembra también le suplirá pan para que coma, aumentará los cultivos y hará que ustedes produzcan una abundante cosecha de justicia. 11 Ustedes serán enriquecidos en todo sentido para que en toda ocasión puedan ser generosos, y para que por medio de nosotros la generosidad de ustedes resulte en acciones de gracias a Dios.
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