The Cheerful Giver

⁶ The point is this: ^(A)whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully^[a] will also reap bountifully. ⁷ Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, ^(B)not reluctantly or under compulsion, for ^(C)God loves a cheerful giver.

³¹ And ^(A)as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.

^32 (B)“If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. ³³ And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. ³⁴ And ^(C)if you ^(D)lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount. ³⁵ But ^(E)love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and ^(F)you will be sons of ^(G)the Most High, for ^(H)he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. ^36 (I)Be merciful, even as ^(J)your Father is merciful.

Judging Others

^37 (K)(L)“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; ^(M)forgive, and you will be forgiven; ^38 (N)give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put ^(O)into your lap. For ^(P)with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”