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Sapagka't tungkol sa pangangasiwa ng mga abuloy sa mga banal, ay kalabisan na sa akin ang isulat ko pa.

Sapagka't nakikilala ko ang inyong sikap, na aking ipinagmamapuri tungkol sa inyo sa mga taga Macedonia, na ang Acaya ay nahahandang isang taon na; at ang inyong pagsisikap ay nakapagudyok sa lubhang marami sa kanila.

Datapuwa't sinugo ko ang mga kapatid, upang ang aming pagmamapuri dahil sa inyo ay huwag mawalan ng kabuluhan sa bagay na ito; na, ayon sa aking sinabi, kayo'y mangakapaghanda:

Baka sakaling sa anomang paraan kung magsirating na kasama ko ang ilang taga Macedonia at kayo'y maratnang hindi nangahahanda, kami (upang huwag sabihing kayo) ay mangapahiya sa pagkakatiwalang ito.

Iniisip ko ngang kailangang ipamanhik sa mga kapatid, na mangaunang pumariyan sa inyo, at ihanda agad ang inyong abuloy na ipinangako nang una, upang ito'y maihanda na gaya ng abuloy, at hindi gaya ng sapilitan.

Datapuwa't sinasabi ko, Ang naghahasik ng bahagya na ay magaani namang bahagya na; at ang naghahasik na sagana ay magaani namang sagana.

Magbigay ang bawa't isa ayon sa ipinasiya ng kaniyang puso: huwag mabigat sa loob, o dahil sa kailangan: sapagka't iniibig ng Dios ang nagbibigay na masaya.

At maaaring gawin ng Dios na ang lahat ng biyaya ay magsisagana sa inyo; upang kayo, na mayroong laging buong kaya sa lahat ay magsipanagana sa bawa't mabuting gawa:

Gaya ng nasusulat, Siyang nagsabog, siyang nagbigay sa mga dukha; Ang kaniyang katuwiran ay nananatili magpakailan man.

10 At ang nagbibigay ng binhi sa naghahasik at ng tinapay na pinakapagkain, ay magbibigay at magpaparami ng inyong binhi upang ihasik, at magdaragdag ng mga bunga ng inyong katuwiran:

11 Yamang kayo'y pinayaman sa lahat ng mga bagay na ukol sa lahat ng kagandahang-loob, na nagsisigawa sa pamamagitan namin ng pagpapasalamat sa Dios.

12 Sapagka't ang pangangasiwa sa paglilingkod na ito ay hindi lamang tumatakip sa pangangailangan ng mga banal, kundi naman umaapaw sa pamamagitan ng maraming pagpapasalamat sa Dios;

13 Palibhasa'y sa pagsubok sa inyo sa pamamagitan ng ministeriong ito ay niluluwalhati nila ang Dios dahil sa pagtalima ng inyong pagkilala sa evangelio ni Cristo, at dahil sa kagandahang-loob ng inyong ambag sa kanila at sa lahat;

14 Samantalang sila rin naman, sa panalanging patungkol sa inyo, ay nananabik sa inyo dahil sa saganang biyaya ng Dios sa inyo.

15 Salamat sa Dios dahil sa kaniyang kaloob na di masabi.

There is no need(A) for me to write to you about this service(B) to the Lord’s people.(C) For I know your eagerness to help,(D) and I have been boasting(E) about it to the Macedonians, telling them that since last year(F) you in Achaia(G) were ready to give; and your enthusiasm has stirred most of them to action. But I am sending the brothers(H) in order that our boasting about you in this matter should not prove hollow, but that you may be ready, as I said you would be.(I) For if any Macedonians(J) come with me and find you unprepared, we—not to say anything about you—would be ashamed of having been so confident. So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers(K) 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,(L) not as one grudgingly given.(M)

Generosity Encouraged

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.(N) Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give,(O) not reluctantly or under compulsion,(P) for God loves a cheerful giver.(Q) And God is able(R) to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need,(S) you will abound in every good work. As it is written:

“They have freely scattered their gifts(T) to the poor;
    their righteousness endures forever.”[a](U)

10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food(V) will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.(W) 11 You will be enriched(X) in every way so that you can be generous(Y) on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.(Z)

12 This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs(AA) of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.(AB) 13 Because of the service(AC) by which you have proved yourselves, others will praise God(AD) for the obedience that accompanies your confession(AE) of the gospel of Christ,(AF) and for your generosity(AG) in sharing with them and with everyone else. 14 And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you. 15 Thanks be to God(AH) for his indescribable gift!(AI)

Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 9:9 Psalm 112:9

The Collection for Christians in Jerusalem

Now (A)it is superfluous for me to write to you about (B)the ministry for the saints, for I know your readiness, (C)of which I boast about you to the people of Macedonia, saying that Achaia has been ready (D)since last year. And your zeal has stirred up most of them. But (E)I am sending[a] the brothers so that our boasting about you may not prove empty in this matter, so that you may be ready, (F)as I said you would be. Otherwise, if some Macedonians (G)come with me and find that you are not ready, we would be humiliated—to say nothing of you—for being so confident. So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance for the (H)gift[b] you have promised, so that it may be ready (I)as a willing gift, (J)not as an exaction.[c]

The Cheerful Giver

The point is this: (K)whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully[d] will also reap bountifully. Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, (L)not reluctantly or under compulsion, for (M)God loves a cheerful giver. And (N)God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency[e] in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. As it is written,

(O)“He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor;
    his righteousness endures forever.”

10 He who supplies (P)seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and (Q)increase the harvest of your righteousness. 11 (R)You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which (S)through us will produce thanksgiving to God. 12 For the ministry of this service is not only supplying (T)the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God. 13 By their approval of this service, (U)they[f] will glorify God because of your submission that comes from your (V)confession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others, 14 while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you. 15 (W)Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!

Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 9:3 Or I have sent
  2. 2 Corinthians 9:5 Greek blessing; twice in this verse
  3. 2 Corinthians 9:5 Or a gift expecting something in return; Greek greed
  4. 2 Corinthians 9:6 Greek with blessings; twice in this verse
  5. 2 Corinthians 9:8 Or all contentment
  6. 2 Corinthians 9:13 Or you