2 Corinthians 9:6-9
New Living Translation
6 Remember this—a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop. 7 You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. “For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.”[a] 8 And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. 9 As the Scriptures say,
“They share freely and give generously to the poor.
Their good deeds will be remembered forever.”[b]
2 Corinthians 9:6-9
New English Translation
6 My point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously[a] will also reap generously. 7 Each one of you should give[b] just as he has decided in his heart,[c] not reluctantly[d] or under compulsion,[e] because God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace overflow[f] to you so that because you have enough[g] of everything in every way at all times, you will overflow[h] in every good work. 9 Just as it is written, “He[i] has scattered widely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness remains forever.”[j]
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- 2 Corinthians 9:6 tn Or “bountifully”; so also in the next occurrence in the verse.
- 2 Corinthians 9:7 tn Or “must do.” The words “of you” and “should give” are not in the Greek text, which literally reads, “Each one just as he has decided in his heart.” The missing words are an ellipsis; these or similar phrases must be supplied for the English reader.
- 2 Corinthians 9:7 tn Or “in his mind.”
- 2 Corinthians 9:7 tn Or “not from regret”; Grk “not out of grief.”
- 2 Corinthians 9:7 tn Or “not out of a sense of duty”; Grk “from necessity.”
- 2 Corinthians 9:8 tn Or “abound.”
- 2 Corinthians 9:8 tn Or “so that by having enough.” The Greek participle can be translated as a participle of cause (“because you have enough”) or means (“by having enough”).
- 2 Corinthians 9:8 tn Or “abound.”
- 2 Corinthians 9:9 sn He in the quotation refers to the righteous person.
- 2 Corinthians 9:9 sn A quotation from Ps 112:9.
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