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Each one of you should give[a] just as he has decided in his heart,[b] not reluctantly[c] or under compulsion,[d] because God loves a cheerful giver.

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  1. 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. 2 Corinthians 9:7 tn Or “in his mind.”
  3. 2 Corinthians 9:7 tn Or “not from regret”; Grk “not out of grief.”
  4. 2 Corinthians 9:7 tn Or “not out of a sense of duty”; Grk “from necessity.”

Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

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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]

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  1. 9:7 See footnote on Prov 22:8.

Giving grows out of the heart—otherwise, you’ve reluctantly grumbled “yes” because you felt you had to or because you couldn’t say “no,” but this isn’t the way God wants it. For we know that “God loves a cheerful giver.”[a]

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  1. 9:7 Proverbs 22:8

Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, (A)not reluctantly or under compulsion, for (B)God loves a cheerful giver.

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