10 (A)So your barns will be filled with plenty,
And your vats will overflow with new wine.

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10 then your barns will be filled(A) to overflowing,
    and your vats will brim over with new wine.(B)

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17 (A)He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord,
And He will pay back what he has given.

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17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,(A)
    and he will reward them for what they have done.(B)

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“The Lord will (A)command the blessing on you in your storehouses and in all to which you (B)set your hand, and He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

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The Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The Lord your God will bless(A) you in the land he is giving you.

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(A)He who has a [a]generous eye will be (B)blessed,
For he gives of his bread to the poor.

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  1. Proverbs 22:9 Lit. good

The generous will themselves be blessed,(A)
    for they share their food with the poor.(B)

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24 There is one who (A)scatters, yet increases more;
And there is one who withholds more than is right,
But it leads to poverty.
25 (B)The generous soul will be made rich,
(C)And he who waters will also be watered himself.

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24 One person gives freely, yet gains even more;
    another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.

25 A generous(A) person will prosper;
    whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.(B)

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The Cheerful Giver

(A)But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows [a]bountifully will also reap [b]bountifully. So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, (B)not grudgingly or of [c]necessity; for (C)God loves a cheerful giver. (D)And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. As it is written:

(E)“He has dispersed abroad,
He has given to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever.”

10 Now [d]may He who (F)supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, [e]supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your (G)righteousness, 11 while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, (H)which causes thanksgiving through us to God.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 9:6 with blessings
  2. 2 Corinthians 9:6 with blessings
  3. 2 Corinthians 9:7 compulsion
  4. 2 Corinthians 9:10 NU omits may
  5. 2 Corinthians 9:10 NU will supply

Generosity Encouraged

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

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

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

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  1. 2 Corinthians 9:9 Psalm 112:9

24 The threshing floors shall be full of wheat,
And the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil.

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24 The threshing floors will be filled with grain;
    the vats will overflow(A) with new wine(B) and oil.

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The Value of Diligence

11 Cast your bread (A)upon the waters,
(B)For you will find it after many days.
(C)Give a serving (D)to seven, and also to eight,
(E)For you do not know what evil will be on the earth.

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Invest in Many Ventures

11 Ship(A) your grain across the sea;
    after many days you may receive a return.(B)
Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight;
    you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.

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10 (A)Bring all the tithes into the (B)storehouse,
That there may be food in My house,
And try Me now in this,”
Says the Lord of hosts,
“If I will not open for you the (C)windows of heaven
And (D)pour out for you such blessing
That there will not be room enough to receive it.

11 “And I will rebuke (E)the devourer for your sakes,
So that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground,
Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field,”
Says the Lord of hosts;

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10 Bring the whole tithe(A) into the storehouse,(B) that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates(C) of heaven and pour out(D) so much blessing(E) that there will not be room enough to store it.(F) 11 I will prevent pests from devouring(G) your crops, and the vines in your fields will not drop their fruit before it is ripe,(H)” says the Lord Almighty.

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42 (A)And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.”

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42 And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.”(A)

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19 (A)Is the seed still in the barn? As yet the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yielded fruit. But from this day I will (B)bless you.’ ”

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19 Is there yet any seed left in the barn? Until now, the vine and the fig tree, the pomegranate(A) and the olive tree have not borne fruit.(B)

“‘From this day on I will bless(C) you.’”

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(A)You shall [a]keep My Sabbaths and reverence My sanctuary:

I am the Lord.

(B)‘If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments, and perform them,

(C)then I will give you rain in its season, (D)the land shall yield its produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.

(E)Your threshing shall last till the time of vintage, and the vintage shall last till the time of sowing;

you shall eat your bread to the full, and (F)dwell in your land safely.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 26:2 observe

“‘Observe my Sabbaths(A) and have reverence for my sanctuary.(B) I am the Lord.

“‘If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey(C) my commands, I will send you rain(D) in its season,(E) and the ground will yield its crops and the trees their fruit.(F) Your threshing will continue until grape harvest and the grape harvest will continue until planting, and you will eat all the food you want(G) and live in safety in your land.(H)

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