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10 Then he will fill your barns with grain,
    and your vats will overflow with good 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 If you help the poor, you are lending to the Lord
    and he will repay you!

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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 guarantee a blessing on everything you do and will fill your storehouses with grain. The Lord your God will bless you in the land he 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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Blessed are those who are generous,
    because they feed the poor.

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

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24 Give freely and become more wealthy;
    be stingy and lose everything.

25 The generous will prosper;
    those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.

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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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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. 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] And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others. As the Scriptures say,

“They share freely and give generously to the poor.
    Their good deeds will be remembered forever.”[b]

10 For God is the one who provides seed for the farmer and then bread to eat. In the same way, he will provide and increase your resources and then produce a great harvest of generosity[c] in you.

11 Yes, you will be enriched in every way so that you can always be generous. And when we take your gifts to those who need them, they will thank God.

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Footnotes

  1. 9:7 See footnote on Prov 22:8.
  2. 9:9 Ps 112:9.
  3. 9:10 Greek righteousness.

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 will again be piled high with grain,
    and the presses will overflow with new wine and olive 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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10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test! 11 Your crops will be abundant, for I will guard them from insects and disease.[a] Your grapes will not fall from the vine before they are ripe,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:11 Hebrew from the devourer.

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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The Uncertainties of Life

11 Send your grain across the seas,
    and in time, profits will flow back to you.[a]
But divide your investments among many places,[b]
    for you do not know what risks might lie ahead.

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  1. 11:1 Or Give generously, / for your gifts will return to you later. Hebrew reads Throw your bread on the waters, / for after many days you will find it again.
  2. 11:2 Hebrew among seven or even eight.

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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42 And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded.”

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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 I am giving you a promise now while the seed is still in the barn.[a] You have not yet harvested your grain, and your grapevines, fig trees, pomegranates, and olive trees have not yet produced their crops. But from this day onward I will bless you.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2:19 Hebrew Is the seed yet in the barn?

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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You must keep my Sabbath days of rest and show reverence for my sanctuary. I am the Lord.

“If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands, I will send you the seasonal rains. The land will then yield its crops, and the trees of the field will produce their fruit. Your threshing season will overlap with the grape harvest, and your grape harvest will overlap with the season of planting grain. You will eat your fill and live securely in your own land.

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“‘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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