II Corinthians 9
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Administering the Gift
1Now concerning #Acts 11:29; Rom. 15:26; 1 Cor. 16:1; 2 Cor. 8:4; Gal. 2:10the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you; 2for I know your willingness, about which I boast of you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was ready a #2 Cor. 8:10year ago; and your zeal has stirred up the majority. 3#2 Cor. 8:6, 17Yet I have sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this respect, that, as I said, you may be ready; 4lest if some Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we (not to mention you!) should be ashamed of this confident boasting. 5Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren to go to you ahead of time, and prepare your generous gift beforehand, which you had previously promised, that it may be ready as a matter of generosity and not as a grudging obligation.
The Cheerful Giver
6#Prov. 11:24; 22:9; Gal. 6:7, 9But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, #Deut. 15:7not grudgingly or of necessity; for #Deut. 15:10; 1 Chr. 29:17; (Prov. 11:25); Rom. 12:8; (2 Cor. 8:12)God loves a cheerful giver. 8#(Prov. 11:24)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. 9As it is written:
#Ps. 112:9“He has dispersed abroad,
He has given to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever.”
10Now may He who #Is. 55:10supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your #Hos. 10:12righteousness, 11while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, #2 Cor. 1:11which causes thanksgiving through us to God. 12For the administration of this service not only #2 Cor. 8:14supplies the needs of the saints, but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to God, 13while, through the proof of this ministry, they #(Matt. 5:16)glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal #(Heb. 13:16)sharing with them and all men, 14and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the exceeding #2 Cor. 8:1grace of God in you. 15Thanks be to God #(John 3:16; 4:10; Rom. 6:23; 8:32; Eph. 2:8; James 1:17)for His indescribable gift!
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2 Corinthians 9
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2 Cor 8.4. Now it is superfluous for me to write to you about the offering for the saints, 2#Rom 15.26; 2 Cor 8.10. for I know your readiness, of which I boast about you to the people of Macedonia, saying that Achaia has been ready since last year; and your zeal has stirred up most of them. 3#1 Cor 16.2. But I am sending the brethren so that our boasting about you may not prove vain in this case, so that you may be ready, as I said you would be; 4lest if some Macedonians come with me and find that you are not ready, we be humiliated—to say nothing of you—for being so confident. 5So I thought it necessary to urge the brethren to go on to you before me, and arrange in advance for this gift you have promised, so that it may be ready not as an exaction but as a willing gift.
6The point is this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7#Prov 22.8 Septuagint. Each one must do as he has made up his mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8#Eph 3.20. And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good work. 9#Ps 112.9. As it is written,
“He scatters abroad, he gives to the poor;
his righteousness#9.9 Or benevolence endures for ever.”
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Is 55.10; Hos 10.12. He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your resources#9.10 Greek sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness.#9.10 Or benevolence 11You will be enriched in every way for great generosity, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God; 12for the rendering of this service not only supplies the wants of the saints but also overflows in many thanksgivings to God. 13#2 Cor 8.4; Rom 15.31. Under the test of this service, you#9.13 Or they will glorify God by your obedience in acknowledging the gospel of Christ, and by the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others; 14while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God in you. 15#Rom 5.15-16. Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!
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