{"book":"2 Corinthians","slug":"2-corinthians","ch":9,"genre":"letter","sub":"2 Corinthians","prev":"2-corinthians/8","next":"2-corinthians/10","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Now about the service to the saints, there is no need for me to write to you.","f":[],"h":"God Loves a Cheerful Giver","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"For I know your eagerness [to help], [and] I have been boasting to [the] Macedonians that since last year you in Achaia were prepared [ to give ]. And your zeal has stirred most of them [ to do likewise ].","f":[]},{"v":3,"t":"But I am sending the brothers in order that our boasting about you in this matter should not prove empty, [but] that you will be prepared, just as I said.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":4,"t":"Otherwise, if [any] Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we — to say nothing of you — would be ashamed of [having been] so confident.","f":[]},{"v":5,"t":"So I thought [it] necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the generous gift you had promised. This way, your [gift] will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly.","f":[]},{"v":6,"t":"[Remember] this: Whoever sows sparingly {will} also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously {will} also reap generously.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":7,"t":"Each one [ should give ] what he has decided in [his] heart [to give ], not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.","f":["See Proverbs 22:8, LXX addition."]},{"v":8,"t":"And God [is] able {to make} all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.","f":[]},{"v":9,"t":"As it is written:“ He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.”","f":["Psalm 112:9"],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"As it is written:"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"His righteousness endures forever.”"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":10,"t":"Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":11,"t":"You will be enriched in every way to be generous on every [occasion], [and] through us [your generosity] will produce thanksgiving to God.","f":[]},{"v":12,"t":"For this ministry of service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanksgiving to God.","f":[]},{"v":13,"t":"Because of the proof this ministry {provides}, [the saints] will glorify God for your obedient confession of the gospel of Christ, and [for the] generosity of [your] contribution to them and to all [the others].","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":14,"t":"And their prayers for you will express their affection for you, because of the surpassing grace God [has given] you.","f":[]},{"v":15,"t":"Thanks [be] to God for His indescribable gift!","f":[]}]}