1 About the help to God's holy people, there is really no need for me to write to you;
2 for I am well aware of your enthusiasm, and I have been boasting of it to the Macedonians that 'Achaia has been ready for a year'; your enthusiasm has been a spur to many others.
3 All the same, I have sent the brothers, to make sure that our boast about you may not prove hollow in this respect and that you may be ready, as I said you would be;
4 so that if by chance some of the Macedonians came with me and found you unprepared we -- to say nothing of yourselves -- would not be put to shame by our confidence in you.
5 So I have thought it necessary to encourage the brothers to go to you ahead of us and make sure in advance of the gift that you have already promised, so that it is all at hand as a real gift and not an imposition.
6 But remember: anyone who sows sparsely will reap sparsely as well -- and anyone who sows generously will reap generously as well.
7 Each one should give as much as he has decided on his own initiative, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
8 God is perfectly able to enrich you with every grace, so that you always have enough for every conceivable need, and your resources overflow in all kinds of good work.
9 As scripture says: To the needy he gave without stint, his uprightness stands firm for ever.
10 The one who so freely provides seed for the sower and food to eat will provide you with ample store of seed for sowing and make the harvest of your uprightness a bigger one:
11 you will be rich enough in every way for every kind of generosity that makes people thank God for what we have done.
12 For the help provided by this contribution not only satisfies the needs of God's holy people, but also overflows into widespread thanksgiving to God;
13 because when you have proved your quality by this help, they will give glory to God for the obedience which you show in professing the gospel of Christ, as well as for the generosity of your fellowship towards them and towards all.
14 At the same time, their prayer for you will express the affection they feel for you because of the unbounded grace God has given you.
15 Thanks be to God for his gift that is beyond all telling!
Versículos relacionados com 2 Corinthians, 9:
2 Corinthians 9 deals with Christian generosity, encouraging believers to give with joy and according to what they have, knowing that God will bless and multiply their resources. The chapter emphasizes that the donation must be made freely and not out of obligation, and that the goal is to bless others and glorify God. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in 2 Corinthians 9:
Proverbs 11:25: "The generous soul will prosper and the one who watering will also be watered." This verse points out that those who are generous will be blessed with prosperity and that those who help others will also be helped.
Luke 6:38: "Dai will be given to you; good measure, repressed, shaken, and overflowing will lie down in the lap; for with the same measure as you measure you will also measure you again." Jesus teaches here that when we give, we will receive back in even greater proportion.
Proverbs 3:9-10: "Honor to the Lord with your goods, and the first part of all your gains; and your barns will be filled, and will overflow with wine to your Lagas." This verse teaches that generosity towards God and others results in abundant material blessings.
Matthew 25:40: "In fact, I say unto you, whenever you did it to one of my brothers, even of the little ones, you did to me." Jesus teaches that helping others is like helping him personally, encouraging believers to be generous and compassionate.
Acts 20:35: "In everything I have shown to you that, working, it is necessary to assist the sick and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, who said, more blessed is to give than to receive." Paul quotes Jesus' words to emphasize the joy and blessing of giving, encouraging believers to live in generosity and service to others.
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