1 Now it is superfluous for me to write to you about the offering for the saints,
2 for I know your readiness, of which I boast about you to the people of Macedo'nia, saying that Acha'ia has been ready since last year; and your zeal has stirred up most of them.
3 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;
4 lest if some Macedo'nians come with me and find that you are not ready, we be humiliated -- to say nothing of you -- for being so confident.
5 So 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.
6 The point is this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
7 Each one must do as he has made up his mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
8 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 As it is written, "He scatters abroad, he gives to the poor; his righteousness endures for ever."
10 He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your resources and increase the harvest of your righteousness.
11 You will be enriched in every way for great generosity, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God;
12 for the rendering of this service not only supplies the wants of the saints but also overflows in many thanksgivings to God.
13 Under the test of this service, you 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;
14 while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God in you.
15 Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!
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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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