2 Corinthians 9:5–13

⁵So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance for the ^sgift² you have promised, so that it may be ready ^tas a willing gift, ^unot as an exaction.³

The Cheerful Giver

⁶The point is this: ^vwhoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully⁴ will also reap bountifully. ⁷Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, ^wnot reluctantly or under compulsion, for ^xGod loves a cheerful giver. ⁸And ^yGod is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency⁵ in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. ⁹As it is written,

^z“He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor;

his righteousness endures forever.”

¹⁰He who supplies ^aseed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and ^bincrease the harvest of your righteousness. ^11cYou will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which ^dthrough us will produce thanksgiving to God. ¹²For the ministry of this service is not only supplying ^ethe needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God. ¹³By their approval of this service, ^fthey⁶ will glorify God because of your submission that comes from your ^gconfession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others,