2 Corinthians 9:5–6
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5Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort gthe brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your †bounty, ||whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, nas a matter of ||bounty, and onot as of covetousness. 6But this I say, pHe which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
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- gver. 5. See ch. 8:23.
- †Gr. blessing. Ecclus. 7:32. So ver. 6? See Gen. 33:11 (Gk.).
- ||Or, which hath been so much spoken of before.
- nSo Phil. 4:17.
- ||Or, which hath been so much spoken of before.
- oComp. ch. 12:17.
- pGal. 6:7–9. So Prov. 11:18, 24, 25. See Prov. 19:17. Comp. 2 Esdr. 7:25.
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So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance for the gift you have promised, so that it may be ready as a willing gift, not as an exaction.
The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you in advance and finish the arrangements for the generous gift you had promised. Then it will be ready as a generous gift, not as one grudgingly given.
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Therefore I considered it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance the generous gift you promised, so that it will be ready as a gift and not as an extortion.
The point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.
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NLTNew Living Translation
So I thought I should send these brothers ahead of me to make sure the gift you promised is ready. But I want it to be a willing gift, not one given grudgingly.
Remember this—a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Therefore I considered it necessary to urge the brothers that they should go on ahead to you and make arrangements in advance for your generous gift that was promised previously, so this would be prepared as a generous gift and not as grudgingly granted.
Now the point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
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