2 Corinthians 9

1 Concerning the ministry for the believers, it is not necessary for me to write to you.

For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you:

2 I know about your desire, which I boasted about to the people of Macedonia. I told them that Achaia has been getting ready since last year. Your eagerness has motivated most of them to action.

For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.

3 Now I have sent the brothers so that our boasting about you may not be futile, and so that you would be ready, as I said you would be.

Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready:

4 Otherwise, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we would be ashamed—I say nothing about you—for being so confident in you.

Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.

5 So I thought it was necessary to urge the brothers to come to you and to make arrangements in advance for the gift you have promised. This is so that it might be ready as a blessing, and not as something extorted.

Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the 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, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.

6 The point is this: The one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows for the purpose of a blessing will also reap a blessing.

But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

7 Let each one give as he has planned in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for Elohim loveth a cheerful giver.

8 And God is able to make all grace overflow for you, so that, always, in all things, you may have all you need. This will be so that you may multiply every good deed.

And Elohim is able to make all favour abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

9 It is as it is written: “He has distributed his riches and given them to the poor. His righteousness lasts forever.” (aiōn g165)

(As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever. (aiōn g165)

10 He who supplies seed to the farmer who sows and bread for food, will also supply and multiply your seed for sowing. He will increase the harvest of your righteousness.

Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness; )

11 You will be enriched in every way so you can be generous. This will bring about thanksgiving to God through us.

Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to Elohim.

12 For carrying out this service not only meets the needs of the saints but is also overflowing into many acts of thanksgiving to God.

For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto Elohim;

13 Because of your being tested and proved by this service, you will also glorify God by obedience to your confession of the gospel of Christ. You will also glorify God by the generosity of your gift to them and to everyone.

Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify YHWH for your professed subjection unto the glad tidings of the Messiah, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;

14 They long for you, and they are praying for you. They do this because of the very great grace of God that is on you.

And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding favour of YHWH in you.

15 May thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!

Thanks be unto YHWH for his unspeakable gift.