2 Corinthians 9 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

God Loves a Cheerful Giver

1 For it is superfluous ^G4053 for me to write ^G1125 to you about ^G4012 this ^G3588 ministry ^G1248 to the [fn]saints ^G40;

2 for I know ^G6063 your readiness ^G4288, of which ^G3739 I boast ^G2744 about ^G5228 you to the Macedonians ^G3110, that Achaia ^G882 has been prepared ^G3903 since ^G575 last ^G4070 year ^G4070, and your zeal ^G2205 stirred ^G2042 up ^G2042 most ^G4183 of them. 3 But I have sent ^G3992 the brothers ^G80, in ^G2443 order ^G2443 that ^G2443 our boasting ^G2745 about ^G5228 you may not be made ^G2758 empty ^G2758 in this ^G3778 case ^G3313, so ^G2443 that, as I was saying ^G3004, you may be prepared ^G3903; 4 lest ^G3381 if ^G1437 any Macedonians ^G3110 come ^G2064 with me and find ^G2147 you unprepared ^G532, we—not to speak ^G3004 of you—be put ^G2617 to ^G2617 shame ^G2617 in this ^G3778 certainty ^G5287 of ours. 5 So ^G3767 I regarded ^G2233 it necessary ^G316 to encourage ^G3870 the brothers ^G80 that they would go ^G4281 on ahead ^G4281 to you and arrange ^G4294 beforehand ^G4294 your previously ^G4279 promised ^G4279 blessing ^G2129, so ^G3767 that the same ^G3778 would be ready ^G2092 as a blessing ^G2129 and not as a [fn]begrudging ^G5613 obligation.

6 Now ^G1161 this ^G3778 I say, he who sows ^G4687 sparingly ^G5340 will also ^G2532 reap ^G2325 sparingly ^G5340, and he who sows ^G4687 with blessing ^G2129 will also ^G2532 reap ^G2325 with blessing ^G2129. 7 Each ^G1538 one ^G1538 must do just ^G2531 as he has purposed ^G4255 in his heart ^G2588, not grudgingly ^G1537 G3077 or ^G2228 under ^G1537 compulsion ^G318, for God ^G2316 loves ^G25 a cheerful ^G2431 giver ^G1395. 8 And God ^G2316 is able ^G1414 to make ^G4052 every ^G3956 grace ^G5485 abound ^G4052 to you, so ^G2443 that in everything ^G3956 at every time ^G3842 having ^G2192 every ^G3956 sufficiency ^G841, you may have ^G2192 an ^G4052 abundance ^G4052 for every ^G3956 good ^G18 deed ^G2041; 9 as it is written ^G1125,

“HE SCATTERED ^G4650 ABROAD, HE GAVE ^G1325 TO THE NEEDY ^G3993,

HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS ^G1343 [fn]STANDS ^G3306 FOREVER ^G165.”

10 Now ^G1161 He who supplies ^G2023 SEED ^G4690 TO THE SOWER ^G4687 AND BREAD ^G740 FOR FOOD ^G1035 will supply ^G5524 and multiply ^G4129 your seed ^G4703 and increase ^G837 the harvest ^G6013 of your righteousness ^G1343; 11 you will be enriched ^G4148 in everything ^G3956 for all ^G3956 generosity ^G572, which ^G3748 through ^G1223 us is bringing ^G2716 about ^G2716 thanksgiving ^G2169 to God ^G2316. 12 For the ministry ^G1248 of this ^G3778 service ^G3009 is not only ^G3440 fully ^G4322 supplying ^G4322 the needs ^G5303 of the [fn]saints ^G40, but is also ^G2532 abounding ^G4052 through ^G1223 many ^G4183 thanksgivings ^G2169 to God ^G2316. 13 Because ^G1223 of the proven ^G1382 character ^G1382 given by this ^G3778 ministry ^G1248, they will glorify ^G1392 God ^G2316 for your obedience ^G5292 to your confession ^G3671 of the gospel ^G2098 of Christ ^G5547 and for the [fn]generosity ^G572 of your [fn]fellowship ^G2842 toward them and toward all ^G3956, 14 while they also ^G2532, by prayer ^G1162 on ^G5228 your behalf ^G5228, long ^G1971 for ^G1971 you because ^G1223 of the surpassing ^G5235 grace ^G5485 of God ^G2316 on you. 15 [fn]Thanks ^G5485 be to God ^G2316 for His indescribable ^G411 gift ^G1431!