2 Corinthians 9 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

God Gives Most

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 willingness ^G4288, of which ^G3739 I boast ^G2744 about ^G5228 you to the Macedonians ^G3110, namely, that Achaia ^G882 has been prepared ^G3903 since ^G575 last ^G4070 year ^G4070, and your zeal ^G2205 has 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 prove ^G2758 empty ^G2758 in this ^G3778 case ^G3313, so ^G2443 that ^G2443, as I was saying ^G3004, you will be prepared ^G3903; 4 otherwise ^G3381, if ^G1437 any Macedonians ^G3110 come ^G2064 with me and find ^G2147 you unprepared ^G532, we—not to mention ^G3004 you—would be put ^G2617 to ^G2617 shame ^G2617 by this ^G3778 confidence ^G5287. 5 So ^G3767 I considered ^G2233 it necessary ^G316 to urge ^G3870 the brothers ^G80 that they go ^G4281 on ahead ^G4281 to you and arrange ^G4294 in ^G4294 advance ^G4294 your previously ^G4279 promised ^G4279 [fn]generous ^G2129 gift ^G2129, that the same ^G3778 would be ready ^G2092 as a [fn]generous ^G2129 gift ^G2129, and not as one grudgingly given due to greediness ^G4124.

6 Now ^G1161 I say this ^G3778: the one who sows ^G4687 sparingly ^G5340 will also ^G2532 reap ^G2325 sparingly ^G5340, and the one who sows ^G4687 [fn]generously ^G2129 will also ^G2532 reap ^G2325 [fn]generously ^G2129. 7 Each ^G1538 one ^G1538 must do just ^G2531 as ^G2531 he has decided ^G4255 in his heart ^G2588, not reluctantly ^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 all ^G3956 grace ^G5485 overflow ^G4052 to you, so ^G2443 that ^G2443, always ^G3842 having ^G2192 all ^G3956 sufficiency ^G841 in everything ^G3956, you may have ^G4052 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 POOR ^G3993,

HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS ^G1343 [fn]ENDURES ^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 for sowing and increase ^G837 the harvest ^G6013 of your righteousness ^G1343; 11 you will be enriched ^G4148 in everything ^G3956 for all ^G3956 liberality ^G572, which ^G3748 through ^G1223 us is producing ^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 overflowing ^G4052 through ^G1223 many ^G4183 thanksgivings ^G2169 to God ^G2316. 13 Because ^G1223 of the proof ^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 liberality ^G572 of your [fn]contribution ^G2842 to them and to all ^G3956, 14 while they also ^G2532, by prayer ^G1162 on ^G5228 your behalf ^G5228, yearn ^G1971 for ^G1971 you because ^G1223 of the surpassing ^G5235 grace ^G5485 of God ^G2316 in you. 15 Thanks ^G5485 be to God ^G2316 for His indescribable ^G411 gift ^G1431!