2 Corinthians 9:1

Administering the Gift

1 Now concerning ^athe ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you;

2 for I know your willingness, about which I boast of you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was ready a ^ayear ago; and your zeal has stirred up the majority.

3 ^aYet I have sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this respect, that, as I said, you may be ready;

4 lest if some Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we (not to mention you!) should be ashamed of this¹ confident boasting.

5 Therefore I thought it necessary to¹ exhort the brethren to go to you ahead of time, and prepare your generous gift beforehand, which you had previously promised, that it may be ready as a matter of generosity and not as a² grudging obligation.

The Cheerful Giver

6 ^aBut this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows¹ bountifully will also reap bountifully.

7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, ^anot grudgingly or of necessity; for ^bGod loves a cheerful giver.

8 ^aAnd God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.

9 As it is written:
^a“He has dispersed abroad,
He has given to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever.”

10 Now¹ may He who ^asupplies seed to the sower, and bread for food,² supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your ^brighteousness,

11 while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, ^awhich causes thanksgiving through us to God.

12 For the administration of this service not only ^asupplies the needs of the saints, but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to God,

13 while, through the proof of this ministry, they ^aglorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal ^bsharing with them and all men,

14 and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the exceeding ^agrace of God in you.

15 Thanks be to God ^afor His indescribable gift!

Verse Comparison: 2 Corinthians 9:1

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

Amplified® Bible
NOW ABOUT the offering that is [to be made] for the saints (God's people in Jerusalem), it is quite superfluous that I should write you;

Contemporary English Version
I don't need to write you about the money you plan to give for God's people.

Darby English Version
For concerning the ministration which [is] for the saints, it is superfluous my writing to you.

Good News Bible
There is really no need for me to write you about the help being sent to God's people in Judea.

International Standard Version
I do not need to write to you any further about the ministry to the saints.

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

New American Standard Bible
For it is superfluous for me to write to you about this ministry to the saints;

New International Version
There is no need for me to write to you about this service to the saints.

New King James Version
Now concerning the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For I find it superfluous to write to you about this ministry to the saints;

Young's Literal Translation
For, indeed, concerning the ministration that `is' for the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you,

New English Translation
For it is not necessary¹ for me to write you about this service² to the saints,

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