2 Corinthians 9:7

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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.

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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 9:7

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American Standard Version
`Let' each man `do' according as he hath purposed in his heart: not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

Amplified® Bible
Let each one [give] as he has made up his own mind {and} purposed in his heart, not reluctantly {or} sorrowfully or under compulsion, for God loves (He takes pleasure in, prizes above other things, and is unwilling to abandon or to do without) a cheerful (joyous, "prompt to do it") giver [whose heart is in his giving].

Contemporary English Version
Each of you must make up your own mind about how much to give. But don't feel sorry that you must give and don't feel that you are forced to give. God loves people who love to give.

Darby English Version
each according as he is purposed in his heart; not grievingly, or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.

Good News Bible
You should each give, then, as you have decided, not with regret or out of a sense of duty; for God loves the one who gives gladly.

International Standard Version
Each of you must give what you have decided in your heart, not with regret or under compulsion, since God loves a cheerful giver.

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

New American Standard Bible
Each one {must do} just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

New International Version
Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

New King James Version
So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Young's Literal Translation
each one, according as he doth purpose in heart, not out of sorrow or out of necessity, for a cheerful giver doth God love,

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