2 Corinthians 9:1-11

New American Standard Bible 1995

God Gives Most

9 For ^(A)it is superfluous for me to write to you about this ^(B)ministry to the ^[a]saints; ² for I know your readiness, of which I ^(C)boast about you to the ^(D)Macedonians, namely, that ^(E)Achaia has been prepared since ^(F)last year, and your zeal has stirred up most of them. ³ But I have sent the brethren, in order that our ^(G)boasting about you may not be made empty in this case, so that, ^(H)as I was saying, you may be prepared; ⁴ otherwise if any ^(I)Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we—not to speak of you—will be put to shame by this confidence. ⁵ So I thought it necessary to urge the ^(J)brethren that they would go on ahead to you and arrange beforehand your previously promised ^[b](K)bountiful gift, so that the same would be ready as a ^[c](L)bountiful gift and not ^[d](M)affected by covetousness.

⁶ Now this I say, ^(N)he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows ^[e]bountifully will also reap ^[f]bountifully. ⁷ Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not ^(O)grudgingly or under compulsion, for ^(P)God loves a cheerful giver. ⁸ And ^(Q)God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed; ⁹ as it is written,

¹⁰ Now He who supplies ^(S)seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and ^(T)increase the harvest of your righteousness; ¹¹ you will be ^(U)enriched in everything for all liberality, which through us is producing ^(V)thanksgiving to God.