2Cor 9 | ESV | STEP | Now it is superfluous for me to write to you about the ministry for the saints ,

tCited from Ps. 112:9

u Isa. 55:10

v[Hos. 10:12]

w 1 Cor. 1:5

x[ch. 1:11]

y ch. 8:14

zSee Matt. 5:16; 1 Pet. 2:12

ab 1 Tim. 6:12, 13; Heb. 3:1; 4:14; 10:23

ac[John 3:16; Eph. 2:8]; See ch. 2:14

2 Corinthians 9

The Collection for Christians in Jerusalem

1 Now ^ait is superfluous for me to write to you about ^bthe ministry for the saints, 2 for I know your readiness, ^cof which I boast about you to the people of Macedonia, saying that Achaia has been ready ^dsince last year. And your zeal has stirred up most of them. 3 But ^eI am sending ^{▼▼Or I have sent} the brothers so that our boasting about you may not prove empty in this matter, so that you may be ready, ^gas I said you would be. 4 Otherwise, if some Macedonians ^hcome with me and find that you are not ready, we would be humiliated—to say nothing of you—for being so confident. 5 So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance for the ⁱgift ^{▼▼Greek blessing; twice in this verse} you have promised, so that it may be ready ^kas a willing gift, ^lnot as an exaction. ^{▼▼Or a gift expecting something in return; Greek greed}

The Cheerful Giver

6 The point is this: ⁿwhoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully ^{▼▼Greek with blessings; twice in this verse} will also reap bountifully. 7 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, ^pnot reluctantly or under compulsion, for ^qGod loves a cheerful giver. 8 And ^rGod is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency ^{▼▼Or all contentment} in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. 9 As it is written,

^t“He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.”
10 He who supplies ^useed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and ^vincrease the harvest of your righteousness. 11 ^wYou will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which ^xthrough us will produce thanksgiving to God. 12 For the ministry of this service is not only supplying ^ythe needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God. 13 By their approval of this service, ^zthey ^{▼▼Or you} will glorify God because of your submission that comes from your ^abconfession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others, 14 while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you. 15 ^acThanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!