2Cor 8:10, 12, 9:5-11 | ESV | STEP | And in this matter I give my judgment : this benefits you , who a year ago started not only to do this work but also to desire to do it.

2 Corinthians 8:10

10 And in this matter ^aI give my judgment: ^bthis benefits you, who ^ca year ago started not only to do this work but also to desire to do it.

2 Corinthians 8:12

12 For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable ^daccording to what a person has, not according to what he does not have.

2 Corinthians 9:5-11

5 So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance for the ^egift ^{▼▼Greek blessing; twice in this verse} you have promised, so that it may be ready ^gas a willing gift, ^hnot as an exaction. ^{▼▼Or a gift expecting something in return; Greek greed}

The Cheerful Giver

6 The point is this: ^jwhoever 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, ^lnot reluctantly or under compulsion, for ^mGod loves a cheerful giver. 8 And ⁿGod 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,

^p“He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.”
10 He who supplies ^qseed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and ^rincrease the harvest of your righteousness. 11 ^sYou will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which ^tthrough us will produce thanksgiving to God.