2Cor 9:5 | ESV | STEP | So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance for the gift you have promised , so that it may be ready as a willing gift , not as an exaction .

2 Corinthians 9:5

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