2Cor 9:6-9, 2Jo 8 | ESV | STEP | The point is this : whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly , and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully .

a Prov. 11:24, 25; 22:9; Gal. 6:7, 9; [Mal. 3:10; Luke 6:38]

c Deut. 15:10; See ch. 8:12

dSee Ex. 25:2

e Phil. 4:19; [Eph. 3:2]

gCited from Ps. 112:9

h[Gal. 3:4; Heb. 10:35]

jSee 1 Cor. 3:8

2 Corinthians 9:6-9

The Cheerful Giver

6 The point is this: ^awhoever 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, ^cnot reluctantly or under compulsion, for ^dGod loves a cheerful giver. 8 And ^eGod 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,

^g“He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.”

2 John 8

8 Watch yourselves, ^hso that you may not lose what we ^{▼▼Some manuscripts you} have worked for, but ^jmay win a full reward.