2 Corinthians Chapter 9
1 Now
concerning the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to
you; 2 for
I know your willingness, about which I boast of you to the Macedonians, that
Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal has stirred up the majority. 3 Yet I have sent the brethren,
lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this respect, that, as I said,
you may be ready; 4 lest
if some Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we (not to
mention you!) should be ashamed of this confident boasting. 5 Therefore I thought it
necessary to exhort the brethren to go to you ahead of time, and prepare your
generous gift beforehand, which you had previously promised, that it may
be ready as a matter of generosity and not as a grudging obligation. 6 But this I say: He who
sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also
reap bountifully. 7 So
let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of
necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make
all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things,
may have an abundance for every good work. 9 As it is written: "He
has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness
endures forever." 10 Now
may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for
food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits
of your righteousness, 11 while
you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes
thanksgiving through us to God. 12 For
the administration of this service not only supplies the needs of the saints,
but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to God, 13 while, through the proof of
this ministry, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the
gospel of Christ, and for your liberal sharing with them and all men,
14 and
by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the exceeding grace of God
in you. 15 Thanks
be to God for His indescribable gift!