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[1] It is indeed unnecessary for me to write to you concerning the service to the saints, [2] for I know your readiness, of which I boast on your behalf to those of Macedonia, that Achaia has been prepared for the past year. Your zeal has stirred up very many of them. [3] But I have sent the brothers so that our boasting on your behalf may not be in vain in this respect, that, just as I said, you may be prepared, [4] lest by any means, if anyone from Macedonia comes there with me and finds you unprepared, we (to say nothing of you) would be disappointed in this confident boasting. [5] I thought it necessary therefore to entreat the brothers that they would go before to you and arrange ahead of time the generous gift that you promised before, that the same might be ready as a matter of generosity, and not of greediness. [6] Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. [7] Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. [8] And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work. [9] As it is written,
“He has scattered abroad. He has given to the poor.
His righteousness remains forever.Ӡ [10] Now may he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness, [11] you being enriched in everything for all generosity, which produces thanksgiving to God through us. [12] For this service of giving that you perform not only makes up for lack among the saints, but abounds also through much giving of thanks to God, [13] seeing that through the proof given by this service, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the Good News of Christ and for the generosity of your contribution to them and to all, [14] while they themselves also, with supplication on your behalf, yearn for you by reason of the exceeding grace of God in you. [15] Now thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift!

Footnotes

  1. † 9:9
King James Version
[1] For G1063 as touching G4012 G3303 the G3588 ministering G1248 to G1519 the G3588 saints, G40 it is G2076 superfluous G4053 for me G3427 to write G1125 to you: G5213 [2] for G1063 I know G1492 the G3588 forwardness of G4288 your G5216 mind, G4288 for which G3739 I boast G2744 of G5228 you G5216 to them of Macedonia, G3110 that G3754 Achaia G882 was ready G3903 a year ago; G575 G4070 and G2532 your G1537 G5216 zeal G2205 hath provoked G2042 very many. G4119 [3] Yet G1161 have I sent G3992 the G3588 brethren, G80 lest G2443 G3361 our G2257 boasting G2745 of G5228 you G5216 should be in vain G2758 in G1722 this G5129 behalf; G3313 that, G2443 as G2531 I said, G3004 ye may be G5600 ready: G3903 [4] lest G3361 haply G4458 if G1437 they of Macedonia G3110 come G2064 with G4862 me, G1698 and G2532 find G2147 you G5209 unprepared, G532 we G2249 (that G2443 we say G3004 not, G3361 ye) G5210 should be ashamed G2617 in G1722 this same G3778 confident G5287 boasting. G2746 [5] Therefore G3767 I thought G2233 it necessary G316 to exhort G3870 the G3588 brethren, G80 that G2443 they would go before G4281 unto G1519 you, G5209 and G2532 make up beforehand G4294 your G5216 bounty, G2129§ whereof ye had notice before, G4293§ that G1511 the same G3778 might be G1511 ready, G2092 G3779 as G5613 a matter of bounty, G2129 and G2532 not G3361 as G5618 of covetousness. G4124 [6] But G1161 this G5124 I say, He which G3588 soweth G4687 sparingly G5340 shall reap G2325 also G2532 sparingly; G5340 and G2532 he which G3588 soweth G4687 bountifully G1909 G2129 shall reap G2325 also G2532 bountifully. G1909 G2129 [7] Every man G1538 according as G2531 he purposeth G4255 in his G3588 heart, G2588 so let him give; not G3361 grudgingly, G1537 G3077 or G2228 of G1537 necessity: G318 for G1063 God G2316 loveth G25 a cheerful G2431 giver. G1395 [8] And G1161 God G2316 is able G1415 to make G4052 all G3956 grace G5485 abound G4052 toward G1519 you; G5209 that G2443 ye, G4052 always G3842 having G2192 all G3956 sufficiency G841 in G1722 all G3956 things, may abound G4052 to G1519 every G3956 good G18 work: G2041 [9] (As G2531 it is written, G1125
He hath dispersed abroad; G4650 he hath given G1325 to the G3588 poor: G3993
His G846 righteousness G1343 remaineth G3306 for G1519 ever. G165
[10] Now G1161 he that G3588 ministereth G2023 seed G4690 to the G3588 sower G4687 both G2532 minister G5524 bread G740 for G1519 your food, G1035 and G2532 multiply G4129 your G5216 seed sown, G4703 and G2532 increase G837 the G3588 fruits G1081 of your G5216 righteousness;) G1343 [11] being enriched G4148 in G1722 every thing G3956 to G1519 all G3956 bountifulness, G572 which G3748 causeth G2716 through G1223 us G2257 thanksgiving G2169 to God. G2316 [12] For G3754 the G3588 administration G1248 of this G3778 service G3009 not G3756 only G3440 G2076 supplieth G4322 the G3588 want G5303 of the G3588 saints, G40 but G235 is abundant G4052 also G2532 by G1223 many G4183 thanksgivings G2169 unto God; G2316 [13] whiles G1392 by G1223 the G3588 experiment G1382 of this G3778 ministration G1248 they glorify G1392 God G2316 for G1909 your G5216 professed G3671 subjection G5292 unto G1519 the G3588 gospel G2098 of Christ, G5547 and G2532 for G572 your liberal G572 distribution G2842 unto G1519 them, G846 and G2532 unto G1519 all G3956 men; [14] and G2532 by their G846 prayer G1162 for G5228 you, G5216 which long after G1971 you G5209 for G1223 the G3588 exceeding G5235 grace G5485 of God G2316 in G1909 you. G5213 [15] Thanks G5485 G1161 be unto God G2316 for G1909 his G846 unspeakable G411 gift. G1431

Footnotes

  1. § 9:5a Gr. blessing
  2. § 9:5b Or, which hath been so much spoken of before
Byzantine Greek New Testament
[1] Περὶ G4012 μὲν G3303 γὰρ G1063 τῆς G3588 διακονίας G1248 τῆς G3588 εἰς G1519 τοὺς G3588 ἁγίους G40 περισσόν G4053 μοί G3427 ἐστιν G2076 τὸ G3588 γράφειν G1125 ὑμῖν· G5213 [2] οἶδα G1492 γὰρ G1063 τὴν G3588 προθυμίαν G4288 ὑμῶν, G5216 ἣν G3739 ὑπὲρ G5228 ὑμῶν G5216 καυχῶμαι G2744 Μακεδόσιν, G3110 ὅτι G3754 Ἀχαΐα G882 παρεσκεύασται G3903 ἀπὸ G575 πέρυσι· G4070 καὶ G2532 ‡ὁ G3588 ἐξ G1537 ὑμῶν G5216 ζῆλος G2205 ἠρέθισεν G2042 τοὺς G3588 πλείονας. G4119 [3] Ἔπεμψα G3992 δὲ G1161 τοὺς G3588 ἀδελφούς, G80 ἵνα G2443 μὴ G3361 τὸ G3588 καύχημα G2745 ἡμῶν G2257 τὸ G3588 ὑπὲρ G5228 ὑμῶν G5216 κενωθῇ G2758 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 μέρει G3313 τούτῳ· G5129 ἵνα, G2443 καθὼς G2531 ἔλεγον, G3004 παρεσκευασμένοι G3903 ἦτε· G5600 [4] μήπως, G3381 ἐὰν G1437 ἔλθωσιν G2064 σὺν G4862 ἐμοὶ G1698 Μακεδόνες G3110 καὶ G2532 εὕρωσιν G2147 ὑμᾶς G5209 ἀπαρασκευάστους, G532 καταισχυνθῶμεν G2617 ἡμεῖς— G2249 ἵνα G2443 μὴ G3361 ‡λέγωμεν G3004 ὑμεῖς— G5210 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ὑποστάσει G5287 ταύτῃ G3778 ‡τῆς G3588 καυχήσεως. G2746 [5] Ἀναγκαῖον G316 οὖν G3767 ἡγησάμην G2233 παρακαλέσαι G3870 τοὺς G3588 ἀδελφούς, G80 ἵνα G2443 προέλθωσιν G4281 εἰς G1519 ὑμᾶς, G5209 καὶ G2532 προκαταρτίσωσιν G4294 τὴν G3588 ‡προκατηγγελμένην G4293 εὐλογίαν G2129 ὑμῶν, G5216 ταύτην G3778 ἑτοίμην G2092 εἶναι, G1511 οὕτως G3779 ὡς G5613 εὐλογίαν G2129 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 ‡ὡς G5613 πλεονεξίαν. G4124 [6] Τοῦτο G5124 δέ, G1161 ὁ G3588 σπείρων G4687 φειδομένως, G5340 φειδομένως G5340 καὶ G2532 θερίσει· G2325 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 σπείρων G4687 ἐπ’ G1909 εὐλογίαις, G2129 ἐπ’ G1909 εὐλογίαις G2129 καὶ G2532 θερίσει. G2325 [7] Ἕκαστος G1538 καθὼς G2531 ‡προαιρεῖται G4255 τῇ G3588 καρδίᾳ· G2588 μὴ G3361 ἐκ G1537 λύπης G3077 ἢ G2228 ἐξ G1537 ἀνάγκης· G318 ἱλαρὸν G2431 γὰρ G1063 δότην G1395 ἀγαπᾷ G25 ὁ G3588 θεός. G2316 [8] ‡Δυνατὸς G1415 δὲ G1161 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 πᾶσαν G3956 χάριν G5485 περισσεῦσαι G4052 εἰς G1519 ὑμᾶς, G5209 ἵνα G2443 ἐν G1722 παντὶ G3956 πάντοτε G3842 πᾶσαν G3956 αὐτάρκειαν G841 ἔχοντες G2192 περισσεύητε G4052 εἰς G1519 πᾶν G3956 ἔργον G2041 ἀγαθόν· G18 [9] καθὼς G2531 γέγραπται, G1125 Ἐσκόρπισεν, G4650 ἔδωκεν G1325 τοῖς G3588 πένησιν· G3993 ἡ G3588 δικαιοσύνη G1343 αὐτοῦ G846 μένει G3306 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 αἰῶνα. G165 [10] Ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 ἐπιχορηγῶν G2023 ‡σπέρμα G4690 τῷ G3588 σπείροντι, G4687 καὶ G2532 ἄρτον G740 εἰς G1519 βρῶσιν G1035 ‡χορηγήσαι, G5524 καὶ G2532 πληθύναι G4129 τὸν G3588 σπόρον G4703 ὑμῶν, G5216 καὶ G2532 αὐξήσαι G837 τὰ G3588 ‡γενήματα G1081 τῆς G3588 δικαιοσύνης G1343 ὑμῶν· G5216 [11] ἐν G1722 παντὶ G3956 πλουτιζόμενοι G4148 εἰς G1519 πᾶσαν G3956 ἁπλότητα, G572 ἥτις G3748 κατεργάζεται G2716 δι’ G1223 ἡμῶν G2257 εὐχαριστίαν G2169 τῷ G3588 θεῷ. G2316 [12] Ὅτι G3754 ἡ G3588 διακονία G1248 τῆς G3588 λειτουργίας G3009 ταύτης G3778 οὐ G3756 μόνον G3440 ἐστὶν G2076 προσαναπληροῦσα G4322 τὰ G3588 ὑστερήματα G5303 τῶν G3588 ἁγίων, G40 ἀλλὰ G235 καὶ G2532 περισσεύουσα G4052 διὰ G1223 πολλῶν G4183 εὐχαριστιῶν G2169 τῷ G3588 θεῷ· G2316 [13] διὰ G1223 τῆς G3588 δοκιμῆς G1382 τῆς G3588 διακονίας G1248 ταύτης G3778 δοξάζοντες G1392 τὸν G3588 θεὸν G2316 ἐπὶ G1909 τῇ G3588 ὑποταγῇ G5292 τῆς G3588 ὁμολογίας G3671 ὑμῶν G5216 εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 εὐαγγέλιον G2098 τοῦ G3588 χριστοῦ, G5547 καὶ G2532 ἁπλότητι G572 τῆς G3588 κοινωνίας G2842 εἰς G1519 αὐτοὺς G846 καὶ G2532 εἰς G1519 πάντας· G3956 [14] καὶ G2532 αὐτῶν G846 δεήσει G1162 ὑπὲρ G5228 ὑμῶν G5216 ἐπιποθούντων G1971 ὑμᾶς G5209 διὰ G1223 τὴν G3588 ὑπερβάλλουσαν G5235 χάριν G5485 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 ἐφ’ G1909 ὑμῖν. G5213 [15] Χάρις G5485 ‡δὲ G1161 τῷ G3588 θεῷ G2316 ἐπὶ G1909 τῇ G3588 ἀνεκδιηγήτῳ G411 αὐτοῦ G846 δωρεᾷ. G1431

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 9:2 ὁ ἐξ ¦ τὸ
  2. ‡ 9:4a λέγωμεν ¦ λέγω
  3. ‡ 9:4b τῆς καυχήσεως ¦
  4. ‡ 9:5a προκατηγγελμένην ¦ προεπηγγελμένην
  5. ‡ 9:5b ὡς ¦ ὥσπερ
  6. ‡ 9:7 προαιρεῖται ¦ προῄρηται
  7. ‡ 9:8 Δυνατὸς ¦ Δυνατεῖ
  8. ‡ 9:10a σπέρμα ¦ σπόρον
  9. ‡ 9:10b χορηγήσαι … πληθύναι … αὐξήσαι ¦ χορηγήσει … πληθυνεῖ … αὐξήσει
  10. ‡ 9:10c γενήματα ¦ γεννήματα
  11. ‡ 9:15 δὲ ¦