2 Corinthians 9:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.”
2 Corinthians 9:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Corinthians 9:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Corinthians 9:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
2 Corinthians 9:5 — World English Bible
2 Corinthians 9:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“I thought it necessary therefore to entreat the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your aforepromised bounty, that the same might be ready as a matter of bounty, and not of extortion. ”
2 Corinthians 9:5 — American Standard Version
2 Corinthians 9:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Necessary, therefore, I thought <FI>it<Fi> to exhort the brethren, that they may go before to you, and may make up before your formerly announced blessing, that this be ready, as a blessing, and not as covetousness.”
2 Corinthians 9:5 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Corinthians 9:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“I thought it necessary therefore to beg the brethren that they would come to you, and complete beforehand your fore-announced blessing, that this may be ready thus as blessing, and not as got out of you. ”
2 Corinthians 9:5 — Darby Translation
2 Corinthians 9:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Wherefore, I thought it necessarie to exhort the brethren to come before vnto you, and to finish your beneuolence appointed afore, that it might be readie, and come as of beneuolence, and not as of niggardlinesse.”
2 Corinthians 9:5 — Geneva Bible
2 Corinthians 9:5 in Context — 2 Corinthians 9
3 Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready:
4 Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.
5 Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.
6 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
What Does 2 Corinthians 9:5 Mean?
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