2 Corinthians 9:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

So I have decided to ask Titus and the others to spend some time with you before I arrive. This way they can arrange to collect the money you have promised. Then you will have the chance to give because you want to, and not because you feel forced to.

Cross References

Genesis 33:11

Please accept these gifts I brought to you. God has been good to me, and I have everything I need.” Jacob kept insisting until Esau accepted the gifts.

2 Kings 5:15

Naaman and his officials went back to Elisha. Naaman stood in front of him and announced, “Now I know that the God of Israel is the only God in the whole world. Sir, would you please accept a gift from me?”

1 Corinthians 16:2

That is, each Sunday each of you must put aside part of what you have earned. If you do this, you won't have to take up a collection when I come.

2 Corinthians 8:6

Titus was the one who got you started doing this good thing, so we begged him to help you finish what you had begun.

2 Corinthians 9:3

That's why I am sending Titus and the two others to you. I want you to be ready, just as I promised. This will prove that we were not wrong to boast about you.

2 Corinthians 9:6

Remember this saying, “A few seeds make a small harvest, but a lot of seeds make a big harvest.”

Philippians 4:17

I am not trying to get something from you, but I want you to receive the blessings that come from giving.

Judges 1:15

She answered, “I need your help. The land you gave me is in the Southern Desert, so please give me some spring-fed ponds for a water supply.” Caleb gave her a couple of small ponds named Higher Pond and Lower Pond.

1 Samuel 30:26

David went back to Ziklag with everything they had taken from the Amalekites. He sent some of these things as gifts to his friends who were leaders of Judah, and he told them, “We took these things from the LORD's enemies. Please accept them as a gift.”