2 Corinthians 9:5

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

So I thought that I should ask these brothers to come there before we do. They will help in getting together the generous gift you promised. Then it will be ready when we come, and it will be seen as a blessing you are giving, not as something you were forced to do.

Cross References

1 Samuel 25:27

Now, I am bringing this gift to you. Please give these things to your men.

Genesis 33:11

So I beg you to also accept the gifts I give you. God has been very good to me. I have more than I need.” Because Jacob begged Esau to take the gifts, he accepted them.

Philippians 4:17

Really, it is not that I want to get gifts from you. But I want you to have the benefit that comes from giving.

2 Corinthians 8:6

So we asked Titus to help you finish this special work of giving. He is the one who started this work.

1 Corinthians 16:2

On the first day of every week, each of you should take some of your money and put it in a special place. Save up as much as you can from what you are blessed with. Then you will not have to gather it all after I come.

2 Kings 5:15

Naaman and his whole group came back to the man of God. He stood before Elisha and said, “Look, I now know there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. Now please accept a gift from me.”

1 Samuel 30:26

When David got to Ziklag, he sent some of the things he took from the Amalekites to his friends, the leaders of Judah. David said, “Here is a present for you that we took from the Lord’s enemies.”

Judges 1:15

Acsah answered him, “Give me a blessing. You gave me dry desert land in the Negev. Please give me some land with water on it.” So Caleb gave her what she wanted. He gave her the upper and lower pools of water in that land.

2 Corinthians 9:3

But I am sending these brothers to you. I don’t want our bragging about you in this to be for nothing. I want you to be ready just as I said you would be.

2 Corinthians 9:6

Remember this: The one who plants few seeds will have a small harvest. But the one who plants a lot will have a big harvest.