2 Corinthians 9:5

Modern English Version

Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brothers to go ahead to you and arrange beforehand your bountiful gift you previously promised, that it might be prepared as a gift, not as a matter of greed.

Cross References

1 Samuel 25:27

Now let this blessing which your maidservant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow my lord.

Genesis 33:11

Please take my blessing that has been brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me and because I have plenty.” So he urged him, and he took it.

Philippians 4:17

not because I desired a gift, but I desire fruit that accumulates to your account.

2 Corinthians 8:6

So we urged Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also complete this gracious deed for you.

1 Corinthians 16:2

On the first day of the week let every one of you lay in store, as God has prospered him, so that no collections be made when I come.

2 Kings 5:15

Then he returned to the man of God, he and all his company. He came and stood before him, and he said, “Behold, I know that there is no God in all the land, except in Israel. Now take a gift from your servant.”

1 Samuel 30:26

When David came to Ziklag, he sent part of the spoil to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, “Here is a gift to you from the spoil of the enemies of the Lord”:

Judges 1:15

She answered, “Please give me a special gift. Since you have given me land in the Negev, now give me springs of water.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.

2 Corinthians 9:3

Yet I have sent the brothers, lest our boasting of you might be in vain in this case, that, as I said, you may be ready;

2 Corinthians 9:6

But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.