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2 Corinthians 9:6

New International Reader's Version

Here is something to remember. The one who plants only a little will gather only a little. And the one who plants a lot will gather a lot.

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An evil person really earns nothing. But the one who plants what is right will certainly be rewarded.

Anyone who is kind to poor people lends to the Lord. God will reward them for what they have done.

Those who give freely will be blessed. That’s because they share their food with those who are poor.

Sell your grain in the market overseas. After a while you might earn something from it.

In the morning plant your seeds. In the evening keep your hands busy. You don’t know what will succeed. It may be one or the other. Or both might do equally well.

Give, and it will be given to you. A good amount will be poured into your lap. It will be pressed down, shaken together, and running over. The same amount you give will be measured out to you.”

Here is what I mean. One of you says, “I follow Paul.” Another says, “I follow Apollos.” Another says, “I follow Peter.” And still another says, “I follow Christ.”

But Christ really has been raised from the dead. He is the first of all those who will rise from the dead.

Brothers and sisters, what I mean is that the time is short. From now on, those who have a husband or wife should live as if they did not.

God supplies seed for the person who plants. He supplies bread for food. God will also supply and increase the amount of your seed. He will increase the results of your good works.

So I thought I should try to get the brothers to visit you ahead of time. They will finish the plans for the large gift you had promised. Then it will be ready as a gift freely given. It will not be given by force.

Here is what I mean. The law came 430 years after the promise. But the law does not get rid of God’s covenant and promise. The covenant had already been made by God. So the law does not do away with the promise.

So I say, live by the Holy Spirit’s power. Then you will not do what your desires controlled by sin want you to do.

Here is what I’m telling you. I am speaking for the Lord as I warn you. You must no longer live as the Gentiles do. Their thoughts don’t have any purpose.

But I don’t want anyone to fool you with words that only sound good.

God is fair. He will not forget what you have done. He will remember the love you have shown him. You showed it when you helped his people. And you show it when you keep on helping them.




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