The wicked person earns an empty wage, but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward.
2 Corinthians 9:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [Remember] this: he who sows sparingly and grudgingly will also reap sparingly and grudgingly, and he who sows generously [that blessings may come to someone] will also reap generously and with blessings. American Standard Version (1901) But this I say, He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Common English Bible What I mean is this: the one who sows a small number of seeds will also reap a small crop, and the one who sows a generous amount of seeds will also reap a generous crop. Catholic Public Domain Version But I say this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. And whoever sows with blessings shall also reap from blessings: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now this I say: He who soweth sparingly, shall also reap sparingly: and he who soweth in blessings, shall also reap blessings. |
The wicked person earns an empty wage, but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward.
Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord, and he will give a reward to the lender. ,
A generous person will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.
Send your bread on the surface of the water, for after many days you may find it.
In the morning sow your seed, and at evening do not let your hand rest, because you don’t know which will succeed, whether one or the other, or if both of them will be equally good.
Give, and it will be given to you; a good measure #– #pressed down, shaken together, and running over #– #will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.’
What I am saying is this: One of you says, ‘I belong to Paul,’ or ‘I belong to Apollos,’ or ‘I belong to Cephas,’ or ‘I belong to Christ.’
But as it is, Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
This is what I mean, brothers and sisters: The time is limited, so from now on those who have wives should be as though they had none,
Now the one who provides seed for the sower and bread for food will also provide and multiply your seed and increase the harvest of your righteousness.
Therefore I considered it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance the generous gift you promised, so that it will be ready as a gift and not as an extortion.
My point is this: The law, which came 430 years later, does not invalidate a covenant previously established by God and thus cancel the promise.
I say, then, walk by the Spirit and you will certainly not carry out the desire of the flesh.
Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thoughts.
I am saying this so that no one will deceive you with arguments that sound reasonable.
For God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you demonstrated for his name by serving the saints #– #and by continuing to serve them.