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2 Corinthians 9:4-6
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4 For if any of the Macedonians should come with me and find that you are not ready to give, we would be humiliated[a] (not to mention you) by this confidence we had in you.[b] 5 Therefore I thought it necessary to urge these brothers to go to you in advance and to arrange ahead of time the generous contribution[c] you had promised, so this may be ready as a generous gift[d] and not as something you feel forced to do.[e] 6 My point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously[f] will also reap generously.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 9:4 tn Or “be disgraced”; Grk “be put to shame.”
  2. 2 Corinthians 9:4 tn Grk “by this confidence”; the words “we had in you” are not in the Greek text, but are supplied as a necessary clarification for the English reader.
  3. 2 Corinthians 9:5 tn Grk “the blessing.”
  4. 2 Corinthians 9:5 tn Grk “a blessing.”
  5. 2 Corinthians 9:5 tn Grk “as a covetousness”; that is, a gift given grudgingly or under compulsion.
  6. 2 Corinthians 9:6 tn Or “bountifully”; so also in the next occurrence in the verse.
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2 Corinthians 9:4-6
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4 For if any Macedonians(A) come with me and find you unprepared, we—not to say anything about you—would be ashamed of having been so confident. 5 So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers(B) to visit you in advance and finish the arrangements for the generous gift you had promised. Then it will be ready as a generous gift,(C) not as one grudgingly given.(D)

Generosity Encouraged

6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.(E)

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