OET 2COR chapter 9

9 It’s unnecessary for me to write to you all about this ministry to the believers 2 because I know about your readiness to help and I’ve been boasting about it to those from Macedonia—that you all in Achaia were ready last year—and your zeal provoked more of them to act. 3 But I sent the brothers so that our boasting about you all won’t be invalidated in this regard, so that you’ll be prepared just as I had told them. 4 Otherwise if somehow some might come with me from Macedonia and find you unprepared, then we (or might we say you all as well) might be disgraced by our confidence. 5 That’s why I considered it necessary to encourage the brothers to go ahead to you all there so they could prearrange the gift that you’d previously promised so that it would be ready as a blessing and not appear as our greediness.

9 Concerning for indeed the service which to the holy ones, superfluous for _me is which to _be _writing to _you _all.
2 For/Because I _have _known the readiness of _you _all, which concerning you _all I _am _boasting to_the_ones_from _Makedonia, that Aⱪaia has _prepared from last _year, and the of _you _all zeal provoked the more of _them.
3 But I _sent the brothers, in _order _that not the boast of _us, which is about you _all, may _be _voided in the regard this, in _order _that as I _was _saying, having _prepared you _all _may _be.
4 Not somehow if may _come with me ones_from _Makedonia, and they _may _find you _all unprepared, may _be _disgraced we, in _order _that not we _may _be _saying you _all, by the confidence this.
5 Therefore necessary I _considered it to _exhort the brothers, in _order _that they _may _go _ahead to you _all and they _may _prearrange the having _previously _promised blessing of _you _all, this ready to _be thus as a_blessing, and not as greediness.

9:6 Showing generosity

6 Also this: the person who plants sparingly will also harvest sparingly, and the person sowing generously will also have a generous harvest. 7 Let each person do what their own heart tells them—not out of sorrow or from pressure, but because God loves those who’re cheerful givers. 8 And God is able to shower generosity onto you all so that you’ll be content having everything you need, thus able to be prolific in doing good to others. 9 As it’s written in the scriptures:[ref]

‘He distributed his gifts and gave to the poor,

now his righteousness will remain to the end of the age.’

10 [ref]Thus God who supplies the seed to the person sowing and supplies our food, will be supplying and multiplying your seeds as you sow in others and will increase the harvest resulting from your righteousness. 11 You will be enriched towards generosity in every way, which will lead us all to give thanks to God. 12 Serving in this kind of ministry meets the needs of the believers, but also leads to plenty of occasions to give thanks to God. 13 In proving yourselves by this ministry, they will honour God as it displays your commitment to the good message of the messiah, and your generosity toward them and towards everyone, 14 and they will wish the best for you all and pray for you because of God’s overflowing goodness to you all. 15 Yes, we thank God for his incredible gift.

9:9: Psa 112:9.

9:10: Isa 55:10.

6 And this:
the one sowing sparingly, sparingly also will _be _reaping, and the one sowing on blessings, on blessings also will _be _reaping.
7 Let _each do as he _has _chosen in _his heart, not out _of sorrow or of necessity, because/for a_cheerful giver is _loving the god.
8 And is _able the god all grace to _be _plentiful to you _all, in _order _that in everything always all contentment having, you _all _may _be _being _plentiful in every work good.
9 As it _has _been _written:
He _scattered, he _gave to _the poor, the righteousness of _him is _remaining to the age.
10 And the one supplying seed to _the one sowing, and bread for food, will _be _supplying and will _be _multiplying the seed of _you _all, and will _be _growing the fruits of _the righteousness of _you _all, 11 in everything being _made _rich to all generosity, which is _producing through us, thanksgiving to_ the _god.
12 Because the service of_ the _ministry this, not only is replenishing the needs of _the holy ones, but also being _plentiful through many thanksgivings to_ the _god, 13 through the provenness of_ the _service this, glorifying the god at the submission of _the of _confession of _you _all to the good _message of _the chosen _one /messiah, and on_the_generosity of _the fellowship toward them and toward all, 14 and of _them with_the_petition for you _all, longing _for for _you _all, because _of the surpassing grace of_ the _god on you _all.
15 Thankfulness be to_ the _god for the indescribable of _him gift.

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