Verse List for 2 COR 9:5

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OET (OET-RV) 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.

OET-LV 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.

ULT So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers that they should go to you beforehand and prepare in advance this promised blessing of yours, to be ready in this way as a blessing and not as something forced.

UST Because of that, I decided that I needed to ask these three fellow believers to visit you before I do and help you with what you said you would give. That way, you will have already prepared what you are giving, and you will offer it because you want to and not because we are making you do it.

BSB So I thought [it] necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the generous gift you had promised. This way, your [gift] will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly.

MSB So I thought [it] necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the generous gift [that was] announced.[fn] This way, your [gift] will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly.

BLB Therefore I esteemed it necessary to exhort the brothers that they should go before unto you and should complete beforehand your foreannounced blessing, thus this to be ready as a blessing, and not as covetousness.

AICNT Therefore, I considered it necessary to urge the brothers to go ahead to you and arrange in advance the generous gift you have promised beforehand, so that it may be ready as a generous gift and not as an act of greed.

OEB Therefore I think it necessary to beg the friends to go to you in advance, and to complete the arrangements for the gift, which you have already promised, so that it may be ready, as a gift, before I come, and not look as if it were being given under pressure.

WEBBE & WMBB I thought it necessary therefore to entreat the brothers that they would go before to you and arrange ahead of time the generous gift that you promised before, that the same might be ready as a matter of generosity, and not of greediness.

NET Therefore I thought it necessary to urge these brothers to go to you in advance and to arrange ahead of time the generous contribution you had promised, so this may be ready as a generous gift and not as something you feel forced to do.

LSV Therefore I thought [it] necessary to exhort the brothers, that they may go before to you, and may make up before your formerly announced blessing, that this be ready, as a blessing, and not as covetousness.

FBV That's why I decided I should ask these brothers to visit you in advance, and complete the arrangements to collect this offering, so that it would be ready as a gift, and not as something demanded.

TCNT So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance your previously [fn]announced blessing, so that this gift of yours may be ready as a blessing and not as something you feel forced to do.

T4T So that is why I felt that it was necessary to urge these three believers to go and visit you before I come. In that way, they would be able to help you finish collecting the generous gift [EUP] that had been promised by you {you had said you would give}. If you do that, not only will the gift be ready by the time that we arrive, but everyone will see that you have given because you really want to give, and not because anyone has forced you to give.

LEB Therefore I considered it necessary to urge the brothers that they should go on ahead to you and make arrangements in advance for your generous gift that was promised previously, so this would be prepared as a generous gift and not as grudgingly granted.

BBE So it seemed to me wise for the brothers to go before, and see that the amount which you had undertaken to give was ready, so that it might be a cause for praise, and not as if we were making profit out of you.

Moff That is why I have thought it necessary to ask these brothers to go on in advance and get your promised contribution ready in good time. I want it to be forthcoming as a generous gift, not as money wrung out of you.

Wymth I have thought it absolutely necessary therefore to request these brethren to visit you before I myself come, and to make sure beforehand that the gift of love which you have already promised may be ready as a gift of love, and may not seem to have been something which I have extorted from you.

ASV I thought it necessary therefore to entreat the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your aforepromised bounty, that the same might be ready as a matter of bounty, and not of extortion.

DRA Therefore I thought it necessary to desire the brethren that they would go to you before, and prepare this blessing before promised, to be ready, so as a blessing, not as covetousness.

YLT Necessary, therefore, I thought [it] to exhort the brethren, that they may go before to you, and may make up before your formerly announced blessing, that this be ready, as a blessing, and not as covetousness.

Drby I thought it necessary therefore to beg the brethren that they would come to you, and complete beforehand your fore-announced blessing, that this may be ready thus as blessing, and not as got out of you.

RV I thought it necessary therefore to entreat the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your aforepromised bounty, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not of extortion.
(I thought it necessary therefore to entreat the brethren/brothers, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your aforepromised bounty, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not of extortion.)

SLT Therefore I thought necessary to beseech the brethren that they go before to you, and prepare beforehand your praise, having been proclaimed beforehand, this same to be prepared, so as praise, and not as covetousness.

Wbstr Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before to you, and make up before hand your bounty, of which ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not of covetousness.

KJB-1769 Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.
(Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren/brothers, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye/you_all had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.)

KJB-1611 Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before vnto you, and make vp before hand your [fn]bountie, [fn]whereof yee had notice before, that the same might bee readie, as a matter of bountie, not of couetousnesse.
(Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren/brothers, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bountie, whereof ye/you_all had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bountie, not of covetousness.)

Bshps Therfore, I thought it necessarie to exhort the brethren, to come beforehand vnto you, and to prepare your good blessyng promised afore, that it myght be redy, so that it be as a blessyng, and not a defraudyng.
(Therefore, I thought it necessarie to exhort the brethren/brothers, to come beforehand unto you, and to prepare your good blessing promised afore, that it might be ready, so that it be as a blessing, and not a defrauding.)

Gnva Wherefore, I thought it necessarie to exhort the brethren to come before vnto you, and to finish your beneuolence appointed afore, that it might be readie, and come as of beneuolence, and not as of niggardlinesse.
(Wherefore, I thought it necessarie to exhort the brethren/brothers to come before unto you, and to finish your beneuolence appointed afore, that it might be ready, and come as of beneuolence, and not as of niggardliness.)

Cvdl Wherfore I thoughte it necessary to exhorte the brethren, to come before hande vnto you, for to prepare this blessynge promysed afore, that it mighte be ready, so that it be a blessynge, and not a defraudynge.
(Wherefore I thought it necessary to exhorte the brethren/brothers, to come before hand unto you, for to prepare this blessing promised afore, that it might be ready, so that it be a blessing, and not a defrauding.)

TNT Wherfore I thought it necessary to exhorte the brethren to come before hode vnto you forto prepare youre good blessynge promysed afore that it myght be redy: so that it be a blessynge and not a defraudynge.
(Wherefore I thought it necessary to exhorte the brethren/brothers to come before hand unto you forto prepare your(pl) good blessing promised afore that it might be ready: so that it be a blessing and not a defrauding.)

Wycl Therfor Y gesside necessarie to preie britheren, that thei come bifore to you, and make redi this bihiyt blessyng to be redi, so as blessing, and not as aueryce.
(Therefore I guessed necessarie to pray brethren/brothers, that they come before to you, and make ready this promised blessing to be ready, so as blessing, and not as averice/greed.)

Luth Ich habe es aber für nötig angesehen, die Brüder zu ermahnen, daß sie voranzögen zu euch, zu verfertigen diesen zuvor verheißenen Segen, daß er bereitet sei, also daß es sei ein Segen und nicht ein Geiz.
(I have it but for/in_favour_of nötig viewed, the brothers to/for admonish/warn, that they/she/them before/in_front_ofanzögen to/for you, to/for verfertigen this before promised blessing, that he prepared be, also that it be a blessing and not a stinginess.)

ClVg Necessarium ergo existimavi rogare fratres, ut præveniant ad vos, et præparent repromissam benedictionem hanc paratam esse sic, quasi benedictionem, non tamquam avaritiam.
(Necessarium therefore existimavi to_ask brothers, as beforeveniant to you(pl), and beforeparent repromissam blessing this ready to_be so, as_if blessing, not/no as_if greed.)

SR-GNT Ἀναγκαῖον οὖν ἡγησάμην παρακαλέσαι τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς, ἵνα προέλθωσιν εἰς ὑμᾶς καὶ προκαταρτίσωσιν τὴν προεπηγγελμένην εὐλογίαν ὑμῶν, ταύτην ἑτοίμην εἶναι οὕτως ὡς εὐλογίαν, καὶ μὴ ὡς πλεονεξίαν. ‡

UGNT ἀναγκαῖον οὖν ἡγησάμην παρακαλέσαι τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς, ἵνα προέλθωσιν εἰς ὑμᾶς καὶ προκαταρτίσωσι τὴν προεπηγγελμένην εὐλογίαν ὑμῶν, ταύτην ἑτοίμην εἶναι οὕτως ὡς εὐλογίαν, καὶ μὴ ὡς πλεονεξίαν.

SBL-GNT ἀναγκαῖον οὖν ἡγησάμην παρακαλέσαι τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς ἵνα προέλθωσιν ⸀εἰς ὑμᾶς καὶ προκαταρτίσωσι τὴν ⸀προεπηγγελμένην εὐλογίαν ὑμῶν, ταύτην ἑτοίμην εἶναι οὕτως ὡς εὐλογίαν καὶ μὴ ὡς πλεονεξίαν.

RP-GNT Ἀναγκαῖον οὖν ἡγησάμην παρακαλέσαι τοὺς ἀδελφούς, ἵνα προέλθωσιν εἰς ὑμᾶς, καὶ προκαταρτίσωσιν τὴν προκατηγγελμένην εὐλογίαν ὑμῶν, ταύτην ἑτοίμην εἶναι, οὕτως ὡς εὐλογίαν καὶ μὴ ὡς πλεονεξίαν.

TC-GNT ἀναγκαῖον οὖν ἡγησάμην παρακαλέσαι τοὺς ἀδελφούς, ἵνα προέλθωσιν εἰς ὑμᾶς, καὶ προκαταρτίσωσι τὴν [fn]προκατηγγελμένην εὐλογίαν ὑμῶν, ταύτην ἑτοίμην εἶναι, οὕτως ὡς εὐλογίαν καὶ μὴ [fn]ὡς πλεονεξίαν.

Verse List for 2 COR 9:5

Verse List for 2 COR 9:5