Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. New Living Translation You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. “For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.” English Standard Version Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. Berean Standard Bible Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver. Berean Literal Bible each as he purposes in the heart, not out of regret or of necessity. For God loves a cheerful giver. King James Bible Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. New King James Version So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. New American Standard Bible Each one must do just as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. NASB 1995 Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. NASB 1977 Let each one do just as he has purposed in his heart; not grudgingly or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver. Legacy Standard Bible Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. Amplified Bible Let each one give [thoughtfully and with purpose] just as he has decided in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver [and delights in the one whose heart is in his gift]. Christian Standard Bible Each person should do as he has decided in his heart—not reluctantly or out of compulsion, since God loves a cheerful giver. Holman Christian Standard Bible Each person should do as he has decided in his heart—not reluctantly or out of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver. American Standard Version Let each man do according as he hath purposed in his heart: not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Every man according to what he is in his mind and not according to grief or of compulsion, for God loves the joyful giver. Contemporary English Version Each of you must make up your own mind about how much to give. But don't feel sorry that you must give and don't feel you are forced to give. God loves people who love to give. Douay-Rheims Bible Every one as he hath determined in his heart, not with sadness, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. English Revised Version Let each man do according as he hath purposed in his heart; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. GOD'S WORD® Translation Each of you should give whatever you have decided. You shouldn't be sorry that you gave or feel forced to give, since God loves a cheerful giver. Good News Translation You should each give, then, as you have decided, not with regret or out of a sense of duty; for God loves the one who gives gladly. International Standard Version Each of you must give what you have decided in your heart, not with regret or under compulsion, since God loves a cheerful giver. Literal Standard Version each one, according as he purposes in heart, not out of sorrow or out of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver, Majority Standard Bible Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver. New American Bible Each must do as already determined, without sadness or compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. NET Bible Each one of you should give just as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, because God loves a cheerful giver. New Revised Standard Version Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. New Heart English Bible Each person should give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver. Webster's Bible Translation Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or by constraint: for God loveth a cheerful giver. Weymouth New Testament Let each contribute what he has decided upon in his own mind, and not do it reluctantly or under compulsion. "It is a cheerful giver that God loves." World English Bible Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. Young's Literal Translation each one, according as he doth purpose in heart, not out of sorrow or out of necessity, for a cheerful giver doth God love, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God Loves a Cheerful Giver…6Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 7Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver. 8And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.… Cross References Exodus 25:2 "Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him. Deuteronomy 15:10 Give generously to him, and do not let your heart be grieved when you do so. And because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything to which you put your hand. 1 Chronicles 29:9 And the people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given to the LORD freely and wholeheartedly. And King David also rejoiced greatly. 1 Chronicles 29:17 I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You. Proverbs 11:25 A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed. Romans 12:8 if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully. 2 Corinthians 8:12 For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have. Treasury of Scripture Every man according as he purposes in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver. not. Deuteronomy 15:7-11,14 If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother: … Proverbs 23:6-8 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: … Isaiah 32:5,8 The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful… God. 2 Corinthians 8:12 For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not. Exodus 25:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering. Exodus 35:5 Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD: whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and silver, and brass, Jump to Previous Cheerful Compulsion Constraint Contribute Decided Determined Force Giver Grief Heart Loves Mind Necessity Pleasure Purpose Purposeth Ready ReluctantlyJump to Next Cheerful Compulsion Constraint Contribute Decided Determined Force Giver Grief Heart Loves Mind Necessity Pleasure Purpose Purposeth Ready Reluctantly2 Corinthians 9 1. He yields the reason why he sent Titus and his brothers beforehand.6. And he proceeds in stirring them up to a bountiful alms, as being but a kind of sowing of seed, 10. which shall return a great increase to them, 13. and occasion a great sacrifice of thanksgivings unto God. (7) Every man according as he purposeth.--The verb, which does not occur elsewhere in the New Testament, is used in its full ethical significance as indicating, not a passing impulse nor a vague wish, but a deliberate resolve, deciding both on the end and on the means for its attainment (Aristotle, Eth. Nicom. iii., c. 2). Such, St. Paul teaches, should be the purpose of the giver--not the outcome of a spent emotion, or a promise half-regretted, but formed with a clear well-defined perception of all attendant circumstances, and therefore neither "grudgingly," as regards amount, nor with reluctance, as giving under pressure. God loveth a cheerful giver.--As in 2Corinthians 8:21, so here, we have a distinct echo from the Book of Proverbs (Proverbs 22:8) as it stands in the Greek version. In that version we find the following: "He that soweth wicked things shall reap evils, and shall complete the penalty of his deed. God blesseth a cheerful man and a giver, and shall complete" (in a good sense) "the incompleteness of his works." It is obvious that this differs much from the Hebrew, which is represented in the English version, and it is interesting as showing that St. Paul used the LXX., and habitually quoted from it, and not from the Hebrew. As coming so soon after the quotation from Proverbs 3:4 in 2Corinthians 8:21, it seems to suggest that the Apostle had recently been studying that book, and that his mind was full of its teaching. As a law of action, it may be noted that the principle has a far wider range of application than that of simple alms-giving. Cheerfulness in visits of sympathy, in the daily offices of kindness, in the life of home, in giving instruction or advice--all come under the head of that which God approves and loves. So the greatest of Greek ethical teachers had refused the title of "liberal" to the man who gave without pleasure in the act of giving. The pain he feels proves that if he could he would rather have the money than do the noble action (Aristotle, Eth. Nicom. iv., c. 1). Verse 7. - In his heart. The heart must not only go with but anticipate the hand. Grudgingly; literally, from grief (Exodus 25:2; Romans 12:8). A cheerful giver. The phrase is from the addition to Proverbs 22:8, which is found in the LXX.; except that "loveth" is substituted for "blesseth." Compare "He that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness" (Romans 12:8). The rabbis said that cheerful kindness, even if nothing was given, was better than a morose gift.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Each oneἕκαστος (hekastos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 1538: Each (of more than two), every one. As if a superlative of hekas; each or every. [ should give ] what καθὼς (kathōs) Adverb Strong's 2531: According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that. he has decided προῄρηται (proērētai) Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 4255: From pro and haireomai; to choose for oneself before another thing, i.e. to propose. in [his] τῇ (tē) Article - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. heart [to give ], καρδίᾳ (kardia) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 2588: Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle. not μὴ (mē) Adverb Strong's 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. out of ἐκ (ek) Preposition Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. regret λύπης (lypēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 3077: Pain, grief, sorrow, affliction. Apparently a primary word; sadness. or ἢ (ē) Conjunction Strong's 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. compulsion. ἀνάγκης (anankēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 318: From ana and the base of agkale; constraint; by implication, distress. For γὰρ (gar) Conjunction Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. God Θεός (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. loves ἀγαπᾷ (agapa) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 25: To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love. a cheerful ἱλαρὸν (hilaron) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2431: Joyous, cheerful, not grudging. From the same as hileos; propitious or merry, i.e. Prompt or willing. giver. δότην (dotēn) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 1395: A giver. From the base of didomi; a giver. Links 2 Corinthians 9:7 NIV2 Corinthians 9:7 NLT 2 Corinthians 9:7 ESV 2 Corinthians 9:7 NASB 2 Corinthians 9:7 KJV 2 Corinthians 9:7 BibleApps.com 2 Corinthians 9:7 Biblia Paralela 2 Corinthians 9:7 Chinese Bible 2 Corinthians 9:7 French Bible 2 Corinthians 9:7 Catholic Bible NT Letters: 2 Corinthians 9:7 Let each man give according as he (2 Cor. 2C iiC 2Cor ii cor iicor) |
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