2 Corinthians 9 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Of the ministryng to the saintes, it is but superfluous for me to write vnto you: Now it is superfluous for me to write to you about the ministry for the saints, There is no need for me to write to you about this service to the Lord’s people.
2 For I knowe the redinesse of your mynde, whereof I boast my selfe of you, vnto them of Macedonia, that Achaia was prepared a yere a go: and your zeale hath prouoked many. for I know your readiness, of which I boast about you to the people of Macedonia, saying that Achaia has been ready since last year. And your zeal has stirred up most of them. For I know your eagerness to help, and I have been boasting about it to the Macedonians, telling them that since last year you in Achaia were ready to give; and your enthusiasm has stirred most of them to action.
3 Yet haue I sent the brethren, lest our boastyng which I make of you, should be in vayne in this behalfe, that ye (as I haue sayde) may prepare your selues. But I am sending the brothers so that our boasting about you may not prove empty in this matter, so that you may be ready, as I said you would be. But I am sending the brothers in order that our boasting about you in this matter should not prove hollow, but that you may be ready, as I said you would be.
4 Lest yf they of Macedonia come with me, and fynde you vnprepared, we (I wyll not say you) shoulde be ashamed in this matter of boastyng. Otherwise, if some Macedonians come with me and find that you are not ready, we would be humiliated—to say nothing of you—for being so confident. For if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we—not to say anything about you—would be ashamed of having been so confident.
5 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. So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance for the gift you have promised, so that it may be ready as a willing gift, not as an exaction. So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers 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, not as one grudgingly given.
6 This yet I say he which soweth litle, shall reape litle: and he that soweth in geuyng largely and freely, shall reape plenteouslie. The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
7 Let euery man do, accordyng as he hath purposed in his heart, not grudgyngly, or of necessitie: For God loueth a chearefull geuer. Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 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.
8 God is able to make you riche in all grace, that ye in all thynges hauyng sufficient vnto the vtmost, may be riche vnto all maner of good workes, And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
9 As it is written: He hath sparsed abrode, and hath geuen to the poore, his ryghteousnesse remayneth for euer. As it is written, “He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.” As it is written: “They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor; their righteousness endures forever.”
10 He that ministreth seede vnto ye sower, ministreth bread also for foode, and multiplieth your seede, and encreaseth the fruites of your ryghteousnesse: He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.
11 That in all thynges ye may be made riche into all singlenesse, which causeth through vs, that thankes are geuen vnto God. You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God. You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.
12 For the administration of this seruice, not only supplieth ye neede of the saintes: but also is aboundaunt by the thankes geuyng of many vnto God, For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God. This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.
13 Which by the experiment of this ministration, prayse God for the obedience of your consentyng to the Gospell of Christe, and for your singlenesse in distributyng to them, and to all men: By their approval of this service, they will glorify God because of your submission that comes from your confession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others, Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, others will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else.
14 And by their prayers for you, which long after you, for the aboundaunt grace of God in you. while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you. And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you.
15 Thankes be vnto God, for his vnspeakeable gyft. Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift! Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!
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