Verse
2 Corinthians 9:7 — Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give…
“Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.”
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The verses around 2 Corinthians 9:7.
5Therefore 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.
6But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
7Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
8And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
9(As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.
Verse explanation
“God loveth a cheerful giver” sums up the spirit Paul wants for the collection: a gift given from the heart, without pressure or sadness, compared to the logic of planting more to harvest more.
From the 2 Corinthians 9 study in Bible in Stories.
2 Corinthians 9:7 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Cada um contribua segundo propoz no seu coração; não com tristeza, ou por necessidade; porque Deus ama ao que dá com alegria.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Cada qual [faça] como propõe em [seu] coração, não com tristeza, ou por obrigação; porque Deus ama ao que dá com alegria.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Cada uno debe dar según lo que haya decidido dar, y no de mala gana o por obligación, porque Dios ama a los que dan con espíritu alegre.
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More verses about generosity
- Proverbs 11:25The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
- Luke 6:38Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over…
- Acts 20:35I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words…
- Proverbs 19:17He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
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