2 Corinthians 9 ========== :1 For as touching 4012 -peri the ministering 1248 - diakonia to the saints 0040 -hagios , it is superfluous 4053 - perissos for me to write 1125 -grapho to you: :2 For I know 1492 -eido the forwardness 4288 -prothumia of your 5216 -humon mind 4288 -prothumia , for which 3739 -hos I boast 2744 -kauchaomai of you to them of Macedonia 3110 -Makedon , that Achaia 0882 -Achaia was ready 3903 -paraskeuazo a year 4070 -perusi ago 0575 -apo ; and your 5216 -humon zeal 2205 - zelos hath provoked 2042 -erethizo very 4119 -pleion many 4119 - pleion . :3 Yet 1161 -de have I sent 3992 -pempo the brethren 0080 - adephos , lest 3361 -me our boasting 2745 -kauchema of you should be in vain 2788 -kithara in this 5129 -toutoi behalf 3313 -meros ; that, as I said 3004 -lego , ye may be ready 3903 - paraskeuazo : :4 Lest 3381 -mepos haply 3381 -mepos if 1437 -ean they of Macedonia 3110 -Makedon come 2064 -erchomai with me, and find 2147 -heurisko you unprepared 0532 -aparaskeuastos , we (that we say 3004 -lego not, ye) should be ashamed 2617 -kataischuno in this 3588 -ho same 5026 -taute confident 5287 -hupostasis boasting 2746 -kauchesis . :5 Therefore 3767 -oun I thought 2233 -hegeomai it necessary 0316 -anagkaios to exhort 3870 -parakaleo the brethren 0080 -adephos , that they would go 4281 -proerchomai before 4281 -proerchomai unto you, and make 4294 -prokatartizo up beforehand 4294 -prokatartizo your 5216 -humon bounty 2129 -eulogia , whereof ye had notice 4293 -prokataggello before 4293 - prokataggello , that the same 5026 -taute might be ready 2092 - hetoimos , as [a matter of] bounty 2129 -eulogia , and not as [of] covetousness 4124 -pleonexia . :6 But this 5124 -touto [I say], He which soweth 4687 - speiro sparingly 5340 -pheidomenos shall reap 2325 -therizo also 2532 -kai sparingly 5340 -pheidomenos ; and he which soweth 4687 -speiro bountifully 2129 -eulogia shall reap 2325 -therizo also 2532 -kai bountifully 2129 -eulogia . :7 Every 1538 -hekastos man according 2531 -kathos as he purposeth 4255 -proaireomai in his heart 2588 -kardia , [so let him give]; not grudgingly 3077 -lupe , or 2228 -e of necessity 0318 -anagke : for God 2316 -theos loveth 0025 -agapao a cheerful 2431 -hilaros giver 1395 -dotes . :8 And God 2316 -theos [is] able 1415 -dunatos to make 4052 -perisseuo all 3956 -pas grace 5485 -charis abound 4052 - perisseuo toward 1519 -eis you; that ye, always 3842 -pantote having 2192 -echo all 3956 -pas sufficiency 0841 -autarkeia in all 3956 -pas [things], may abound 4052 -perisseuo to every 3956 -pas good 0018 -agathos work 2041 -ergon : :9 (As it is written 1125 -grapho , He hath dispersed 4650 -skorpizo abroad 4650 -skorpizo ; he hath given 1325 -didomi to the poor 3993 -penes : his righteousness 1343 -dikaiosune remaineth 3306 -meno for ever 0165 -aion . :10 Now 1161 -de he that ministereth 2023 -epichoregeo seed 4690 -sperma to the sower 4687 -speiro both 2532 -kai minister 5524 -choregeo bread 0740 -artos for [your] food 1035 - brosis , and multiply 4129 -plethuno your 5216 -humon seed 4703 - sporos sown, and increase 0837 -auzano the fruits 1081 -gennema of your 5216 -humon righteousness 1343 -dikaiosune ;) :11 Being enriched 4148 -ploutizo in every 3956 -pas thing to all 3956 -pas bountifulness 0572 -haplotes , which 3748 - hostis causeth 2716 -katergazomai through 1223 -dia us thanksgiving 2169 -eucharistia to God 2316 -theos . :12 For the administration 1248 -diakonia of this 5026 - taute service 3009 -leitourgia not only 3440 -monon supplieth 4322 -prosanapleroo the want 5303 -husterema of the saints 0040 - hagios , but is abundant 4052 -perisseuo also 2532 -kai by many 4183 -polus thanksgivings 2169 -eucharistia unto God 2316 -theos ; :13 Whiles by the experiment 1382 -dokime of this 5026 - taute ministration 1248 -diakonia they glorify 1392 -doxazo God 2316 -theos for your 5216 -humon professed 3671 -homologia subjection 5292 -hupotage unto the gospel 2098 -euaggelion of Christ 5547 -Christos , and for [your 3588 -ho ] liberal 0572 - haplotes distribution 2842 -koinonia unto them, and unto all 3956 -pas [men]; :14 And by their prayer 1162 -deesis for you, which long 1971 -epipotheo after 1971 -epipotheo you for the exceeding 5235 -huperballo grace 5485 -charis of God 2316 -theos in you. :15 Thanks 5485 -charis [be] unto God 2316 -theos for his unspeakable 0411 -anekdiegetos gift 1431 -dorea . ~~~~~~