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2 Corinthians 9:7

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Let each man do according as he hath purposed in his heart: not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

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2 Corinthians 9:7 in other translations

Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

2 Corinthians 9:7 · World English Bible

2 Corinthians 9:7 in context

  1. 5I 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.
  2. 6But this I say, He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
  3. 7Let each man do according as he hath purposed in his heart: not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
  4. 8And God is able to make all grace abound unto you; that ye, having always all sufficiency in everything, may abound unto every good work:
  5. 9as it is written, He hath scattered abroad, he hath given to the poor; His righteousness abideth for ever.