2 Corinthians 9:5-6

9:5 Therefore I thought it necessary to urge these brothers to go to you in advance and to arrange ahead of time the generous contribution ¹  you had promised, so this may be ready as a generous gift ²  and not as something you feel forced to do. ³  9:6 My point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously ⁴  will also reap generously.

[9:5]  ¹ tn Grk “the blessing.”

[9:5]  ² tn Grk “a blessing.”

[9:5]  ³ tn Grk “as a covetousness”; that is, a gift given grudgingly or under compulsion.

[9:6]  ⁴ tn Or “bountifully”; so also in the next occurrence in the verse.