2 Corinthians 9:5 
Context| NETBible | 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 |
| NIV © biblegateway 2Co 9:5 |
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. |
| NASB © biblegateway 2Co 9:5 |
So I thought it necessary to urge the brethren that they would go on ahead to you and arrange beforehand your previously promised bountiful gift, so that the same would be ready as a bountiful gift and not affected by covetousness. |
| NLT © biblegateway 2Co 9:5 |
So I thought I should send these brothers ahead of me to make sure the gift you promised is ready. But I want it to be a willing gift, not one given under pressure. |
| MSG © biblegateway 2Co 9:5 |
So to make sure there will be no slipup, I've recruited these brothers as an advance team to get you and your promised offering all ready before I get there. I want you to have all the time you need to make this offering in your own way. I don't want anything forced or hurried at the last minute. |
| BBE © SABDAweb 2Co 9:5 |
So it seemed to me wise for the brothers to go before, and see that the amount which you had undertaken to give was ready, so that it might be a cause for praise, and not as if we were making profit out of you. |
| NRSV © bibleoremus 2Co 9:5 |
So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you, and arrange in advance for this bountiful gift that you have promised, so that it may be ready as a voluntary gift and not as an extortion. |
| NKJV © biblegateway 2Co 9:5 |
Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren to go to you ahead of time, and prepare your generous gift beforehand, which you had previously promised, that it may be ready as a matter of generosity and not as a grudging obligation. |
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| KJV | Therefore <3767> it necessary <316> the brethren <80>_, that <2443> unto <1519> you <5209>_, and <2532> your <5216> bounty <2129>_, that the same <5026> ready <2092>_, <3779> as <5613> [a matter of] bounty <2129>_, and <2532> not <3361> as <5618> [of] covetousness <4124>_. {bounty: Gr. blessing} {whereof...: or, which hath been so much spoken of before} |
| NASB © biblegateway 2Co 9:5 |
So <3767> I thought <2233> it necessary <316> to urge <3870> the brethren <80> that they would go <4281> on ahead <4281> to you and arrange <4294> beforehand <4294> your previously <4279> promised <4279> bountiful <2129> gift <2129> , so <3767> that the same <3778> would be ready <2092> as a bountiful <2129> gift <2129> and not affected <5613> by covetousness <4124> . |
| NET [draft] ITL | Therefore <3767> I thought <2233> it necessary <316> to urge <3870> these brothers <80> to <2443> go <4281> to <1519> you <5209> in advance <4281> and <2532> to arrange ahead of time <4294> the generous contribution <2129> you <5216> had promised <4279> , so this <3778> may be <1510> ready <2092> as <5613> a generous gift <2129> and <2532> not <3361> as <5613> something you feel forced to do <4124> . |
| GREEK | anagkaion oun hghsamhn adelfouv ina proelywsin umav kai prokatartiswsin proephggelmenhn umwn tauthn etoimhn einai wv eulogian kai mh wv pleonexian |
| NETBible | 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 |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Grk “the blessing.” 2 tn Grk “a blessing.” 3 tn Grk “as a covetousness”; that is, a gift given grudgingly or under compulsion. |
