2 Corinthians 9:5

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 

2 Corinthians 9:11

9:11 You will be enriched in every way so that you may be generous on every occasion, ⁴  which is producing through us thanksgiving to God,

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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.

⁴ tn Grk “in every way for every generosity,” or “he will always make you rich enough to be generous at all times” (L&N 57.29).