7Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.


In Context

4 so that I won't by any means, if there come with me any of Macedonia and find you unprepared, we (to say nothing of you) should be disappointed in this confident boasting.

5 I thought it necessary therefore to entreat the brothers that they would go before to you, and arrange ahead of time the generous gift that you promised before, that the same might be ready as a matter of generosity, and not of greediness.

6 Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

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

8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.

9 As it is written, |He has scattered abroad, he has given to the poor. His righteousness remains forever.|

2 Corinthians 9:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:7Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, [so let him give;] not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:7Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:7Every one as he hath determined in his heart, not with sadness, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:7Let each man do according as he hath purposed in his heart: not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:7each according as he is purposed in his heart; not grievingly, or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:7Let each man do according as he hath purposed in his heart; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:7Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or by constraint: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:7each one, according as he doth purpose in heart, not out of sorrow or out of necessity, for a cheerful giver doth God love,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:7Every man according as he purposes in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver.