9:1 Now
it
is
superfluous
for
me
to
write
to
you
about
the
ministry
for
the
saints,
9:2 for
I
know
your
readiness,
of
which
I
boast
about
you
to
the
people
of
Macedonia,
saying
that
Achaia
has
been
ready
since
last
year.
And
your
zeal
has
stirred
up
most
of
them.
9:3 But
I
am
sending
the
brothers
so
that
our
boasting
about
you
may
not
prove
empty
in
this
matter,
so
that
you
may
be
ready,
as
I
said
you
would
be.
9:4 Otherwise,
if
some
Macedonians
come
with
me
and
find
that
you
are
not
ready,
we
would
be
humiliated--to
say
nothing
of
you--for
being
so
confident.
9:5 So
I
thought
it
necessary
to
urge
the
brothers
to
go
on
ahead
to
you
and
arrange
in
advance
for
the
gift
you
have
promised,
so
that
it
may
be
ready
as
a
willing
gift,
not
as
an
exaction.
9:6 The
point
is
this:
whoever
sows
sparingly
will
also
reap
sparingly,
and
whoever
sows
bountifully
will
also
reap
bountifully.
9:7 Each
one
must
give
as
he
has
decided
in
his
heart,
not
reluctantly
or
under
compulsion,
for
God
loves
a
cheerful
giver.
9:8 And
God
is
able
to
make
all
grace
abound
to
you,
so
that
having
all
sufficiency
in
all
things
at
all
times,
you
may
abound
in
every
good
work.
9:9 As
it
is
written,
"He
has
distributed
freely,
he
has
given
to
the
poor;
his
righteousness
endures
forever."
9:10 He
who
supplies
seed
to
the
sower
and
bread
for
food
will
supply
and
multiply
your
seed
for
sowing
and
increase
the
harvest
of
your
righteousness.
9:11 You
will
be
enriched
in
every
way
to
be
generous
in
every
way,
which
through
us
will
produce
thanksgiving
to
God.
9:12 For
the
ministry
of
this
service
is
not
only
supplying
the
needs
of
the
saints
but
is
also
overflowing
in
many
thanksgivings
to
God.
9:13 By
their
approval
of
this
service,
they
will
glorify
God
because
of
your
submission
flowing
from
your
confession
of
the
gospel
of
Christ,
and
the
generosity
of
your
contribution
for
them
and
for
all
others,
9:14 while
they
long
for
you
and
pray
for
you,
because
of
the
surpassing
grace
of
God
upon
you.
9:15 Thanks
be
to
God
for
his
inexpressible
gift!