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2 Corinthians 9:5

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Bible Versions

Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as [a matter of] bounty, and not as [of] covetousness.
Therefore {G3767} I thought {G2233} it necessary {G316} to exhort {G3870} the brethren {G80}, that {G2443} they would go before {G4281} unto {G1519} you {G5209}, and {G2532} make up beforehand {G4294} your {G5216} bounty {G2129}, whereof ye had notice before {G4293}, that the same {G5026} might be {G1511} ready {G2092},{G3779} as {G5613} a matter of bounty {G2129}, and {G2532} not {G3361} as {G5618} of covetousness {G4124}.
So I thought it necessary to urge these brothers to go on to you ahead of me and prepare your promised gift in plenty of time; this way it will be ready when I come and will be a genuine gift, not something extracted by pressure.
So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the bountiful gift you had promised. This way, your gift will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly.
I thought it necessary therefore to entreat the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your aforepromised bounty, that the same might be ready as a matter of bounty, and not of extortion.
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