2 Corinthians 9:6 “Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and wh…”

2 Corinthians 9:6

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

But this I say, He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

Geneva Bible 1599

This yet remember, that he which soweth sparingly, shall reape also sparingly, and hee that soweth liberally, shall reape also liberally.

Darby Translation

But this [is true], he that sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that sows in [the spirit of] blessing shall reap also in blessing:

Young's Literal Translation

And this: He who is sowing sparingly, sparingly also shall reap; and he who is sowing in blessings, in blessings also shall reap;

Bible in Basic English

But in the Writings it says, He who puts in only a small number of seeds, will get in the same; and he who puts them in from a full hand, will have produce in full measure from them.

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Cross references

“I say”

Galatians 5:16 Galatians 3:17 1 Corinthians 15:20 1 Corinthians 7:29 Ephesians 4:17 Colossians 2:4

Galatians 5:16 · BSB

So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

Galatians 3:17 · BSB

What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise.

1 Corinthians 15:20 · BSB

But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

1 Corinthians 7:29 · BSB

What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;

Ephesians 4:17 · BSB

So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.

Colossians 2:4 · BSB

I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric.

“He which soweth sparingly”

Luke 6:38 Proverbs 22:9 Proverbs 19:17 2 Corinthians 9:10 Galatians 6:7–9 Hebrews 6:10

Luke 6:38 · BSB

Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”

Proverbs 22:9 · BSB

A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.

Proverbs 19:17 · BSB

Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.

2 Corinthians 9:10 · BSB

Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.

Galatians 6:7–9 · BSB

Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.

Hebrews 6:10 · BSB

For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the generous gift you had promised. This way, your gift will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly.

7Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.

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