2 Corinthians 9:5

Full Chapter

September 17, 2025

KJV

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.

BSB

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.

WEB

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.

YLT

Necessary, therefore, I thought it to exhort the brethren, that they may go before to you, and may make up before your formerly announced blessing, that this be ready, as a blessing, and not as covetousness.

F.O.G Original

(5) So then I was lead that it’s necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange beforehand this generous gift you vowed previously that this is ready? In this way, as a blessing and not as by greediness.

F.O.G

F.O.G MSG

⁵So I thought it necessary to urge these brothers to go on ahead and arrange in advance for this generous giftᵃ you promised. This way it will be ready as a generous offering, not as something grudgingly given under pressure.

Footnotes:

⁵ᵃ Generous gift: Paul uses the Greek word “eulogia,” meaning blessing or bounty, emphasizing that their giving should flow from abundance, not obligation.