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| [1]Of the ministryng to the saintes, it is but superfluous for me to write vnto you |
[1]For as touching the ministering to the Saints, it is superfluous for me to write unto you. |
| [2]For I knowe the redinesse of your mynde, whereof I boast my selfe of you, vnto them of Macedonia, that Achaia was prepared a yere a go: and your zeale hath prouoked many |
[2]For I know your readiness of mind, whereof I boast myself of you unto them of Macedonia, and say, that Achaia was prepared a year ago, and your zeal hath provoked many. |
| [3]Yet haue I sent the brethren, lest our boastyng which I make of you, should be in vayne in this behalfe, that ye (as I haue sayde) may prepare your selues |
[3]Now have I sent the brethren, lest our rejoicing over you should be in vain in this behalf, that you (as I have said) be ready: |
| [4]Lest yf they of Macedonia come with me, and fynde you vnprepared, we (I wyll not say you) shoulde be ashamed in this matter of boastyng |
[4]Lest if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (I need not to say, you) should be ashamed in this my constant boasting. |
| [5]Therfore, I thought it necessarie to exhort the brethren, to come beforehand vnto you, and to prepare your good blessyng promised afore, that it myght be redy, so that it be as a blessyng, and not a defraudyng |
[5]Wherefore, I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren to come before unto you, and to finish your benevolence appointed afore, that it might be ready, and come as of benevolence, and not as of sparing. |
| [6]This yet [I say] he which soweth litle, shall reape litle: and he that soweth in geuyng largely and freely, shall reape plenteouslie |
[6]This yet remember, that he which soweth sparingly, shall reap also sparingly, and he that soweth liberally, shall reap also liberally. |
| [7]Let euery man do, accordyng as he hath purposed in his heart, not grudgyngly, or of necessitie: For God loueth a chearefull geuer |
[7]As every man wisheth in his heart, so let him give not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. |
| [8]God is able to make you riche in all grace, that ye in all thynges hauyng sufficient vnto the vtmost, may be riche vnto all maner of good workes |
[8]And God is able to make all grace to abound toward you, that ye always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound in every good work, |
| [9]As it is written: He hath sparsed abrode, and hath geuen to the poore, his ryghteousnesse remayneth for euer |
[9]As it is written, He hath sparsed abroad and hath given to the poor: his benevolence remaineth for ever. |
| [10]He that ministreth seede vnto ye sower, ministreth bread also for foode, and multiplieth your seede, and encreaseth the fruites of your ryghteousnesse |
[10]Also he that findeth seed to the sower, will minister likewise bread for food, and multiply your seed, and increase the fruits of your benevolence, |
| [11]That in all thynges ye may be made riche into all singlenesse, which causeth through vs, that thankes are geuen vnto God |
[11]That on all parts ye may be made rich unto all liberality, which causeth through us thanksgiving unto God. |
| [12]For the administration of this seruice, not only supplieth ye neede of the saintes: but also is aboundaunt by the thankes geuyng of many vnto God |
[12]For the ministration of this service not only supplieth the necessities of the Saints, but also is abundant by the thanksgiving of many unto God, |
| [13]Which by the experiment of this ministration, prayse God for the obedience of your consentyng to the Gospell of Christe, and for your singlenesse in distributyng to them, and to all men |
[13](Which by the experiment of this ministration praise God for your voluntary submission to the Gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution to them, and to all men) |
| [14]And by their prayers for you, which long after you, for the aboundaunt grace of God in you |
[14]And by their prayer for you, desiring after you greatly, for the abundant grace of God in you. |
| [15]Thankes be vnto God, for his vnspeakeable gyft |
[15]Thanks therefore be unto God for his unspeakable gift. |