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  • 2 Corinthians 9:5
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 5 So I thought it necessary to encourage the brothers to come to you ahead of time and to get your promised bountiful gift ready in advance, so that this might be ready as a generous gift, and not as something extorted.

  • 2 Corinthians 9:5
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 5 ἀναγκαῖον Necessary οὖν therefore ἡγησάμην I considered παρακαλέσαι to encourage τοὺς the ἀδελφοὺς brothers ἵνα in order that προέλθωσιν they should go before εἰς into ὑμᾶς YOU καὶ and προκαταρτίσωσιν they should get adjusted before τὴν the προεπηγγελμένην previously having been promised εὐλογίαν blessing ὑμῶν, of YOU, ταύτην this ἑτοίμην ready εἶναι to be οὕτως thus ὡς as εὐλογίαν blessing καὶ and μὴ not ὡς as πλεονεξίαν. covetousness.

  • 2 Corinthians 9:5
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 5 Therefore I thought it necessary to encourage the brothers to come to YOU in advance and to get ready in advance YOUR bountiful gift previously promised,+ that thus this might be ready as a bountiful gift and not as something extorted.*+

  • 2 Corinthians 9:5
    The Bible in Living English
    • 5 so I thought it necessary to request the brothers to go to you in advance and get this already promised bounty of yours into shape in advance to be ready in that way, as a bounty and not as a grab.

  • 2 Corinthians 9:5
    American Standard Version
    • 5 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.

  • 2 Corinthians 9:5
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 5 Necessary therefore I regarded it To exhort the brethren that they would go forward unto you, And make up beforehand your previously-promised blessing. The same to be ready—thus as a blessing and not as of constraint.

  • 2 Corinthians 9:5
    King James Version
    • 5 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.

  • 2 Corinthians
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 9:5 w63 279; w57 58

  • 2 Corinthians Study Notes—Chapter 9
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 9:5

      not as something extorted: The Greek word here rendered “something extorted” is usually translated “greed” or “greediness.” (Lu 12:15; Ro 1:29; Eph 4:19; 5:3; Col 3:5) Therefore, the Greek expression indicates that Paul and his coworkers did not take up a collection with the wrong motive, in a spirit of greed. Paul did not pressure the Christians in Corinth into contributing to the relief work. He gave them no reason to feel as if someone had exploited them or extorted the funds from them. The giving was to be voluntary, out of a generous and cheerful heart.​—2Co 9:7.

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