Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
But I say this, He who sows sparingly shall also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully shall also reap bountifully.
New American Standard Bible
Now this I say,
King James Version
But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
Holman Bible
Remember this:
International Standard Version
Remember this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.
A Conservative Version
But this, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows in blessings will also reap in blessings.
American Standard Version
But this I say, He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
Amplified
Now [remember] this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows
An Understandable Version
But [remember] this: The person who plants only a few seeds will harvest a meager crop. And the one who plants many seeds [Note: The Greek says, "plants with blessings"] will harvest a bumper crop.
Anderson New Testament
But remember this, that he who sows sparingly, shall also reap sparingly; and he who sows bountifully, shall also reap bountifully.
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.
Common New Testament
The point is this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
Daniel Mace New Testament
remember, " he who sows sparingly, shall reap also sparingly: and he who sows bountifully, shall reap also bountifully."
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:
Godbey New Testament
But it is this, he that soweth sparingly shall also reap sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall also reap bountifully.
Goodspeed New Testament
Remember this: The man who sows sparingly will reap sparingly, and the man who sows generously will reap generously.
John Wesley New Testament
And this I say, He that soweth sparingly, shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully, shall reap also bountifully:
Julia Smith Translation
And this, He sowing sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he sowing in praises shall reap also in praises.
King James 2000
But this I say, He who sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he who sows bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now [the point is] this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
This yet remember, how that he which soweth little, shall reap little: and he that soweth plenteously shall reap plenteously.
Moffatt New Testament
Mark this: he who sows sparingly will reap sparingly, and he who sows generously will reap a generous harvest.
Montgomery New Testament
Mark this; he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly; and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
NET Bible
My point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.
New Heart English Bible
Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
Noyes New Testament
But this there is to say: He that soweth sparingly, shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully, shall reap also bountifully.
Sawyer New Testament
And [consider] this, He that sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly, and he that sows liberally shall reap also liberally.
The Emphasized Bible
As to this, however, he that soweth sparingly, sparingly, also shall reap, and, he that soweth with blessings, with blessings, also shall reap:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But this I add, He that soweth sparingly, shall reap also sparingly, and he that soweth bountifully, shall reap also bountifully.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Remember the saying--'Scanty sowing, scanty harvest; plentiful sowing, plentiful harvest.'
Webster
But this I say, He who soweth sparingly, shall reap also sparingly; and he who soweth bountifully, shall reap also bountifully.
Weymouth New Testament
But do not forget that he who sows with a niggardly hand will also reap a niggardly crop, and that he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
Williams New Testament
Now this is the way it is: Whoever sows sparingly will reap sparingly too, but whoever sows bountifully will reap bountifully too.
World English Bible
Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
Worrell New Testament
But I say this: He that sows sparingly shall also reap sparingly; and he that sows bountifully shall also reap bountifully.
Worsley New Testament
But this I say, He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall also reap bountifully.
Youngs 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;
Themes
Alms » Commandments and practices concerning
Bearing fruit » Those that sow bountifully
Bearing fruit » Those that sow sparingly
Benevolence » The duty of » Encouragement to
Charity » Those that are charitable
Liberality » Instances of » Christians » In corinth
Proportionate reward » Reaping according to the amount of seed sown
Topics
Interlinear
De
Touto
Speiro
σπείρω
Speiro
Usage: 15
Pheidomenos
φειδομένως
Pheidomenos
Usage: 2
References
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Corinthians 9:6
Prayers for 2 Corinthians 9:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
God Loves A Cheerful Giver
5 Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brothers that they would go forward to you, and make up beforehand your blessing, it having been promised that this would be ready, thus as a matter of blessing, and not as of covetousness. 6 But I say this, He who sows sparingly shall also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully shall also reap bountifully. 7 Each one, as he purposes in his heart, let him give; not of grief, or of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver.
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 22:9
He who has a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he gives of his bread to the poor.
Luke 6:38
Give, and it shall be given to you, good measure pressed down and shaken together and running over, they shall give into your bosom. For with the same measure that you measure, it shall be measured to you again.
Psalm 41:1-3
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he who acts wisely toward the poor; Jehovah will deliver him in time of trouble.
Proverbs 11:18
The wicked makes a deceitful wage; but one sowing righteousness has a sure reward.
Proverbs 11:24-25
There is one who scatters and yet increases; but one who withholds just due comes only to poverty.
Proverbs 19:17
He who has pity upon the poor lends to Jehovah, and He will reward his dealing to him.
Ecclesiastes 11:1
Cast your bread on the waters; for you shall find it after many days.
Ecclesiastes 11:6
In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening do not withhold your hand; for you do not know what shall be blessed, either this or that, or whether they both shall be fruitful in the same way.
Luke 19:16-26
And came the first, saying, Lord, your mina has gained ten minas.
1 Corinthians 1:12
But I say this, that every one of you says, I am of Paul, and I of Apollos, and I of Cephas, and I of Christ.
1 Corinthians 7:29
But this I say, brothers, The time is short. It remains that both those who have wives should be as not having one.
1 Corinthians 15:20
But now Christ has risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruit of those who slept.
2 Corinthians 9:10
Now He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for eating, may He supply and multiply your seed, and increase the fruits of your righteousness
Galatians 3:17
And I say this, A covenant having been ratified by God in Christ, the Law (coming into being four hundred and thirty years after) does not annul the promise, so as to abolish it.
Galatians 5:16
I say, then, Walk in the Spirit and you shall not fulfill the lusts of the flesh.
Galatians 6:7-9
Do not be deceived, God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows, that he also will reap.
Ephesians 4:17
This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should not walk from now on as other nations walk, in the vanity of their mind,
Colossians 2:4
And I say this that not anyone should beguile you with enticing words.
Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.