Parallel Verses
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 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 King James verseion
But I say this, He who sows sparingly shall also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully shall 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.
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
Images 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 urge these brothers to go to you in advance and to arrange ahead of time the generous contribution you had promised, so this may be ready as a generous gift and not as something you feel forced to do. 6 My point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously. 7 Each one of you should give just as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, because God loves a cheerful giver.
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 22:9
A generous person will be blessed, for he gives some of his food to the poor.
Luke 6:38
Give, and it will be given to you: A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be poured into your lap. For the measure you use will be the measure you receive."
Psalm 41:1-3
For the music director; a psalm of David. How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, the Lord delivers him.
Proverbs 11:18
The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.
Proverbs 11:24-25
One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.
Proverbs 19:17
The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the Lord, and the Lord will repay him for his good deed.
Ecclesiastes 11:1
Send your grain overseas, for after many days you will get a return.
Ecclesiastes 11:6
Sow your seed in the morning, and do not stop working until the evening; for you do not know which activity will succeed -- whether this one or that one, or whether both will prosper equally.
Luke 19:16-26
So the first one came before him and said, 'Sir, your mina has made ten minas more.'
1 Corinthians 1:12
Now I mean this, that each of you is saying, "I am with Paul," or "I am with Apollos," or "I am with Cephas," or "I am with Christ."
1 Corinthians 7:29
And I say this, brothers and sisters: The time is short. So then those who have wives should be as those who have none,
1 Corinthians 15:20
But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
2 Corinthians 9:10
Now God who provides seed for the sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your supply of seed and will cause the harvest of your righteousness to grow.
Galatians 3:17
What I am saying is this: The law that came four hundred thirty years later does not cancel a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to invalidate the promise.
Galatians 5:16
But I say, live by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desires of the flesh.
Galatians 6:7-9
Do not be deceived. God will not be made a fool. For a person will reap what he sows,
Ephesians 4:17
So I say this, and insist in the Lord, that you no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.
Colossians 2:4
I say this so that no one will deceive you through arguments that sound reasonable.
Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love you have demonstrated for his name, in having served and continuing to serve the saints.