Parallel Verses

American Standard Version

Let each man do according as he hath purposed in his heart: not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

New American Standard Bible

Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

King James Version

Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

Holman Bible

Each person should do as he has decided in his heart—not reluctantly or out of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver.

International Standard Version

Each of you must give what you have decided in your heart, not with regret or under compulsion, since God loves a cheerful giver.

A Conservative Version

Each man as he purposes in his heart, not from regret or from necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Amplified

Let each one give [thoughtfully and with purpose] just as he has decided in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver [and delights in the one whose heart is in his gift].

An Understandable Version

Each person should give what he has decided to in his heart, not grudgingly, nor out of a feeling that he has to, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Anderson New Testament

Let each one give, as he purposes in his heart; not with grief, nor from necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver.

Bible in Basic English

Let every man do after the purpose of his heart; not giving with grief, or by force: for God takes pleasure in a ready giver.

Common New Testament

Each one must give just as he has purposed in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Daniel Mace New Testament

let every man give as he is disposed in his own mind, without any regret or reluctance: for God loves a cheerful benefactor.

Darby Translation

each according as he is purposed in his heart; not grievingly, or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.

Godbey New Testament

As each one has predetermined in his heart; not of reluctance, or of constraint: for God loves the hilarious giver.

Goodspeed New Testament

Everyone must give what he has made up his mind to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion; God loves a man who is glad to give.

John Wesley New Testament

Let every man do as he chuseth in his heart, not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a chearful giver.

Julia Smith Translation

Each as he chooses in the heart; not of grief, or of necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver.

King James 2000

Every man according as he purposes in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Each one [should give] as he has decided in his heart, not {reluctantly} or from compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Modern King James verseion

Each one, as he purposes in his heart, let him give; not of grief, or of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And let every man do according as he hath purposed in his heart, not grudgingly, or of necessity. For God loveth a cheerful giver.

Moffatt New Testament

Everyone is to give what he has made up his mind to give; there is to be no grudging or compulsion about it, for God loves the giver who gives cheerfully.

Montgomery New Testament

But let each give according to the purpose of his heart; not grudgingly of under compulsion. It is a cheerful giver that God loves.

NET Bible

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.

New Heart English Bible

Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.

Noyes New Testament

Each one, as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity; for God loveth a cheerful giver.

Sawyer New Testament

Let each one contribute as he chooses in his heart, not with regret or from necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.

The Emphasized Bible

Each one, according as he hath purposed in his heart, not sorrowfully, nor of necessity, - for, a cheerful giver, God, loveth.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Let every man, as he hath purposed in heart, give, not with reluctance or of necessity; for God loveth a cheerful giver.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Let every one give as he has determined before hand, not grudgingly or under compulsion; for God loves 'a cheerful giver.'

Webster

Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or by constraint: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

Weymouth New Testament

Let each contribute what he has decided upon in his own mind, and not do it reluctantly or under compulsion. "It is a cheerful giver that God loves."

Williams New Testament

Each must give what he has purposed in his heart to give, not sorrowfully or under compulsion, for it is the happy giver that God loves.

World English Bible

Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.

Worrell New Testament

Let each one do as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loveth a cheerful giver.

Worsley New Testament

Let every one give as he chuses in his own heart; not with reluctance, or constraint: for God loveth a chearful giver.

Youngs Literal Translation

each one, according as he doth purpose in heart, not out of sorrow or out of necessity, for a cheerful giver doth God love,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἕκαστος 
hekastos 
Usage: 73

καθώς 
Kathos 
as, even as, according as, when, according to, how, as well as
Usage: 141

προαιρέομαι 
Proaireomai 
Usage: 1

in his heart
καρδία 
Kardia 
Usage: 116

so let him give not
μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493

λύπη 
Lupe 
Usage: 12

or
ἤ 
or, than, either, or else, nor, not tr,
Usage: 199

of
ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
Usage: 709

ἀναγκή 
Anagke 
Usage: 15

for
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

G25
ἀγαπάω 
Agapao 
Usage: 92

ἱλαρός 
Hilaros 
Usage: 1

References

Images 2 Corinthians 9:7

Prayers for 2 Corinthians 9:7

Context Readings

God Loves A Cheerful Giver

6 But this I say, He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. 7 Let each man do according as he hath purposed in his heart: not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound unto you; that ye, having always all sufficiency in everything, may abound unto every good work:



Cross References

Exodus 25:2

Speak unto the children of Israel, that they take for me an offering: of every man whose heart maketh him willing ye shall take my offering.

2 Corinthians 8:12

For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according as a man hath, not according as he hath not.

Romans 12:8

or he that exhorteth, to his exhorting: he that giveth, let him do it with liberality; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness.

1 Chronicles 29:17

I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, that are present here, offer willingly unto thee.

Acts 20:35

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Exodus 35:5

Take ye from among you an offering unto Jehovah; whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, Jehovah's offering: gold, and silver, and brass,

Deuteronomy 15:7-11

If there be with thee a poor man, one of thy brethren, within any of thy gates in thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy poor brother;

Deuteronomy 15:14

thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy threshing-floor, and out of thy winepress; as Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him.

Proverbs 11:25

The liberal soul shall be made fat; And he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

Proverbs 22:9

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.

Proverbs 23:6-8

Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainties:

Isaiah 32:5

The fool shall be no more called noble, nor the churl said to be bountiful.

Isaiah 32:8

But the noble deviseth noble things; and in noble things shall he continue.

James 5:9

Murmur not, brethren, one against another, that ye be not judged: behold, the judge standeth before the doors.

1 Peter 4:9

using hospitality one to another without murmuring:

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