2 Corinthians 9:7 | |
NASB: Each one [must do] just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. (NASB ©1995) GWT: Each of you should give whatever you have decided. You shouldn't be sorry that you gave or feel forced to give, since God loves a cheerful giver. (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. ASV: Let each man do according as he hath purposed in his heart: not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. BBE: 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. DBY: each according as he is purposed in his heart; not grievingly, or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. WEY: 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." WBS: Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or by constraint: for God loveth a cheerful giver. WEB: Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver. YLT: each one, according as he doth purpose in heart, not out of sorrow or out of necessity, for a cheerful giver doth God love, | |
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