'Now3it is12superfluous10for me11to write14to you15about1the4ministry5for7the8saints,9 for2I know1your5readiness,4of which6I boast9about7you8to the people of Macedonia,10sayingthat11Achaia12has been ready13since14last year.15And16your18zeal19has stirred up20most of them.2122 But2I am sending1the3brothers4so that5our9boasting8about11you12may13not6prove empty13in14this17matter,16so that18you may be22ready,21as19I said20you would be. Otherwise,12if3some Macedonians7come4with5me6and8find9thatyou10arenot ready,11we13would be humiliated12—to say1416nothing15of you—17for18beingso21confident.20 So2I thought3itnecessary1to urge4the5brothers6to go on ahead78to9you10and11arrange in advance12for the13gift15you16have promised,14so that20it17may be19ready18as21a willing gift,22not24as25an exaction.26 [The point is] this:1whoever sows34sparingly5will8also7reap8sparingly,6and9whoever sows1011bountifully1213will17also16reap17bountifully.1415 Each one1must giveas2he has decided3in [his] heart,5not6reluctantly78or9under compulsion,1011for13God17loves15a cheerful12giver.14 And2God4is able1to make7all5grace6abound7to8you,9so that10having16all14sufficiency15in11all12thingsat all times,13you may abound17in18every19good21work.20 As1it is written,2He has distributed freely,3he has given4to the5poor;6his9righteousness8endures10forever.1113 He1who supplies3seed4to the5sower6and7bread8for9food10will supply11and12multiply13your16seed15for sowingand17increase18the19harvest20of22your23righteousness.22 You willbe enriched3in1every way2to begenerous6in4every way,5which7through9us10will produce8thanksgiving11to God.13 For1the2ministry3of this6service5is9not7only8supplying10the11needs12of the13saints14but15isalso16overflowing17in18many19thanksgivings20to God.22 By1theirapproval3of this6service,5they will glorify7God9because of10your15submission12that comes from yourconfession14of16the17gospel18of Christ,20and21the generosity22of [your] contribution24for25them26and27for28all others,29 while1they2long for6you7andpray3for4you,5because of8the9surpassing10grace11of God13upon14you.15 Thanks1beto God3for4his7inexpressible6gift!8