1 For indeed it is superfluous for me to write to you about the service for the sanctified.

2 For I know your willingness, which I boast about you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was prepared from a year ago. And your zeal provoked the majority.

3 But I sent the brothers so that our boast about you would not be empty in this regard. So that, as I said, ye may be prepared,

4 if somehow Macedonians should come with me and find you unprepared, we (that we might not say, ye) would be embarrassed in this confidence of boast.

5 Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brothers that they would go ahead to you, and arrange in advance your gift that was earlier announced, for this to be ready this way as a gift and not as an exaction.

6 But this, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows in blessings will also reap in blessings.

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

8 And God is able to abound all grace for you, so that always in everything having all sufficiency, ye may abound for every good work,

9 as it is written, He has scattered abroad. He has given to the poor. His righteousness endures into the age.

10 And he who supplies seed to the man who sows, and bread for eating, may he supply and multiply your seed, and may he increase the fruits of your righteousness,

11 being enriched in everything for every generosity, which works gratitude to God through us.

12 Because the service of this ministry is not only supplying the needs of the sanctified, but also abounding through many thanksgivings to God

13 through the evidence of this service, glorifying God at the subjection of your confession toward the good-news of the Christ, and at the generosity of the participation, for them and for all,

14 and by their supplication about you, yearning for you because of the transcending grace of God in you.

15 And thanks to God for his indescribable gift.

1 Of the ministrynge to ye saynctes it is but superfluous for me to write vnto you:

2 for I knowe youre redynes of mide wherof I bost my silfe vnto them of Macedonia and saye that Achaia was prepared a yeare a goo and youre ferventnes hath provoked many.

3 Never thelesse yet have I sent these brethren lest oure reioysynge over you shuld be in vayne in this behalfe and that ye (as I have sayd) preparare youre selues

4 lest paraveture yf they of Macedonia come with me and fynde you vnprepared the boost that I made in this matter shuld be a shame to vs: I saye not vnto you.

5 Wherfore I thought it necessary to exhorte the brethren to come before hode vnto you forto prepare youre good blessynge promysed afore that it myght be redy: so yt it be a blessynge and not a defraudynge.

6 This yet remember howe that he which soweth lytell shall reepe lytell: and he yt soweth plenteously shall reepe plenteously.

7 And let every man do accordynge as he hath purposed in his herte not groudgyngly or of necessite. For god loveth a chearfull gever.

8 God is able to make you ryche in all grace that ye in all thynges havynge sufficiet vnto the vttmoste maye be ryche vnto all manner good workes

9 as it is written: He yt sparsed abroade and hath geven to the povre his rightewesnes remayneth for ever.

10 He yt fyndeth the sower seed shall minister breed for fode and shall multiplie youre seed and increace the frutes of youre rightewesnes

11 that on all parties ye maye be made ryche in all synglenes which causeth thorowe vs thankes gevynge vnto god.

12 For the office of this ministracion not only supplieth the nede of the sayntes: but also is aboundaunt herein that for this laudable ministrynge thankes myght be geven to god

13 of many whiche prayse god for the obedience of youre professynge ye gospell of Christ and for youre synglenes in distributynge to them and to all me:

14 and in their prayers to God for you longe after you for the aboundauut grace of God geven vnto you.

15 Thankes be vnto God for his vn speakeable gyft.