고린도후서 9

1성도를 섬기는 일에 대하여 내가 너희에게 쓸 필요가 없나니 2이는 내가 너희의 원함을 앎이라 내가 너희를 위하여 마게도냐인들에게 아가야에서는 일 년 전부터 예비하였다 자랑하였는데 과연 너희 열심이 퍽 많은 사람들을 격동시켰느니라 3그런데 이 형제들을 보낸 것은 이 일에 너희를 위한 우리의 자랑이 헛되지 않고 내 말한 것 같이 준비하게 하려 함이라 4혹 마게도냐인들이 나와 함께 가서 너희의 준비치 아니한 것을 보면 너희는 고사하고 우리가 이 믿던 것에 부끄러움을 당할까 두려워하노라 5이러므로 내가 이 형제들로 먼저 너희에게 가서 너희의 전에 약속한 연보를 미리 준비케 하도록 권면하는 것이 필요한 줄 생각하였노니 이렇게 준비하여야 참 연보답고 억지가 아니니라 6이것이 곧 적게 심는 자는 적게 거두고 많이 심는 자는 많이 거둔다 하는 말이로다 7각각 그 마음에 정한 대로 할 것이요 인색함으로나 억지로 하지 말지니 하나님은 즐겨 내는 자를 사랑하시느니라 8하나님이 능히 모든 은혜를 너희에게 넘치게 하시나니 이는 너희로 모든 일에 항상 모든 것이 넉넉하여 모든 착한 일을 넘치게 하게 하려 하심이라 9기록한 바 저가 흩어 가난한 자들에게 주었으니 그의 의가 영원토록 있느니라 함과 같으니라 10심는 자에게 씨와 먹을 양식을 주시는 이가 너희 심을 것을 주사 풍성하게 하시고 너희 의의 열매를 더하게 하시리니 11너희가 모든 일에 부요하여 너그럽게 연보를 함은 저희로 우리로 말미암아 하나님께 감사하게 하는 것이라 12이 봉사의 직무가 성도들의 부족한 것만 보충할 뿐 아니라 사람들의 하나님께 드리는 많은 감사를 인하여 넘쳤느니라 13이 직무로 증거를 삼아 너희의 그리스도의 복음을 진실히 믿고 복종하는 것과 저희와 모든 사람을 섬기는 너희의 후한 연보를 인하여 하나님께 영광을 돌리고 14또 저희가 너희를 위하여 간구하며 하나님의 너희에게 주신 지극한 은혜를 인하여 너희를 사모하느니라 15말할 수 없는 그의 은사를 인하여 하나님께 감사하노라

1It is indeed unnecessary for me to write to you concerning the service to the saints, 2for I know your readiness, of which I boast on your behalf to them of Macedonia, that Achaia has been prepared for a year past. Your zeal has stirred up very many of them. 3But I have sent the brothers that our boasting on your behalf may not be in vain in this respect, that, just as I said, you may be prepared, 4so that I won’t by any means, if there come with me any of Macedonia and find you unprepared, we (to say nothing of you) should be disappointed in this confident boasting. 5I thought it necessary therefore to entreat the brothers that they would go before to you, and arrange ahead of time the generous gift that you promised before, that the same might be ready as a matter of generosity, and not of greediness. 6Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver. 8And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work. 9As it is written, “He has scattered abroad, he has given to the poor. His righteousness remains forever.” 10Now may he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness; 11you being enriched in everything to all liberality, which works through us thanksgiving to God. 12For this service of giving that you perform not only makes up for lack among the saints, but abounds also through many givings of thanks to God; 13seeing that through the proof given by this service, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the Good News of Christ, and for the liberality of your contribution to them and to all; 14while they themselves also, with supplication on your behalf, yearn for you by reason of the exceeding grace of God in you. 15Now thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift!

1Want van de bediening, die voor de heiligen geschiedt, is mij onnodig aan u te schrijven. 2Want ik weet de volvaardigheid uws gemoeds, van welke ik roem over u bij de Macedoniers, dat Achaje van over een jaar bereid is geweest; en de ijver, van u begonnen, heeft er velen verwekt. 3Maar ik heb deze broeders gezonden, opdat onze roem, dien wij over u hebben, niet zou ijdel gemaakt worden in dezen dele; opdat (gelijk ik gezegd heb) gij bereid moogt zijn; 4En dat niet mogelijk, zo de Macedoniers met mij kwamen, en u onbereid vonden, wij (opdat wij niet zeggen: gij) beschaamd worden in deze vasten grond der roeming. 5Ik heb dan nodig geacht deze broeders te vermanen, dat zij eerst tot u zouden komen, en voorbereiden uw te voren aangedienden zegen; opdat die gereed zij, alzo als een zegen, en niet als een vrekheid. 6En dit zeg ik: Die spaarzamelijk zaait, zal ook spaarzamelijk maaien; en die in zegeningen zaait, zal ook in zegeningen maaien. 7Een iegelijk doe, gelijk hij in zijn hart voorneemt; niet uit droefheid, of uit nooddwang; want God heeft een blijmoedigen gever lief. 8En God is machtig alle genade te doen overvloedig zijn in u; opdat gij in alles te allen tijd, alle genoegzaamheid hebbende, tot alle goed werk overvloedig moogt zijn. 9Gelijk er geschreven is: Hij heeft gestrooid, hij heeft den armen gegeven; Zijn gerechtigheid blijft in der eeuwigheid. 10Doch Die het zaad den zaaier verleent, Die verlene ook brood tot spijze, en vermenigvuldige uw gezaaisel, en vermeerdere de vruchten uwer gerechtigheid; 11Dat gij in alles rijk wordt tot alle goeddadigheid, welke door ons werkt dankzegging tot God. 12Want de bediening van dezen dienst vervult niet alleen het gebrek der heiligen, maar is ook overvloedig door vele dankzeggingen tot God; 13Dewijl zij door de beproeving dezer bediening God verheerlijken over de onderwerping uwer belijdenis onder het Evangelie van Christus, en over de goeddadigheid der mededeling aan hen en aan allen; 14En door hun gebed voor u, welke naar u verlangen, om de uitnemende genade Gods over u. 15Doch Gode zij dank voor Zijn onuitsprekelijke gave.