2 Corinthians 9:6-7

The Cheerful Giver

⁶ The point is this: _v whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully ₁ will also reap bountifully. ⁷ Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, _w not reluctantly or under compulsion, for _x God loves a cheerful giver.

1. Cross References
   Proverbs 11:24 - 25
   One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; ano...
   Proverbs 22:9
   Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, fo...
   Galatians 6:7
   Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for what...
   Galatians 6:9
   And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in...
   Malachi 3:10
   Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that ...
   Luke 6:38
   Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure...
   
2. Cross References
   Deuteronomy 15:10
   You shall give to him freely, and your heart shall not be grudging when you give to him, because for this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake.
   2 Corinthians 8:12
   For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have.
   
3. Cross References
   Exodus 25:2
   Speak to the people of Israel, that they take for me a contribution. From every man whose heart moves him you shall receive the contribution for me.