2 Corinthians 9:6

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Remember this: The one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows generously will also reap generously.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly; and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    But{G1161} this{G5124} [I say,] He{G3588} that soweth{G4687} sparingly{G5340} shall reap{G2325} also{G2532} sparingly;{G5340} and{G2532} he{G3588} that soweth{G4687} {G1909} bountifully{G2129} shall reap{G2325} also{G2532} {G1909} bountifully.{G2129}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    But{G1161} this{G5124} I say, He which soweth{G4687}{(G5723)} sparingly{G5340} shall reap{G2325}{(G5692)} also{G2532} sparingly{G5340}; and{G2532} he which soweth{G4687}{(G5723)} bountifully{G1909}{G2129} shall reap{G2325}{(G5692)} also{G2532} bountifully{G1909}{G2129}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

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

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    This I thynke: that he which soweth litle, shal reape litle also: and he yt soweth plenteously,shal likewyse reape plenteously,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    This yet remember, that he which soweth sparingly, shall reape also sparingly, and hee that soweth liberally, shall reape also liberally.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    This yet I say he which soweth litle, shall reape litle: and he that soweth in geuyng largely and freely, shall reape plenteouslie.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ But this [I say], He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And this: He who is sowing sparingly, sparingly also shall reap; and he who is sowing in blessings, in blessings also shall reap;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But this `I say,' He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But this [I say], He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But in the Writings it says, He who puts in only a small number of seeds, will get in the same; and he who puts them in from a full hand, will have produce in full measure from them.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    My point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 22:9 : 9 The generous person will be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.
  • Prov 11:24-25 : 24 One person gives freely and gains even more; another withholds what is right and comes to poverty. 25 A generous soul will prosper, and whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.
  • Luke 6:38 : 38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.
  • Prov 11:18 : 18 The wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness receives a sure reward.
  • Gal 6:7-9 : 7 Do not be deceived: God is not mocked. For whatever a person sows, that they will also reap. 8 The one who sows to their flesh will reap decay from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit. 9 Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
  • Heb 6:10 : 10 For God is not unjust to forget your work and the love you have shown for His name, having served and continuing to serve the saints.
  • Eccl 11:1 : 1 Send your bread upon the waters, for in many days you will find it again.
  • Eccl 11:6 : 6 Sow your seed in the morning and do not withhold your hand in the evening, for you do not know which will prosper—whether this or that, or if both will equally thrive.
  • 2 Cor 9:10 : 10 Now the one who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and multiply your seed and increase the harvest of your righteousness.
  • Gal 3:17 : 17 This is what I mean: The law, introduced 430 years later, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God and thus cancel the promise.
  • Ps 41:1-3 : 1 For the director of music, a psalm of David. 2 Blessed is the one who considers the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the time of trouble. 3 The LORD will protect him and preserve his life; he will be blessed in the land and will not surrender him to the desire of his enemies.
  • Prov 19:17 : 17 Whoever is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his good deed.
  • Luke 19:16-26 : 16 The first came forward, saying, 'Lord, your mina has earned ten more minas.' 17 And he said to him, 'Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you will have authority over ten cities.' 18 The second came and said, 'Master, your mina has made five minas.' 19 And he said to him, 'You also will be in charge of five cities.' 20 Another came and said, 'Master, here is your mina. I kept it laid away in a cloth.' 21 'For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You take what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.' 22 He said to him, 'I will judge you by your own words, you wicked servant! You knew, did you, that I am a harsh man, taking what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?' 23 'Then why didn’t you put my money in the bank, so that when I returned I could have collected it with interest?' 24 Then he said to those standing by, 'Take the mina away from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.' 25 (They said to him, 'Master, he already has ten minas!') 26 'I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.'
  • Gal 5:16 : 16 I say then, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desires of the flesh.
  • 1 Cor 15:20 : 20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
  • Eph 4:17 : 17 Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their minds.
  • Col 2:4 : 4 I say this so that no one may deceive you with persuasive arguments.
  • 1 Cor 1:12 : 12 What I mean is this: One of you says, 'I follow Paul,' another, 'I follow Apollos,' another, 'I follow Cephas,' and still another, 'I follow Christ.'
  • 1 Cor 7:29 : 29 This is what I mean, brothers and sisters: The time is short. From now on, those who have wives should live as if they do not.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Cor 9:7-11
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    85%

    7 Each person should give as they have decided in their heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

    8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in every way, at all times, having all that you need, you may abound in every good work.

    9 As it is written: 'He has scattered; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.'

    10 Now the one who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and multiply your seed and increase the harvest of your righteousness.

    11 You will be enriched in every way for all generosity, which through us produces thanksgiving to God.

  • Gal 6:6-10
    5 verses
    81%

    6 The one who is taught the word should share all good things with the one who teaches.

    7 Do not be deceived: God is not mocked. For whatever a person sows, that they will also reap.

    8 The one who sows to their flesh will reap decay from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.

    9 Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

    10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, especially to those who belong to the household of faith.

  • 2 Cor 9:5
    80%

    5 So I considered it necessary to urge the brothers to go ahead to you and prepare in advance the generous gift you had promised, so that it may be ready as a blessing, and not as something given reluctantly.

  • Prov 22:8-9
    2 verses
    78%

    8 Whoever sows injustice will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will fail.

    9 The generous person will be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.

  • John 4:36-37
    2 verses
    78%

    36 The one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering fruit for eternal life, so that the one who sows and the one who reaps may rejoice together.

    37 For in this the saying is true: 'One sows, and another reaps.'

  • 1 Cor 9:10-11
    2 verses
    77%

    10 Or does He say this entirely for our sake? Yes, it was written for our sake because the plowman ought to plow in hope and the thresher to thresh in hope of sharing the harvest.

    11 If we have sown spiritual things among you, is it too much if we reap material benefits from you?

  • Luke 6:38
    76%

    38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.

  • Prov 11:24-26
    3 verses
    75%

    24 One person gives freely and gains even more; another withholds what is right and comes to poverty.

    25 A generous soul will prosper, and whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.

    26 People curse the one who hoards grain, but a blessing rests on the one who sells it.

  • 2 Cor 8:12-15
    4 verses
    74%

    12 For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.

    13 Our desire is not for others to be relieved while you are burdened, but for equality.

    14 At the present time, your abundance should meet their need, so that their abundance may in turn meet your need—so that there may be equality.

    15 As it is written: 'The one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.'

  • Rom 2:6
    74%

    6 He will repay each person according to their deeds.

  • Luke 12:16
    74%

    16 And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a certain rich man produced a bountiful harvest.

  • Eccl 11:6
    74%

    6 Sow your seed in the morning and do not withhold your hand in the evening, for you do not know which will prosper—whether this or that, or if both will equally thrive.

  • Deut 16:17
    74%

    17 Each of you must bring a gift in proportion to the way the Lord your God has blessed you.

  • 2 Tim 2:6
    74%

    6 The hardworking farmer should be the first to partake of the crops.

  • Deut 15:10
    74%

    10 You shall surely give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you undertake.

  • 1 Cor 3:8
    74%

    8 The one who plants and the one who waters are one, and each will receive their reward according to their own labor.

  • Ps 126:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5 Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting.

    6 The one who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will surely return with joyful shouting, carrying their sheaves.

  • Lev 19:9
    73%

    9 When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest.

  • 1 Tim 6:18
    73%

    18 Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, willing to share.

  • Ps 107:37
    73%

    37 They sowed fields and planted vineyards, which yielded a fruitful harvest.

  • Heb 6:7
    73%

    7 For the land that drinks in the rain that often falls on it and produces crops useful to those for whom it is cultivated receives a blessing from God.

  • Mark 4:25
    73%

    25 For whoever has, more will be given to him; and whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

  • 1 Cor 15:37
    73%

    37 And what you sow, you do not sow the body that will be, but a bare seed—perhaps of wheat or something else.

  • Job 4:8
    72%

    8 As I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble reap the same.

  • Matt 13:12
    72%

    12 For whoever has, more will be given to them, and they will have abundance. But whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken away from them.

  • Matt 25:29
    72%

    29 For to everyone who has, more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken away from them.

  • Prov 19:17
    72%

    17 Whoever is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his good deed.

  • Eph 6:8
    72%

    8 knowing that whatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free.

  • 1 Cor 9:7
    72%

    7 Who serves as a soldier at their own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not drink the milk from the flock?

  • Prov 28:27
    72%

    27 Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but one who hides his eyes will receive many curses.

  • Ps 129:7
    72%

    7 with which the reaper does not fill his hand, nor the binder of sheaves his arms.

  • Prov 11:18
    72%

    18 The wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness receives a sure reward.

  • Luke 12:18
    71%

    18 Then he said, 'This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and I will store all my grain and my goods there.