2 Corinthians 9:5-7

Bible Text

[5] I 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. [6] Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. [7] Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.

Achaia was the Roman province in southern Greece, including Corinth; Macedonia lay to its north. Paul cites the Macedonian churches’ generosity to encourage the Achaian Corinthians to complete their promised collection for impoverished believers in Jerusalem, the church’s central mother community in Judea.

Places in this passage

2 Corinthians 9:5-7 mentions Achaia, Jerusalem and Macedonia.

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