11 translations · Greek
2 Corinthians 9:6
Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
2 Corinthians 9:6 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
- KJV King James Version
- But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
- ASV American Standard Version
- But this I say, He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And [remember] this: he who is sowing sparingly, will also reap sparingly; and he who is sowing in blessings, will also reap in blessings;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- I want to remind you of this: If you only sow a little, you'll only reap a little; if you sow plenty, you'll reap plenty.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- And this: He who is sowing sparingly, sparingly also shall reap; and he who is sowing in blessings, in blessings also shall reap;
- DBY Darby Translation
- But this [is true], he that sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that sows in [the spirit of] blessing shall reap also in blessing:
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- But this I say , He who soweth sparingly, shall reap also sparingly; and he who soweth bountifully, shall reap also bountifully.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Now this I say: He who soweth sparingly, shall also reap sparingly: and he who soweth in blessings, shall also reap blessings.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Τοῦτο | Touto | this | G3778 οὗτος this/he/she/it |
| δέ | de | [Remember] | G1161 δέ then |
| ὁ | ho | Whoever | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| σπείρων | speirōn | sows | G4687 σπείρω to sow |
| φειδομένως | pheidomenōs | sparingly | G5340 φειδομένως sparingly |
| φειδομένως | pheidomenōs | sparingly | G5340 φειδομένως sparingly |
| καὶ | kai | {will} also | G2532 καί and |
| θερίσει | therisei | reap | G2325 θερίζω to reap |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ὁ | ho | whoever | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| σπείρων | speirōn | sows | G4687 σπείρω to sow |
| ἐπ’ | ep’ | — | G1909 ἐπί upon/to/against |
| εὐλογίαις | eulogiais | generously | G2129 εὐλογία praise |
| ἐπ’ | ep’ | — | G1909 ἐπί upon/to/against |
| εὐλογίαις | eulogiais | generously | G2129 εὐλογία praise |
| καὶ | kai | {will} also | G2532 καί and |
| θερίσει | therisei | reap | G2325 θερίζω to reap |
Related verses
- Proverbs 11:24–25
There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty. The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself.
- Luke 6:38
“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you.”
- Proverbs 22:9
He who has a generous eye will be blessed; for he shares his food with the poor.
- Proverbs 19:17
He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.
- 2 Corinthians 9:10
Now 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;
- Galatians 6:7–9
Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.
- Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them.
- Proverbs 11:18
Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
- Ecclesiastes 11:6
In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening don’t withhold your hand; for you don’t know which will prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both will be equally good.
- Ecclesiastes 11:1
Cast your bread on the waters; for you shall find it after many days.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
4 lest by any means, if anyone from Macedonia comes there with me and finds you unprepared, we (to say nothing of you) would be disappointed in this confident boasting.
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.
8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.
Read all of 2 Corinthians 9 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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