| | King James Bible 2016 | King James Bible PCE |
| 9:9 | As it is written: "He has dispersed abroad, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever." | (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever. |
| 9:10 | Now He who supplies seed to the sower, also supply bread for your food, multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness, | Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;) |
| 9:11 | being enriched in everything for all abundance, which causes thanksgiving through us to God. | Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God. |
| 9:12 | Because, the administration of this service not only supplies the needs of the saints, but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to God, | For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God; |
| 9:13 | while, through the proof of this ministry, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution to them and all people, | Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men; |
| 9:14 | and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the exceeding grace of God in you. | And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you. |
| 9:15 | Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift! | Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift. |
| 9:8 | And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. | And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work: |
| 9:7 | So let each one give, according as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; because, God loves a cheerful giver. | Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. |
| 9:6 | But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. | But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. |
| 9:5 | Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren to go to you ahead of time, and prepare your generous gift beforehand, of which you had previous notification, that it may be ready as a matter of generosity and not as a grudging obligation. | Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness. |
| 9:4 | lest if some Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we (that we do not mention you) should be ashamed of this confident boasting. | Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting. |
| 9:3 | Yet I have sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this respect, that, you may be ready, as I said; | Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready: |
| 9:2 | Because, I know your willingness, about which I boast of you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal has stirred up the majority. | For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many. |
| 9:1 | Now concerning the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you; | For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you: |