2 Corinthians 9:4-6

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁴ Otherwise, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we, not to mention you, would be put to shame in that situation.^{[a] 5} Therefore I considered it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance the generous gift^(A) you promised, so that it will be ready as a gift and not as an extortion.^(B)

⁶ The point is this:^[b] The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.