2 Corinthians 9:7

The Biblical Illustrator - 2 Corinthians 9:7-8

2 Corinthians 9:7-8Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give;… for God loveth a cheerful giver.A cheerful giver beloved of GodI. What is meant by a cheerful giver? To be this one must--1. Give proportionately, for cheerful givers reckon how much as good stewards is expected from them. If giving the tenth of one’s income to the Lord were a duty under the Jewish, much more is it so now under the Christian dispensation. But the Jew, with his free-will offerings, etc.,... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Corinthians 9:7

7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give ; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. Ver. 7. According as he purposeth ] God straineth upon none. See Leviticus 5:6 ; Leviticus 5:12 ; Leviticus 14:10 ; Leviticus 14:21 ; Leviticus 14:30 . Liberality implieth liberty. God loveth a cheerful giver ] Dat bene, dat multum, qui dat cum munere vultum. One may give with his hand, and pull it back with his looks. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 2 Corinthians 9:7

not: Deuteronomy 15:7-1 Kings :, Deuteronomy 15:14, Proverbs 23:6-Ruth :, Isaiah 32:5, Isaiah 32:8, James 5:9, 1 Peter 4:9 God: 2 Corinthians 8:12, Exodus 25:2, Exodus 35:5, 1 Chronicles 29:17, Proverbs 11:25, Proverbs 22:9, Acts 20:35, Romans 12:8 Reciprocal: Exodus 35:21 - General Exodus 35:29 - whose heart Leviticus 1:3 - his own Deuteronomy 16:17 - as he is able Judges 5:2 - when 1 Samuel 13:12 - I forced 1 Chronicles 28:9 - a willing mind 1 Chronicles 29:6 - the rulers 1 Chronicles... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 2 Corinthians 9:7

Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.Of necessity — Because he cannot tell how to refuse. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 9:1-15

3. And he exhorts them to make a liberal contribution, 2 Corinthians 8:1 to 2 Corinthians 9:15. a. By the Macedonian example, 2 Corinthians 8:1-8 . St. Paul, as above remarked, hoped to win the Corinthians to himself only by bringing them to a higher plane of piety; and as they have so done and come into his full confidence, as noted last verse, he now draws them out to self-sacrifice in behalf of Christianity. “No man,” said Captain Webb, our early soldier preacher, “is fully converted,... read more