2 Corinthians 9:6
Modern Translations
New International Version
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

New Living Translation
Remember this—a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop.

English Standard Version
The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

Berean Study Bible
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

New American Standard Bible
Now I say this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows generously will also reap generously.

NASB 1995
Now this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

NASB 1977
Now this I say, he who sows sparingly shall also reap sparingly; and he who sows bountifully shall also reap bountifully.

Amplified Bible
Now [remember] this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows generously [that blessings may come to others] will also reap generously [and be blessed].

Christian Standard Bible
The point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Remember this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.

Contemporary English Version
Remember this saying, "A few seeds make a small harvest, but a lot of seeds make a big harvest."

Good News Translation
Remember that the person who plants few seeds will have a small crop; the one who plants many seeds will have a large crop.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Remember this: The farmer who plants a few seeds will have a very small harvest. But the farmer who plants because he has received God's blessings will receive a harvest of God's blessings in return.

International Standard Version
Remember this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.

NET Bible
My point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

New King James Version
But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

King James 2000 Bible
But this I say, He who sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he who sows bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

New Heart English Bible
Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

World English Bible
Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

American King James Version
But this I say, He which sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which sows bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

American Standard Version
But this I say, He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

A Faithful Version
But this I say: the one who sows sparingly shall also reap sparingly; and the one who sows bountifully shall also reap bountifully.

Darby Bible 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:

English Revised Version
But this I say, He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

Webster's Bible Translation
But this I say, He who soweth sparingly, shall reap also sparingly; and he who soweth bountifully, shall reap also bountifully.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
This yet remember, that he which soweth sparingly, shall reape also sparingly, and hee that soweth liberally, shall reape also liberally.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
This yet I say he which soweth litle, shall reape litle: and he that soweth in geuyng largely and freely, shall reape plenteouslie.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
This I thynke: that he which soweth litle, shal reape litle also: and he yt soweth plenteously,shal likewyse reape plenteously,

Tyndale Bible of 1526
This yet remember howe that he which soweth lytell shall reepe lytell: and he yt soweth plenteously shall reepe plenteously.
Literal Translations
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;

Berean Literal Bible
Now this: The one sowing sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one sowing upon blessings will also reap upon blessings,

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;

Smith's Literal Translation
And this, He sowing sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he sowing in praises shall reap also in praises.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And this: the one sowing sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one sowing upon blessings, will also reap upon blessings.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Now this I say: He who soweth sparingly, shall also reap sparingly: and he who soweth in blessings, shall also reap blessings.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But I say this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. And whoever sows with blessings shall also reap from blessings:

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But this, “Whoever sows frugally also reaps frugally, and whoever sows with bounty shall reap with bounty”;

Lamsa Bible
But remember this, He who sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he who sows generously shall reap also generously.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
But remember this, that he who sows sparingly, shall also reap sparingly; and he who sows bountifully, shall also reap bountifully.

Godbey New Testament
But it is this, he that soweth sparingly shall also reap sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall also reap bountifully.

Haweis New Testament
But this I add, He that soweth sparingly, shall reap also sparingly, and he that soweth bountifully, shall reap also bountifully.

Mace New Testament
remember, " he who sows sparingly, shall reap also sparingly: and he who sows bountifully, shall reap also bountifully."

Weymouth New Testament
But do not forget that he who sows with a stingy hand will also reap a stingy crop, and that he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

Worrell New Testament
But I say this: He that sows sparingly shall also reap sparingly; and he that sows bountifully shall also reap bountifully.

Worsley New Testament
But this I say, He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall also reap bountifully.
















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