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8 And God is able to provide you with abundant gifts, so that you will always have plenty of everything, and that you will also have plenty for doing every good deed.
9 As it is written [Psa. 112:9], “He has distributed [gifts] widely; he has given to poor people; his generosity will last forever.”
10 Now God, who provides seeds to the planter and bread for food, will [also] supply and [even] multiply your seeds for planting, and will increase the harvest of your generosity.
11 You will be made rich in everything so you can be generous in every way. This will result in people thanking God [for what you have done] through us.
12 For the rendering of this service not only [fully] meets the needs of the saints [i.e., God’s holy people], but also produces overflowing expressions of thanksgiving to God from many people.
13 Because you people have proven [yourselves] by this service, the poor Christians in Jerusalem will praise God for your obedient [spirit] in professing [commitment to] the Gospel of Christ, and for your generous contribution to them and to everyone else.
14 And when they see the outstanding [evidence of] God’s favor in you, they will pray for you with deep affection [or, “will long to see you”].