God loveth a cheerful giver. — Apostle Paul

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God loveth a cheerful giver.

In the original Greek

ἱλαρὸν γὰρ δότην ἀγαπᾷ ὁ Θεός.

Apostle Paul

2nd Corinthians 9:7 · 56

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (2nd Corinthians 9:7).

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