Berean Standard Bible
2 Corinthians 9
(1 Corinthians 16:1–4)
2ForγὰρgarG1063I knowG1492yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὴνtēnG3588eagernessπροθυμίανprothumianG4288to help, andἣνhēnG3739I have been boastingκαυχῶμαιkauchōmaiG2744to the MacedoniansΜακεδόσιν,MakedosinG3110thatὅτιhotiG3754sinceἀπὸapoG575last yearπέρυσι,perusiG4070ὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶνhumōnG4771in AchaiaἈχαΐαAchaiaG882were preparedπαρεσκεύασταιpareskeuastaiG3903to give.AndκαὶkaiG2532yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὸtoG3588zealζῆλοςzēlosG2205has stirredἠρέθισενērethisenG2042τοὺςtousG3588most of themπλείονας.pleionasG4119to do likewise.
3ButδὲdeG1161I am sendingἔπεμψαepempsaG3992theτοὺςtousG3588brothersἀδελφούς,adelphousG80in order thatἵναinaG2443ourG1473τὸtoG3588boastingκαύχημαkauchēmaG2745τὸtoG3588aboutὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶνhumōnG4771inἐνenG1722thisτούτῳ,toutōG3778τῷtōG3588matterμέρειmereiG3313should not prove emptyμὴ κενωθῇmē kenōthēaG3361G2758, butthatἵναinaG2443you will beἦτε,ēteG1510preparedπαρεσκευασμένοιpareskeuasmenoiG3903,just asκαθὼςkathōsG2531I saidG2036.
4OtherwiseμήmēG3361G4459,ifἐὰνeanG1437anyMacedoniansΜακεδόνεςMakedonesG3110comeἔλθωσινelthōsinG2064withσὺνsunG4862meG1473andκαὶkaiG2532findεὕρωσινheurōsinG2147youὑμᾶςhumasG4771unpreparedἀπαρασκευάστους,aparaskeuastousG532,weG1473—toἵναinaG2443sayλέγωlegōG3004nothingμὴmēG3361of youὑμεῖς,humeisG4771—would be ashamed ofκαταισχυνθῶμενkataischunthōmenG2617having beenἐνenG1722soταύτῃtautēG3778τῇtēaG3588confidentὑποστάσειhupostaseiG5287.
5SoοὖνounG3767I thoughtἡγησάμηνhēgēsamēnG2233itnecessaryἀναγκαῖονanagkaionG316to urgeπαρακαλέσαιparakalesaiG3870theτοὺςtousG3588brothersἀδελφούς,adelphousG80toἵναinaG2443visit you beforehandπροέλθωσιν εἰς ὑμᾶςproelthōsin eis humasG4281G1519G4771andκαὶkaiG2532make arrangementsπροκαταρτίσωσινprokatartisōsinG4294for theτὴνtēnG3588generous giftεὐλογίανeulogianG2129you had promisedπροεπηγγελμένηνproepēngelmenēnG4279.This wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779,yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771giftταύτηνtautēnG3778will beG1510preparedἑτοίμηνhetoimēnG2092generouslyὡς εὐλογίανhōs eulogianG5613G2129andκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361begrudginglyὡς πλεονεξίαν.hōs pleonexianG5613G4124.
6Rememberδέ,deG1161thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778:WhoeverὁhoG3588sowsσπείρωνspeirōnG4687sparinglyφειδομένωςpheidomenōsG5340will alsoκαὶkaiG2532reapθερίσει,theriseiG2325sparinglyφειδομένωςpheidomenōsG5340,andκαὶkaiG2532whoeverὁhoG3588sowsσπείρωνspeirōnG4687generouslyἐπ᾽ εὐλογίαιςep᾽ eulogiaisG1909G2129will alsoκαὶkaiG2532reapθερίσει.theriseiG2325generouslyἐπ᾽ εὐλογίαιςep᾽ eulogiaisG1909G2129.
7Each oneἕκαστοςhekastosG1538should givewhatκαθὼςkathōsG2531he has decidedπροῄρηταιproērētaiG4255inτῇtēaG3588hisheartκαρδίᾳ,kardiaG2588to give,notμὴmēG3361out ofἐκekG1537regretλύπηςlupēsG3077orἢēG2228ἐξexG1537compulsionἀνάγκης·anagkēsG318.ForγὰρgarG1063ὁhoG3588Godθεός.¶theosG2316lovesἀγαπᾷagapaG25a cheerfulἱλαρὸνhilaronG2431giverδότηνdotēnG1395.
8AndδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316isableΔυνατεῖDunateiG1414to make allπᾶσανpasanG3956graceχάρινcharinG5485aboundπερισσεῦσαιperisseusaiG4052toεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,so thatἵναinaG2443inἐνenG1722all thingsπαντὶpantiG3956,at all timesπάντοτεpantoteG3842,havingἔχοντεςechontesG2192all thatπᾶσανpasanG3956you needαὐτάρκειανautarkeianG841,you will aboundπερισσεύητεperisseuēteG4052inεἰςeisG1519everyπᾶνpanG3956goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18workἔργονergonG2041.
9AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125: “He has scattered abroadἐσκόρπισεν,eskorpisenG4650His giftsἔδωκενedōkenG1325to theτοῖςtoisG3588poorπένησιν,penēsinG3993;HisαὐτοῦautouG846ἡhēG3588righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343enduresμένειmeneiG3306foreverεἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.eis ton aiōnaG1519G3588G165.”
10NowδὲdeG1161He whoὁhoG3588suppliesἐπιχορηγῶνepichorēgōnG2023seedσπόρονsporonG4703to theτῷtōG3588sowerσπείροντιspeirontiG4687andκαὶkaiG2532breadἄρτονartonG740forεἰςeisG1519foodβρῶσινbrōsinG1035will supplyχορηγήσειchorēgēseiG5524andκαὶkaiG2532multiplyπληθυνεῖplēthuneiG4129yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὸνtonG3588store of seedσπόρονsporonG4703andκαὶkaiG2532will increaseαὐξήσειauxēseiG837theτὰtaG3588harvestG1081ofτῆςtēsG3588yourὑμῶν.humōnG4771righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343.
11You will be enrichedπλουτιζόμενοιploutizomenoiG4148inἐνenG1722every wayπαντὶpantiG3956toεἰςeisG1519be generousἁπλότητα,haplotētaG572on everyπᾶσανpasanG3956occasion, andἥτιςhētisG3748throughδι᾽di᾽G1223usG1473your generositywill produceκατεργάζεταιkatergazetaiG2716thanksgivingεὐχαριστίανeucharistianG2169τῷtōG3588to Godθεῷ,theōG2316.
12ForὅτιhotiG3754thisταύτηςtautēsG3778ἡhēG3588ministryδιακονίαdiakoniaG1248τῆςtēsG3588of serviceλειτουργίαςleitourgiasG3009isἐστὶνestinG1510notοὐouG3756onlyG3440supplyingπροσαναπληροῦσαprosanaplērousaG4322theτὰtaG3588needsὑστερήματαhusterēmataG5303of theτῶνtōnG3588saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40butἀλλὰallaG235is also overflowingκαὶ περισσεύουσαkai perisseuousaG2532G4052inδιὰdiaG1223manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183expressions of thanksgivingεὐχαριστιῶνeucharistiōnG2169τῷtōG3588to Godθεῷ·theōG2316.
13Because ofδιὰdiaG1223theτῆςtēsG3588proofδοκιμῆςdokimēsG1382thisταύτηςtautēsG3778τῆςtēsG3588ministry providesδιακονίαςdiakoniasG1248, the saintswill glorifyδοξάζοντεςdoxazontesG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316τὸνtonG3588forἐπὶepiG1909τῇtēaG3588yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τῆςtēsG3588obedientὑποταγῇhupotagēaG5292confessionὁμολογίαςhomologiasG3671ofεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,andκαὶkaiG2532for thegenerosityἁπλότητιhaplotētiG572ofτῆςtēsG3588yourcontributionκοινωνίαςkoinōniasG2842toεἰςeisG1519themαὐτοὺςautousG846andκαὶkaiG2532toεἰςeisG1519allπάντας,pantasG3956the others.
14AndκαὶkaiG2532theirαὐτῶνautōnG846prayersδεήσειdeēseiG1162forὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶνhumōnG4771will express their affectionἐπιποθούντωνepipothountōnG1971for youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,because ofδιὰdiaG1223theτὴνtēnG3588surpassingὑπερβάλλουσανhuperballousanG5235graceχάρινcharinG5485τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316has givenἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909youὑμῖν.huminG4771.
Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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