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2 Corinthians 9:2-5
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.
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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