Berean Standard Bible
2 Corinthians 9:4-7
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.
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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