New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Corinthians 9

God Gives Most

1Forit is superfluousπερισσόνperissonG4053for me to writeγράφεινgrapheinG1125to you aboutΠερὶPeriG4012thisG3588ministryδιακονίαςdiakoniasG1248to thesaintsἁγίουςhagiousG40;

2for I knowG3609your readinessπροθυμίανprothumianG4288,of whichἣνhēnG3739IboastκαυχῶμαιkauchōmaiG2744aboutὑπὲρhuperG5228you to theMacedoniansΜακεδόσιν,MakedosinG3110, namely, thatAchaiaἈχαΐαAchaiaG882has been preparedπαρεσκεύασταιpareskeuastaiG3903sinceἀπὸapoG575lastG4070yearπέρυσι,perusiG4070,and your zealζῆλοςzēlosG2205has stirredἠρέθισενērethisenG2042up mostG4183of them.

3But I have sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992the brethrenἀδελφούς,adelphousG80,in orderἵναinaG2443that ourboastingκαύχημαkauchēmaG2745aboutὑπὲρhuperG5228you may not be madeG2758emptyG2758in thisτούτῳ,toutōG3778caseμέρειmereiG3313,soἵναinaG2443that,as I was sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004,you may be preparedπαρεσκευασμένοιpareskeuasmenoiG3903;

4otherwiseG3381ifἐὰνeanG1437anyMacedoniansΜακεδόνεςMakedonesG3110comeἔλθωσινelthōsinG2064with me and findεὕρωσινheurōsinG2147you unpreparedἀπαρασκευάστους,aparaskeuastousG532,we--not to speakλέγωlegōG3004of you--will be putκαταισχυνθῶμενkataischunthōmenG2617to shameG2617by thisταύτῃtautēG3778confidenceὑποστάσειhupostaseiG5287.

5SoG3767I thoughtἡγησάμηνhēgēsamēnG2233it necessaryἀναγκαῖονanagkaionG316to urgeπαρακαλέσαιparakalesaiG3870thebrethrenἀδελφούς,adelphousG80that they would goπροέλθωσινproelthōsinG4281on aheadG4281to you and arrangeG4294beforehandG4294your previouslyG4279promisedG4279bountifulG2129giftG2129,soG3767that the sameταύτηνtautēnG3778would be readyἑτοίμηνhetoimēnG2092as abountifulG2129giftG2129and notaffectedG5613by covetousnessπλεονεξίαν.pleonexianG4124.

6Nowδέ,deG1161thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778I say,he who sowsσπείρωνspeirōnG4687sparinglyφειδομένωςpheidomenōsG5340will alsoG2532reapθερίσει,theriseiG2325sparinglyφειδομένωςpheidomenōsG5340,and he who sowsσπείρωνspeirōnG4687bountifullyεὐλογίαιςeulogiaisG2129will alsoG2532reapθερίσει.theriseiG2325bountifullyεὐλογίαιςeulogiaisG2129.

7EachG1538oneG1538must dojustκαθὼςkathōsG2531as he has purposedπροῄρηταιproērētaiG4255in his heartκαρδίᾳ,kardiaG2588, notgrudginglyἐκ λύπηςek lupēsG1537 G3077orἢēG2228underἐξexG1537compulsionἀνάγκης·anagkēsG318, forGodθεός.¶theosG2316lovesἀγαπᾷagapaG25a cheerfulἱλαρὸνhilaronG2431giverδότηνdotēnG1395.

8AndGodθεὸςtheosG2316is ableΔυνατεῖDunateiG1414to makeG4052allπᾶσανpasanG3956graceχάρινcharinG5485aboundG4052to you, soἵναinaG2443that alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842havingG2192allπαντὶpantiG3956sufficiencyαὐτάρκειανautarkeianG841in everythingπᾶσανpasanG3956,you may haveG2192an abundanceG4052for everyπᾶνpanG3956goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18deedἔργονergonG2041;

9as it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125, “He scatteredἐσκόρπισεν,eskorpisenG4650abroad, he gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325to the poorπένησιν,penēsinG3993,His righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343enduresμένειmeneiG3306foreverαἰῶνα.aiōnaG165.”

10NowδὲdeG1161He who suppliesἐπιχορηγῶνepichorēgōnG2023seedG4690to the sowerσπείροντιspeirontiG4687and breadἄρτονartonG740for foodβρῶσινbrōsinG1035will supplyχορηγήσειchorēgēseiG5524and multiplyπληθυνεῖplēthuneiG4129your seedG4703for sowing andincreaseαὐξήσειauxēseiG837the harvestG1079of your righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343;

11you will beenrichedπλουτιζόμενοιploutizomenoiG4148in everythingπαντὶpantiG3956for allπᾶσανpasanG3956liberalityἁπλότητα,haplotētaG572,whichἥτιςhētisG3748throughδι᾽di᾽G1223us is producingκατεργάζεταιkatergazetaiG2716thanksgivingεὐχαριστίανeucharistianG2169to Godθεῷ,theōG2316.

12For the ministryδιακονίαdiakoniaG1248of thisταύτηςtautēsG3778serviceλειτουργίαςleitourgiasG3009is not onlyG3440fullyG4322supplyingG4322the needsὑστερήματαhusterēmataG5303of thesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40,but is alsoκαὶkaiG2532overflowingπερισσεύουσαperisseuousaG4052throughδιὰdiaG1223manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183thanksgivingsεὐχαριστιῶνeucharistiōnG2169to Godθεῷ·theōG2316.

13BecauseδιὰdiaG1223of the proofδοκιμῆςdokimēsG1382given by thisταύτηςtautēsG3778ministryδιακονίαςdiakoniasG1248, they willglorifyδοξάζοντεςdoxazontesG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316for yourobedienceὑποταγῇhupotagēaG5292to yourconfessionὁμολογίαςhomologiasG3671of thegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547and for the liberalityἁπλότητιhaplotētiG572of yourcontributionκοινωνίαςkoinōniasG2842to them and to allπάντας,pantasG3956,

14while they alsoκαὶkaiG2532,by prayerδεήσειdeēseiG1162on your behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228,yearnἐπιποθούντωνepipothountōnG1971for you becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the surpassingὑπερβάλλουσανhuperballousanG5235graceχάρινcharinG5485of GodθεοῦtheouG2316in you.

15ThanksχάριςcharisG5485be to GodθεῷtheōG2316for His indescribableἀνεκδιηγήτῳanekdiēgētōG411giftδωρεᾷ.¶dōreaG1431!

God Gives Most

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 9