New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Corinthians 9
God Gives Most
1For 1it is superfluousG4053 for me to writeG1125 to you aboutG4012 thisG3588 2ministryG1248 to the 3saintsG40; 2for I knowG3609 your readinessG4288, of whichG3739 I 4boastG2744 aboutG5228 you to the 5MacedoniansG3110, namely, that 6AchaiaG882 has been preparedG3903 sinceG575 7lastG4070 yearG4070, and your zealG2205 has stirredG2042 up mostG4183 of them. 3But I have sentG3992 the brethrenG80, in orderG2443 that our 8boastingG2745 aboutG5228 you may not be madeG2758 emptyG2758 in thisG3778 caseG3313, soG2443 that, 9as I was sayingG3004, you may be preparedG3903; 4otherwiseG3381 ifG1437 any 10MacedoniansG3110 comeG2064 with me and findG2147 you unpreparedG532, we--not to speakG3004 of you--will be putG2617 to shameG2617 by thisG3778 confidenceG5287. 5SoG3767 I thoughtG2233 it necessaryG316 to urgeG3870 the 11brethrenG80 that they would goG4281 on aheadG4281 to you and arrangeG4294 beforehandG4294 your previouslyG4279 promisedG4279 1213bountifulG2129 giftG2129, soG3767 that the sameG3778 would be readyG2092 as a 1415bountifulG2129 giftG2129 and not 1617affectedG5613 by covetousnessG4124.
6NowG1161 thisG3778 I say, 18he who sowsG4687 sparinglyG5340 will alsoG2532 reapG2325 sparinglyG5340, and he who sowsG4687 19bountifullyG2129 will alsoG2532 reapG2325 20bountifullyG2129. 7EachG1538 oneG1538 must do justG2531 as he has purposedG4255 in his heartG2588, not 21grudginglyG1537G3077 orG2228 underG1537 compulsionG318, for 22GodG2316 lovesG25 a cheerfulG2431 giverG1395. 8And 23GodG2316 is ableG1414 to makeG4052 allG3956 graceG5485 aboundG4052 to you, soG2443 that alwaysG3842 havingG2192 allG3956 sufficiencyG841 in everythingG3956, you may haveG2192 an abundanceG4052 for everyG3956 goodG18 deedG2041; 9as it is writtenG1125, “24He scatteredG4650 abroad, he gaveG1325 to the poorG3993, His righteousnessG1343 25enduresG3306 foreverG165.” 10NowG1161 He who suppliesG2023 26seedG4690 to the sowerG4687 and breadG740 for foodG1035 will supplyG5524 and multiplyG4129 your seedG4703 for sowing and 27increaseG837 the harvestG1079 of your righteousnessG1343; 11you will be 28enrichedG4148 in everythingG3956 for allG3956 liberalityG572, whichG3748 throughG1223 us is producingG2716 29thanksgivingG2169 to GodG2316. 12For the ministryG1248 of thisG3778 serviceG3009 is not onlyG3440 fullyG4322 supplyingG4322 30the needsG5303 of the 31saintsG40, but is alsoG2532 overflowingG4052 32throughG1223 manyG4183 thanksgivingsG2169 to GodG2316. 13BecauseG1223 of the proofG1382 given by thisG3778 33ministryG1248, they will 34glorifyG1392 GodG2316 for your obedienceG5292 to your 35confessionG3671 of the 36gospelG2098 of ChristG5547 and for the liberalityG572 of your 37contributionG2842 to them and to allG3956, 14while they alsoG2532, by prayerG1162 on your behalfG5228, yearnG1971 for you becauseG1223 of the surpassingG5235 graceG5485 of GodG2316 in you. 1538ThanksG5485 be to GodG2316 for His indescribableG411 39giftG1431!
Notes
- 1. 2 Corinthians 9:1 1 Thess 4:9 ↩
- 2. 2 Corinthians 9:1 2 Cor 8:4 ↩
- 3. 2 Corinthians 9:1 Or holy ones ↩
- 4. 2 Corinthians 9:2 2 Cor 7:4 ↩
- 5. 2 Corinthians 9:2 Rom 15:26 ↩
- 6. 2 Corinthians 9:2 Acts 18:12 ↩
- 7. 2 Corinthians 9:2 2 Cor 8:10 ↩
- 8. 2 Corinthians 9:3 2 Cor 7:4 ↩
- 9. 2 Corinthians 9:3 1 Cor 16:2 ↩
- 10. 2 Corinthians 9:4 Rom 15:26 ↩
- 11. 2 Corinthians 9:5 2 Cor 9:3 ↩
- 12. 2 Corinthians 9:5 Lit blessing ↩
- 13. 2 Corinthians 9:5 Gen 33:11; Judg 1:15; 2 Cor 9:6 ↩
- 14. 2 Corinthians 9:5 Lit blessing ↩
- 15. 2 Corinthians 9:5 Phil 4:17 ↩
- 16. 2 Corinthians 9:5 Lit as covetousness ↩
- 17. 2 Corinthians 9:5 2 Cor 12:17f ↩
- 18. 2 Corinthians 9:6 Prov 11:24f; 22:9; Gal 6:7, 9 ↩
- 19. 2 Corinthians 9:6 Lit with blessings ↩
- 20. 2 Corinthians 9:6 Lit with blessings ↩
- 21. 2 Corinthians 9:7 Deut 15:10; 1 Chr 29:17; Rom 12:8; 2 Cor 8:12 ↩
- 22. 2 Corinthians 9:7 Ex 25:2 ↩
- 23. 2 Corinthians 9:8 Eph 3:20 ↩
- 24. 2 Corinthians 9:9 Ps 112:9 ↩
- 25. 2 Corinthians 9:9 Lit abides ↩
- 26. 2 Corinthians 9:10 Is 55:10 ↩
- 27. 2 Corinthians 9:10 Hos 10:12 ↩
- 28. 2 Corinthians 9:11 1 Cor 1:5 ↩
- 29. 2 Corinthians 9:11 2 Cor 1:11 ↩
- 30. 2 Corinthians 9:12 2 Cor 8:14 ↩
- 31. 2 Corinthians 9:12 Or holy ones ↩
- 32. 2 Corinthians 9:12 2 Cor 1:11 ↩
- 33. 2 Corinthians 9:13 Rom 15:31; 2 Cor 8:4 ↩
- 34. 2 Corinthians 9:13 Matt 9:8 ↩
- 35. 2 Corinthians 9:13 1 Tim 6:12f; Heb 3:1; 4:14; 10:23 ↩
- 36. 2 Corinthians 9:13 2 Cor 2:12 ↩
- 37. 2 Corinthians 9:13 Or sharing with them ↩
- 38. 2 Corinthians 9:15 2 Cor 2:14 ↩
- 39. 2 Corinthians 9:15 Rom 5:15f ↩
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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