NASB 2 Corinthians 9 KJV; Red Letter NT, Cross References, Translation Footnotes, Strong's Concordance Numbers

NASB — 2 Corinthians 9 — KJV

God Gives Most

1 For ait is superfluous° for me to write° to you about° this° bministry° to the Isaints°; 2 for I know° your readiness°, of which° I aboast° about° you to the bMacedonians°, [namely], that cAchaia° has been prepared° since° dlast° year°, and your zeal° has stirred° up most° of them. 3 But I have sent° the brethren°, in order° that our aboasting° about° you may not be made° empty° in this° case°, so° that, bas I was saying°, you may be prepared°; 4 otherwise° if° any aMacedonians° come° with me and find° you unprepared°, we—not to speak° of you—will be put° to shame° by this° confidence°. 5 So° I thought° it necessary° to urge° the abrethren° that they would go° on ahead° to you and arrange° beforehand° your previously° promised° I bbountiful° gift°, so° that the same° would be ready° as a I cbountiful° gift° and not II daffected° by covetousness°.

[1] IOr holy ones a 1Th 4:9 b 2Co 8:4
[2] a 2Co 7:4 b Ro 15:26 c Ac 18:12 d 2Co 8:10
[3] a 2Co 7:4 b 1Co 16:2
[4] a Ro 15:26
[5] ILit blessing IILit as covetousness a 2Co 9:3 b Gn 33:11; Jg 1:15; 2Co 9:6 c Php 4:17 d 2Co 12:17f

6 ¶ Now° this° [I say], ahe who sows° sparingly° will also° reap° sparingly°, and he who sows° Ibountifully° will also° reap° Ibountifully°. 7 Each° one° [must do] just° as he has purposed° in his heart°, not agrudgingly°° or° under° compulsion°, for bGod° loves° a cheerful° giver°. 8 And aGod° is able° to make° all° grace° abound° to you, so° that always° having° all° sufficiency° in everything°, you may have° an abundance° for every° good° deed°; 9 as it is written°,
“aHE SCATTERED° ABROAD, HE GAVE° TO THE POOR°,
HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS° IENDURES° FOREVER°.”
10 Now° He who supplies° aseed° to the sower° and bread° for food° will supply° and multiply° your seed° for sowing and bincrease° the harvest° of your righteousness°; 11 you will be aenriched° in everything° for all° liberality°, which° through° us is producing° bthanksgiving° to God°. 12 For the ministry° of this° service° is not only° fully° supplying° athe needs° of the Isaints°, but is also° overflowing° bthrough° many° thanksgivings° to God°. 13 Because° of the proof° given by this° aministry°, they will bglorify° God° for [your] obedience° to your cconfession° of the dgospel° of Christ° and for the liberality° of your Icontribution° to them and to all°, 14 while they also°, by prayer° on your behalf°, yearn° for you because° of the surpassing° grace° of God° in you. 15 aThanks° be to God° for His indescribable° bgift°!

[6] ILit with blessings a Pv 11:24f; 22:9; Ga 6:7, 9
[7] a Dt 15:10; 1Ch 29:17; Ro 12:8; 2Co 8:12 b Ex 25:2
[8] a Ep 3:20
[9] ILit abides a Ps 112:9
[10] a Is 55:10 b Ho 10:12
[11] a 1Co 1:5 b 2Co 1:11
[12] IOr holy ones a 2Co 8:14 b 2Co 1:11
[13] IOr sharing with them a Ro 15:31; 2Co 8:4 b Mt 9:8 c 1Ti 6:12f; He 3:1; 4:14; 10:23 d 2Co 2:12
[15] a 2Co 2:14 b Ro 5:15f

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He yieldeth the reason why, though he knew their forwardness, yet he sent Titus and his brethren beforehand.

1 ¶ Forº as¹ touchingº ² the² ministeringº toº the² saints,º it isº ª superfluousº for meº to writeº ª to you:º 2 Forº I knowº ª the² forwardness of¹ ª your¹ mind,º ² for whichº I boastº ª ofº youº to them of Macedonia,º thatº Achaiaº was readyº ª a year¹ ago;º ² andº ² yourº zealº ¹ hath provokedº ª very many.º 3 Yetº have I sentº ª the² brethren,º lestº ourº boastingº ofº youº should be in vainº ª inº thisº behalf;º that,º asº I said,º ª ye may beº ª ready:º ª 4 Lest¹ haply¹ ² ifº they of Macedoniaº comeº ª withº me,º andº findº ª youº unprepared,º weº (that¹ ª ² we sayº ª not,¹ ² ye)¹ should be² ashamedº ª inº this sameº confidentº boasting.º 5 Thereforeº I thoughtº ª it necessaryº to exhortº ª the² brethren,º thatº they would go beforeº ª untoº you,º andº make up beforehandº ª yourº bounty,º whereof ye had notice before,º ª that the sameº might beº ª ready,º º asº [a matter of] bounty,º andº notº asº [of] covetousness.º

[1] Gn 27:42; 1S 20:23; 2K 22:18; Jb 37:23; Ps 45:1; Mt 22:31; Ro 11:28; 2Co 8:4; 9:12; Ga 2:10; 6:10; Php 3:5; 1Th 4:9; 5:1; 1Jn 2:27.
[2] 1Co 16:15; 2Co 1:1; 8:8, 10, 19, 24; 1Th 1:7; He 10:24.
[3] 1Co 16:1; 2Co 7:14; 8:6, 17; 9:4, 5; Tit 3:1.
[4] 2Co 8:1, 24; 9:2; 11:17.
[5] Gn 33:11; 1S 25:27; 30:26; 2K 5:15; 1Co 16:2; 2Co 8:6.

And he proceedeth in stirring them up to a bountiful alms, as being but a kind of sowing seed,

6 Butº thisº [I say], He which sowethº ª sparinglyº shall reapº ª alsoº sparingly;º andº he which sowethº ª bountifullyº º shall reapº ª alsoº bountifully.º º 7 Every manº according asº he purposethº ª in his heart,º [so let him give]; notº grudgingly,º º orº ofº necessity:º forº Godº lovethº ª a cheerfulº giver.º 8 Andº Godº [is] ableº to make¹ ª all¹ grace¹ aboundº ª ² ² towardº you;º thatº ye, alwaysº havingº ª allº sufficiencyº inº allº [things], may aboundº ª toº everyº goodº work:º 9 (Asº it is written,º ª He hath dispersed abroad;º ª he hath givenº ª to the² poor:º hisº righteousnessº remainethº ª for¹ ever.º ²

[6] Ps 41:1; Pv 11:18, 24; 19:17; 22:9; Ec 11:1, 6; Lk 6:38; 19:16; 1Co 1:12; 7:29; 15:20; 2Co 9:10; Ga 3:17; 5:16; 6:7; Ep 4:17; Col 2:4; He 6:10.
[7] Ex 25:2; 35:5; Dt 15:7, 14; 1Ch 29:17; Pv 11:25; 22:9; 23:6; Is 32:5, 8; Ac 20:35; Ro 12:8; 2Co 8:12; Jm 5:9; 1P 4:9.
[8] 1Ch 29:12; 2Ch 25:9; Ps 84:11; Pv 3:9; 10:22; 11:24; 28:27; Hg 2:8; Mal 3:10; Ac 9:36; 1Co 15:58; 2Co 8:2, 7, 19; 9:11; Ep 2:10; Php 4:18; Col 1:10; 2Th 2:17; 2Ti 3:17; Tit 2:14; 3:8, 14; 1P 4:10.
[9] Ps 112:3, 9; Pv 8:18; 21:21; Is 51:8; 1Co 13:13; Ga 5:5.

which shall return a great increase to them,

10 Nowº he that ministerethº ª seedº to the² sowerº ª bothº ministerº ª breadº forº [your] food,º andº multiplyº ª yourº seed sown,º andº increaseº ª the² fruitsº of yourº righteousness;)º 11 Being enrichedº ª inº every thingº toº allº bountifulness,º whichº causethº ª throughº usº thanksgivingº to God.º 12 Forº the² administrationº of thisº serviceº notº onlyº suppliethº º ª ª the² wantº of the² saints,º butº is abundantº ª alsoº byº manyº thanksgivingsº unto God;º

[10] Gn 1:11; 47:19, 23; Pv 11:18; Ec 11:6; Is 55:10; Ho 10:12; Mt 6:1; 2Co 9:6; Ep 5:9; Php 1:11; 4:17; 1Th 3:12; 4:10.
[11] 1Ch 29:12; 2Ch 31:10; Pv 3:9; Mal 3:10; Ro 12:8; 2Co 1:11; 4:15; 8:2, 16, 19; 9:12; 1Ti 6:17.
[12] 2Co 8:4, 14; 9:1; Php 2:25; 4:18; Phm 1:4; Jm 2:14; 1Jn 3:17.

and occasion a great sacrifice of thanksgivings unto God.

13 Whiles byº the² experimentº of thisº ministrationº they glorifyº ª Godº for¹ yourº professedº subjectionº untoº the² gospelº of Christ,º andº for [your] liberalº distributionº untoº them,º andº untoº allº [men]; 14 Andº by theirº prayerº forº you,º which long afterº ª youº forº the² exceedingº ª graceº of Godº inº you.º 15 º Thanksº [be] unto Godº forº hisº unspeakableº gift.º

[13] Ps 50:23; Mt 5:16; Lk 6:46; Jn 15:8; Ac 4:21; 11:18; 21:19; Ro 10:16; 16:26; 2Co 10:5; Ga 1:24; He 5:9; 13:16; 1P 2:9; 4:11.
[14] 2S 13:29; Ezr 6:8; Ps 41:1; Pv 11:26; Lk 16:9; Ro 1:11; 1Co 1:4; 2Co 1:11; 8:1, 6; Php 1:8; 2:26; 4:1, 18; 1Ti 1:14; 2Ti 1:16.
[15] 1Ch 16:8, 35; Ps 30:4, 12; 92:1; Is 9:6; 49:6; Lk 2:14, 38; Jn 1:16; 3:16; Ro 6:23; 8:32; 1Co 15:57; 2Co 2:14; 9:11; Ep 5:20; Jm 1:17; 1Jn 4:9; 5:11; Rv 4:9.

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