Focused Passage

2 Corinthians 9:6-15

Cheerful Giving, Divine Sufficiency, and Thanksgiving to God

Paul moves from confidence in Corinth's readiness, to practical preparation for a willing gift, to the theological principle of cheerful sowing, to God's abundant provision for every good work, and finally to the thanksgiving, fellowship, prayer, and praise produced by grace-shaped generosity.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

6Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

7Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.

8And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

9As it is written: “He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.”

10Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.

11You will be enriched in every way to be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will produce thanksgiving to God.

12For this ministry of service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanksgiving to God.

13Because of the proof this ministry provides, the saints will glorify God for your obedient confession of the gospel of Christ, and for the generosity of your contribution to them and to all the others.

14And their prayers for you will express their affection for you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you.

15Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!

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References and Original Words

Verse 6

Original words

[Remember]δέG1161ConjunctionthisΤοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularWhoeverG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularsowsσπείρωνG4687Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularsparinglyφειδομένωςG5340Adverb{will} alsoκαὶG2532ConjunctionreapθερίσειG2325Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularsparinglyφειδομένωςG5340AdverbandκαὶG2532ConjunctionwhoeverG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularsowsσπείρωνG4687Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularvvvἐπ’G1909PrepositiongenerouslyεὐλογίαιςG2129Noun - Dative Feminine Plural{will} alsoκαὶG2532ConjunctionreapθερίσειG2325Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularvvvἐπ’G1909PrepositiongenerouslyεὐλογίαιςG2129Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Verse 7

Original words

Each oneἕκαστοςG1538Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular[ should give ] whatκαθὼςG2531Adverbhe has decidedπροῄρηταιG4255Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singularin [his]τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singularheart [to give ]καρδίᾳG2588Noun - Dative Feminine SingularnotμὴG3361Adverbout ofἐκG1537PrepositionregretλύπηςG3077Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularorG2228Conjunction-ἐξG1537PrepositioncompulsionἀνάγκηςG318Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularForγὰρG1063Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεόςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularlovesἀγαπᾷG25Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulara cheerfulἱλαρὸνG2431Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingulargiverδότηνG1395Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • See Proverbs 22:8, LXX addition.
Verse 8

Original words

AndδὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular[is] ableδυνατεῖG1414Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular{to make} allπᾶσανG3956Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingulargraceχάρινG5485Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularaboundπερισσεῦσαιG4052Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivetoεἰςG1519PrepositionyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Pluralso thatἵναG2443ConjunctioninἐνG1722Prepositionall thingsπαντὶG3956Adjective - Dative Neuter Singularat all timesπάντοτεG3842AdverbhavingἔχοντεςG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralall thatπᾶσανG3956Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singularyou needαὐτάρκειανG841Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularyou will aboundπερισσεύητεG4052Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralinεἰςG1519PrepositioneveryπᾶνG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingulargoodἀγαθόνG18Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularworkἔργονG2041Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 9

Original words

AsκαθὼςG2531Adverbit is writtenγέγραπταιG1125Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularHe has scattered abroadἘσκόρπισενG4650Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHis giftsἔδωκενG1325Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto theτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralpoorπένησινG3993Noun - Dative Masculine PluralHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηG1343Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularenduresμένειG3306Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularforeverεἰςG1519Preposition. . .τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singular. . .αἰῶναG165Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Psalm 112:9
Verse 10

Original words

NowδὲG1161ConjunctionHe whoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularsuppliesἐπιχορηγῶνG2023Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularseedσπόρον*G4703Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularto theτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularsowerσπείροντιG4687Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionbreadἄρτονG740Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularforεἰςG1519PrepositionfoodβρῶσινG1035Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularwill supplyχορηγήσειG5524Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionmultiplyπληθυνεῖG4129Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singularstore of seedσπόρονG4703Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionwill increaseαὐξήσειG837Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralharvestγενήματαG1081Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralofτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηςG1343Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 11

Original words

You will be enrichedπλουτιζόμενοιG4148Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722Prepositionevery wayπαντὶG3956Adjective - Dative Neuter SingulartoεἰςG1519Prepositionbe generousἁπλότηταG572Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularon every [occasion]πᾶσανG3956Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular[and]ἥτιςG3748Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singularthroughδι’G1223PrepositionusἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural[your generosity] will produceκατεργάζεταιG2716Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularthanksgivingεὐχαριστίανG2169Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singularto GodΘεῷG2316Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 12

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ForὅτιG3754ConjunctionthisταύτηςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularministryδιακονίαG1248Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularof serviceλειτουργίαςG3009Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularisἐστὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnotοὐG3756AdverbonlyμόνονG3440AdverbsupplyingπροσαναπληροῦσαG4322Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine SingulartheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralneedsὑστερήματαG5303Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralsaintsἁγίωνG40Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralbutἀλλὰG235ConjunctionvvvκαὶG2532Conjunctionis also overflowingπερισσεύουσαG4052Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine SingularinδιὰG1223PrepositionmanyπολλῶνG4183Adjective - Genitive Feminine Pluralexpressions of thanksgivingεὐχαριστιῶνG2169Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singularto GodΘεῷG2316Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 13

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Because ofδιὰG1223PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularproofδοκιμῆςG1382Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularthisταύτηςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularministry {provides}διακονίαςG1248Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular[the saints] will glorifyδοξάζοντεςG1392Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralGodΘεὸνG2316Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularforἐπὶG1909Preposition-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularobedientὑποταγῇG5292Noun - Dative Feminine SingularconfessionὁμολογίαςG3671Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularofεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingulargospelεὐαγγέλιονG2098Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction[for the] generosityἁπλότητιG572Noun - Dative Feminine Singularof [your]τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularcontributionκοινωνίαςG2842Noun - Genitive Feminine SingulartoεἰςG1519PrepositionthemαὐτοὺςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontoεἰςG1519Prepositionall [the others]πάνταςG3956Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Verse 14

Original words

AndκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralprayersδεήσειG1162Noun - Dative Feminine SingularforὑπὲρG5228PrepositionyouὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Pluralwill express their affectionἐπιποθούντωνG1971Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Pluralfor youὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Pluralbecause ofδιὰG1223PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularsurpassingὑπερβάλλουσανG5235Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine SingulargraceχάρινG5485Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularGodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular[has given]ἐφ’G1909PrepositionyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Verse 15

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Thanks [be]ΧάριςG5485Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singularto GodΘεῷG2316Noun - Dative Masculine SingularforἐπὶG1909PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularindescribableἀνεκδιηγήτῳG411Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingulargiftδωρεᾷG1431Noun - Dative Feminine Singular

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