2 CORINTHIANS
Chapter 9
Update: 2024.05.30
2 Cor. 9:1 (LIT/UBS4) Because (gar) truly (men), about (peri) the (tēs) ministry (diakonias), the (tēs) [ministry, RE] into (eis) the (tous) holy ones (hagious), the (to) [poverty, v8:2, RE] is (estin) around abundantly (perisson) for me (moi) to write (graphein) (to) to you (humin).
2 Cor. 9:2 (LIT/UBS4) Because (gar) I have seen (oida) the (tēn) predisposition of passion (prothumian) of you (humōn), over (huper) [the sake, AE] of which (hēn) I am caused to boast (kauchōmai) of you (humōn) to [the] Macedonians (Makedosin), that (hoti) Achaia (Achaia) has prepared itself (pareskeuastai) from (apo) [a] time past (perusi).
And (kai) the (to) zeal (zōlos) of you (humōn) intrigued (ērethisen) the (tous) majority (pleionas).
2 Cor. 9:3 (LIT/UBS4) But (de) I sent (epempsa) the (tous) brothers (adelphous) in order that (hina) the (to) boast (kauchēma) of us (hēmōn), the one (to) over (huper) you (humōn), may not be made empty (mē kenōthē) in (en) the (tō) respect (merei) to this (toutō), down according to as (kathōs) I was saying (elegon);
you having prepared yourselves (pareskeuasmenoi ēte) in order that (hina)
2 Cor. 9:4 (LIT/UBS4) if perhaps (ean) somehow (pōs) Macedonians (Makedones) may come (elthōsin) together with (sun) me (emoi), and (kai) they may find (heurōsin) you (humas) alongside unprepared (aparaskeuastous), we (hēmeis), in order that (hina) I may not say (mē legō) you (humeis), may not be put down to shame (mē kataischunthōmen) in (en) this (tautē), the (tē) understanding (hupostasei) [we have, AE].
2 Cor. 9:5 (LIT/UBS4) Therefore (oun), [this preparation, v3, RE] [being] [a] necessary thing (anankaion), I led myself (hēgēsamēn) to call alongside (parakalesai) the (tous) brothers (adelphous), in order that (hina) they may go before (proelthōsin) [me, AE] into (eis) you (humas) and (kai) they may make fit beforehand (prokatartisōsin) the (tēn) thing eulogized (eulogian) of you (humōn), it having been promised before (proepēngelmenēn) for this (tautēn) to be (einai) ready (hetoimēn) thusly (houtōs), as (hōs) [a] thing eulogized (eulogian) and (kai) not (mē) as (hōs) [a] thing of covetousness (pleonexian).
2 Cor. 9:6 (LIT/UBS4) But (de) this (touto) [brother, v5, ER], the (ho) [brother, v5, ER] sowing (speirōn) sparingly (pheidomenōs), he shall harvest (therisei) sparingly (pheidomenōs) also (kai).
And (kai) the (ho) [brother, v5, ER] sowing (speirōn) over (ep’) eulogies (eulogiais) shall harvest (therisei) over (ep) eulogies (eulogiais) also (kai);
2 Cor. 9:7 (LIT/UBS4) each (hekastos) [brother, v5, ER] [sowing, v6, RE] down according to as (kathōs) he has pre-sized (proērētai) [in, AE] the (tē) heart (kardia) [of him, AE];
not (mē) [sowing, v6, RE] out (ex) of grief (lupēs), or (ē) out (ex) of necessity (anagkēs), because (gar) the (ho) God (theos) loves (agapa) [a] hilarious (hilaron) giver (dotēn).
2 Cor. 9:8 (LIT/UBS4) But (de) the (ho) God (theos) is inherently powered (dunatei) <to make> all (pasan) grace (charin) abound (perisseusai) into (eis) you (humas);
in order that (hina) in (en) everything (panti), [you, RE] always (pantote) having (echontes) all (pasan) self-sufficiency (autarkeian), you may abound (perisseuēte) into (eis) every (pan) good (agathon) work (ergon),
(For a believer's responsibility to stand himself alongside of the Father through doing good works, in order to receive anything from him, see Mat. 6:1-4, 18:19, 19:26, 21:42; Mark 10:27, 12:11; Luke 1:30, 37; John 5:44, 6:45-46, 8:38-42, 9:16, 33, 17:5-8; Rom. 2:11-13, 6:13, 12:1; 1 Cor. 7:24, 8:8a; 2 Cor. 9:8; Gal. 3:11; Eph. 6:8; 1 Tim. 2:10; 2 Tim. 3:17; Tit. 2:14, 3:8,14; Heb. 10:24; James 1:5-7, 27; 1 Pet. 2:20-21; 2 Pet. 3:8; 2 John 1:3; Rev. 2:28)
2 Cor. 9:9 (LIT/UBS4) down according to as (kathōs) it has been written (gegraptai), “He scattered (eskorpisen) [seed, AE].
He gave (edōken) to the (tois) poor (penēsin).
The (hē) righteousness (dikaiosunē) of him (autou) stays (menei) into (eis) the (ton) age (aiōna).”
(See Psalm 112:9)
(For
who was to receive the collections, the gracious abundant sharings, like
the collections from the believers in the area of Corinth, see what
Christ Jesus and the apostles taught and preached, Mat. 19:20-21,
26:6-13; Mark 10:20-21, 14:3-9; Luke 4:18-19, *14:12-14, 21-22, 18:22,
19:8; John 12:3-8, 13:28-29; Acts 2:44-47; Rom. 15:26; 1 Cor. 13:3,
16:1-2;
2 Cor. 6:10, 8:9, 9:9; Gal. 2:10. )
2 Cor. 9:10 (LIT/UBS4) But (de) the (ho) [God, v8, RE] choreographing (epichorēgōn) seed (sporon) to the (tō) [brother, v5, ER] sowing (speironti), and (kai) bread (arton) into (eis) food (brōsin), he shall choreograph (chorēgēsei) and (kai) make full (plēthunei) the (ton) seed (sporon) of you (humōn).
And (kai) he shall grow (auxēsei) the (ta) things generated (genēmata) of the (tēs) righteousness (dikaiosunēs) of you (humōn),
2 Cor. 9:11 (LIT/UBS4) you being made wealthy (ploutizomenoi) in (en) everything (panti), into (eis) singleness of purpose (haplotēta) of everything (pasan), which (hētis) he causes himself to work down (katergazetai) through (di’) us (hēmōn)!
Thanksgiving (eucharistian) [be] to the (tō) God (theō)!
2 Cor. 9:12 (LIT/UBS4) Because (hoti) the (hē) ministry (diakonia) of the (tēs) liturgical service (leitourgias) of this (tautēs) is (estin) absolutely not (ou) only (monon) toward filling up (prosanaplērousa) the (ta) things lacking (husterēmata) of the (tōn) holy ones (hagiōn), BUT (alla), it is one abounding (perisseuousa) also (kai) through (dia) [the sake, AE] of many (pollōn) thanksgivings (eucharistiōn) to the (tō) God (theō);
2 Cor. 9:13 (LIT/UBS4) through (dia) the (tēs) proof (dokimēs) of the (tēs) ministry (diakonias) of this (tautēs):
[through, ER] you glorifying (doxazontes) the (ton) God (theon) upon (epi) the (tē) submission5292 (hupotagē) of the (tēs) confession (homologias) of you (humōn) into (eis) the (to) Evangelism (euangelion) of the (tou) Christ (Christou);
and (kai) [through, ER] singleness of purpose (haplotēti) of the (tēs) fellowship (koinōnias) [of you, RE] into (eis) them (autous), and (kai) into (eis) all (pantas);
2 Cor. 9:14 (LIT/UBS4) and (kai) [through, ER] prayer of need (deēsei) of them (autōn) over (huper) [the sake, AE] of you (humōn), they longing over (epipothountōn) you (humas);
through (dia) the (tēn) overthrowing (huperballousan) grace (charin) of the (tou) God (theou) upon (eph) you (humin)!
2 Cor. 9:15 (LIT/UBS4) Thanks (charis) [be] to the (tō) God (theō) over (epi) the (tē) indescribable (anekdiēgētō) gift (dōrea) of him (autou)!