{ "verseID": "2 Corinthians.9.1", "source": "Περὶ μὲν γὰρ τῆς διακονίας τῆς εἰς τοὺς ἁγίους, περισσόν μοί ἐστιν τὸ γράφειν ὑμῖν:", "text": "*Peri men gar* the *diakonias* the unto the *hagious*, *perisson moi estin* the *graphein hymin*:", "grammar": { "*Peri*": "preposition + genitive - concerning/about", "*men gar*": "particle combination - for indeed/truly", "*diakonias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - ministry/service", "*hagious*": "accusative, masculine, plural - holy ones/saints", "*perisson*": "nominative, neuter, singular - superfluous/abundant", "*moi*": "dative, 1st person, singular - to me", "*estin*": "present, indicative, 3rd person, singular - is", "*graphein*": "present, infinitive - to write", "*hymin*": "dative, 2nd person, plural - to you" }, "variants": { "*diakonias*": "ministry/service/aid/support", "*hagious*": "saints/holy ones/consecrated people", "*perisson*": "superfluous/unnecessary/redundant/abundant" } }

{ "verseID": "2 Corinthians.9.2", "source": "Οἶδα γὰρ τὴν προθυμίαν ὑμῶν, ἣν ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν καυχῶμαι Μακεδόσιν, ὅτι Ἀχαΐα παρεσκεύασται ἀπὸ πέρυσι· καὶ ὁ ἐξ ὑμῶν ζῆλος ἠρέθισε τοὺς πλείονας.", "text": "*Oida gar* the *prothymian hymon*, which *hyper hymon kauchomai Makedosin*, that *Achaia pareskeuastai apo perysi*; and the from *hymon zelos erethise tous pleionas*.", "grammar": { "*Oida*": "perfect with present meaning, 1st person, singular - I know", "*gar*": "conjunction - for/because", "*prothymian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - readiness/eagerness", "*hymon*": "genitive, 2nd person, plural - of you", "*hyper*": "preposition + genitive - on behalf of", "*kauchomai*": "present, indicative, middle, 1st person, singular - I boast", "*Makedosin*": "dative, masculine, plural - to Macedonians", "*Achaia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - Achaia [region]", "*pareskeuastai*": "perfect, passive, 3rd person, singular - has been prepared", "*apo perysi*": "from last year", "*zelos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - zeal/eagerness", "*erethise*": "aorist, active, 3rd person, singular - stirred up/provoked", "*tous pleionas*": "accusative, masculine, plural - the majority/many" }, "variants": { "*prothymian*": "readiness/eagerness/willingness", "*kauchomai*": "boast/glory/exult", "*pareskeuastai*": "has been prepared/made ready", "*zelos*": "zeal/enthusiasm/ardor", "*erethise*": "provoked/stimulated/stirred up", "*pleionas*": "majority/greater number/many" } }

{ "verseID": "2 Corinthians.9.3", "source": "Ἔπεμψα δὲ τοὺς ἀδελφούς, ἵνα μὴ τὸ καύχημα ἡμῶν τὸ ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν κενωθῇ ἐν τῷ μέρει τούτῳ· ἵνα, καθὼς ἔλεγον, παρεσκευασμένοι ἦτε:", "text": "*Epempsa de tous adelphous*, so that not the *kauchema hemon* the *hyper hymon kenothe en to merei touto*; so that, *kathos elegon*, *pareskeuasmenoi ete*:", "grammar": { "*Epempsa*": "aorist, active, 1st person, singular - I sent", "*de*": "conjunction - but/and/now", "*tous adelphous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - the brothers", "*kauchema*": "nominative, neuter, singular - boasting/pride", "*hemon*": "genitive, 1st person, plural - of us", "*hyper*": "preposition + genitive - on behalf of", "*kenothe*": "aorist, passive, subjunctive, 3rd person, singular - might be made empty", "*en to merei touto*": "in this matter/respect", "*kathos*": "conjunction - just as", "*elegon*": "imperfect, active, 1st person, singular - I was saying", "*pareskeuasmenoi*": "perfect, passive, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having been prepared", "*ete*": "present, subjunctive, 2nd person, plural - you may be" }, "variants": { "*adelphous*": "brothers/brethren/fellow believers", "*kauchema*": "boasting/pride/grounds for boasting", "*kenothe*": "made empty/made void/nullified", "*merei*": "part/matter/respect", "*pareskeuasmenoi*": "prepared/ready/equipped" } }

{ "verseID": "2 Corinthians.9.4", "source": "Μή πως ἐὰν ἔλθωσιν σὺν ἐμοὶ Μακεδόνες, καὶ εὕρωσιν ὑμᾶς ἀπαρασκευάστους, καταισχυνθῶμεν ἡμεῖς (ἵνα μὴ, λέγωμεν ὑμεῖς) ἐν τῇ ὑποστάσει ταύτῃ τῆς καυχήσεως.", "text": "*Me pos ean elthosin syn emoi Makedones*, and *heurosin hymas aparaskeuastous*, *kataischynthomen hemeis* (so that not, *legomen hymeis*) *en te hypostasei taute tes kauchaseos*.", "grammar": { "*Me pos*": "negative particle with adverb - lest somehow", "*ean*": "conditional particle - if", "*elthosin*": "aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person, plural - they might come", "*syn emoi*": "with me", "*Makedones*": "nominative, masculine, plural - Macedonians", "*heurosin*": "aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person, plural - they might find", "*hymas*": "accusative, 2nd person, plural - you", "*aparaskeuastous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - unprepared", "*kataischynthomen*": "aorist, passive, subjunctive, 1st person, plural - we might be put to shame", "*hemeis*": "nominative, 1st person, plural - we", "*legomen*": "present, subjunctive, 1st person, plural - we should say", "*hymeis*": "nominative, 2nd person, plural - you", "*en te hypostasei*": "in the confidence", "*taute*": "demonstrative, dative, feminine, singular - this", "*tes kauchaseos*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of the boasting" }, "variants": { "*elthosin*": "come/arrive", "*heurosin*": "find/discover", "*aparaskeuastous*": "unprepared/not ready", "*kataischynthomen*": "be put to shame/be humiliated", "*hypostasei*": "confidence/assurance/foundation", "*kauchaseos*": "boasting/glorying" } }

{ "verseID": "2 Corinthians.9.5", "source": "Ἀναγκαῖον οὖν ἡγησάμην παρακαλέσαι τοὺς ἀδελφούς, ἵνα προέλθωσιν εἰς ὑμᾶς, καὶ προκαταρτίσωσιν τὴν προκατηγγελμένην εὐλογίαν ὑμῶν, ταύτην ἑτοίμην εἶναι, οὕτως ὡς εὐλογίαν, καὶ μὴ ὡς πλεονεξίαν.", "text": "*Anagkaion oun hegesamēn parakalesai tous adelphous*, so that *proelthosin eis hymas*, and *prokataρtisosin tēn prokatēggelmenēn eulogian hymon*, this *hetoimēn einai*, thus as *eulogian*, and not as *pleonexian*.", "grammar": { "*Anagkaion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - necessary", "*oun*": "conjunction - therefore", "*hegesamēn*": "aorist, middle, 1st person, singular - I considered/thought", "*parakalesai*": "aorist, active, infinitive - to urge/exhort", "*tous adelphous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - the brothers", "*proelthosin*": "aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person, plural - they should go ahead", "*eis*": "preposition + accusative - to/unto", "*hymas*": "accusative, 2nd person, plural - you", "*prokataρtisosin*": "aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person, plural - they should prepare beforehand", "*tēn prokatēggelmenēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular, perfect passive participle - the previously announced", "*eulogian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - blessing/bounty", "*hymon*": "genitive, 2nd person, plural - of you", "*hetoimēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - ready", "*einai*": "present, infinitive - to be", "*eulogian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - blessing/bounty", "*pleonexian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - greediness/covetousness" }, "variants": { "*hegesamēn*": "considered/thought/deemed", "*parakalesai*": "urge/exhort/encourage", "*proelthosin*": "go ahead/go before/precede", "*prokataρtisosin*": "prepare beforehand/arrange in advance", "*prokatēggelmenēn*": "previously announced/promised beforehand", "*eulogian*": "blessing/gift/bounty/generous contribution", "*pleonexian*": "covetousness/greediness/extortion" } }

{ "verseID": "2 Corinthians.9.6", "source": "Τοῦτο δέ, Ὁ σπείρων φειδομένως φειδομένως καὶ θερίσει· καὶ ὁ σπείρων ἐπʼ εὐλογίαις ἐπʼ εὐλογίαις καὶ θερίσει.", "text": "*Touto de*, The *speiron pheidomenos pheidomenos* and *therisei*; and the *speiron ep' eulogiais ep' eulogiais* and *therisei*.", "grammar": { "*Touto de*": "but this/now this", "*speiron*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - sowing/the one who sows", "*pheidomenos*": "present, middle, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - sparingly", "*therisei*": "future, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - will reap", "*ep'*": "preposition + dative - upon/with", "*eulogiais*": "dative, feminine, plural - blessings/bountifully" }, "variants": { "*speiron*": "one who sows/sower", "*pheidomenos*": "sparingly/grudgingly/meagerly", "*therisei*": "will reap/will harvest", "*eulogiais*": "blessings/bountifully/generously" } }

{ "verseID": "2 Corinthians.9.7", "source": "Ἕκαστος καθὼς προαιρεῖται τῇ καρδίᾳ· μὴ ἐκ λύπης, ἢ ἐξ ἀνάγκης: ἱλαρὸν γὰρ δότην ἀγαπᾷ ὁ Θεός.", "text": "*Hekastos kathos proaireitai te kardia*; not from *lypes*, or from *anagkes*: *hilaron gar doten agapa* the *Theos*.", "grammar": { "*Hekastos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - each one", "*kathos*": "adverb - according as", "*proaireitai*": "present, middle, indicative, 3rd person, singular - purposes/decides", "*te kardia*": "dative, feminine, singular - in the heart", "*lypes*": "genitive, feminine, singular - grief/sorrow/reluctance", "*anagkes*": "genitive, feminine, singular - necessity/compulsion", "*hilaron*": "accusative, masculine, singular - cheerful", "*gar*": "conjunction - for", "*doten*": "accusative, masculine, singular - giver", "*agapa*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - loves", "*Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God" }, "variants": { "*proaireitai*": "purposes/decides/chooses", "*lypes*": "grief/sorrow/reluctance/regret", "*anagkes*": "necessity/compulsion/reluctance", "*hilaron*": "cheerful/joyful/glad", "*doten*": "giver/donor", "*agapa*": "loves/cherishes/esteems" } }

{ "verseID": "2 Corinthians.9.8", "source": "Δυνατὸς δὲ ὁ Θεὸς πᾶσαν χάριν περισσεῦσαι εἰς ὑμᾶς· ἵνα ἐν παντὶ πάντοτε πᾶσαν αὐτάρκειαν ἔχοντες, περισσεύητε εἰς πᾶν ἔργον ἀγαθόν:", "text": "*Dynatos de* the *Theos pasan charin perisseusai eis hymas*; so that in all *pantote pasan autarkeian echontes*, *perisseuite eis pan ergon agathon*:", "grammar": { "*Dynatos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - able/powerful", "*de*": "conjunction - and/but/now", "*Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*pasan*": "accusative, feminine, singular - all/every", "*charin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - grace/favor", "*perisseusai*": "aorist, active, infinitive - to make abound", "*eis*": "preposition + accusative - unto/to", "*hymas*": "accusative, 2nd person, plural - you", "*panti*": "dative, neuter, singular - in everything", "*pantote*": "adverb - always", "*pasan*": "accusative, feminine, singular - all", "*autarkeian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - sufficiency/contentment", "*echontes*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having", "*perisseuite*": "present, active, subjunctive, 2nd person, plural - you may abound", "*eis*": "preposition + accusative - unto/for", "*pan*": "accusative, neuter, singular - every", "*ergon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - work", "*agathon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - good" }, "variants": { "*Dynatos*": "able/powerful/mighty", "*charin*": "grace/favor/blessing", "*perisseusai*": "make abound/multiply/increase", "*autarkeian*": "sufficiency/contentment/self-sufficiency", "*perisseuite*": "may abound/may excel/may overflow", "*ergon agathon*": "good work/good deed" } }

{ "verseID": "2 Corinthians.9.9", "source": "(Καθὼς γέγραπται, Ἐσκόρπισεν· ἔδωκεν τοῖς πένησιν: ἡ δικαιοσύνη αὐτοῦ μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.", "text": "(*Kathos gegraptai*, *Eskorpisen*; *edoken tois penesin*: the *dikaiosyne autou menei eis ton aiona*.", "grammar": { "*Kathos*": "adverb - as/just as", "*gegraptai*": "perfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person, singular - it has been written", "*Eskorpisen*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - he scattered", "*edoken*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - he gave", "*tois penesin*": "dative, masculine, plural - to the poor", "*dikaiosyne*": "nominative, feminine, singular - righteousness", "*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of him", "*menei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - remains/abides", "*eis ton aiona*": "unto the age/forever" }, "variants": { "*gegraptai*": "it has been written/it is written", "*Eskorpisen*": "scattered/dispersed/distributed", "*penesin*": "poor/needy", "*dikaiosyne*": "righteousness/justice", "*menei*": "remains/abides/continues", "*eis ton aiona*": "forever/eternally/to eternity" } }

{ "verseID": "2 Corinthians.9.10", "source": "Ὁ δὲ ἐπιχορηγῶν σπέρμα τῷ σπείροντι καὶ ἄρτον εἰς βρῶσιν χορηγήσαι, καὶ πληθυναῖ τὸν σπόρον ὑμῶν, καὶ αὐξήσαι τὰ γενήματα τῆς δικαιοσύνης ὑμῶν·)", "text": "The *de epichōrēgōn sperma tō speironti* and *arton eis brōsin chorēgēsai*, and *plēthynai ton sporon hymōn*, and *auxēsai ta genēmata tēs dikaiosynēs hymōn*)", "grammar": { "*de*": "conjunction - and/but/now", "*epichōrēgōn*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - supplying", "*sperma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - seed", "*tō speironti*": "dative, masculine, singular, present active participle - to the one sowing", "*arton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - bread", "*eis brōsin*": "for food/eating", "*chorēgēsai*": "aorist, active, optative, 3rd person, singular - may he supply", "*plēthynai*": "aorist, active, optative, 3rd person, singular - may he multiply", "*ton sporon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - the seed", "*hymōn*": "genitive, 2nd person, plural - of you", "*auxēsai*": "aorist, active, optative, 3rd person, singular - may he increase", "*ta genēmata*": "accusative, neuter, plural - the fruits/produce", "*tēs dikaiosynēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of the righteousness", "*hymōn*": "genitive, 2nd person, plural - of you" }, "variants": { "*epichōrēgōn*": "supplying/furnishing/providing", "*speironti*": "sower/one who sows", "*arton*": "bread/food", "*brōsin*": "food/eating/consumption", "*chorēgēsai*": "may supply/may provide", "*plēthynai*": "may multiply/may increase", "*sporon*": "seed/sowing", "*auxēsai*": "may increase/may grow", "*genēmata*": "fruits/produce/harvest", "*dikaiosynēs*": "righteousness/justice/right actions" } }

{ "verseID": "2 Corinthians.9.11", "source": "Ἐν παντὶ πλουτιζόμενοι εἰς πᾶσαν ἁπλότητα, ἥτις κατεργάζεται διʼ ἡμῶν εὐχαριστίαν τῷ Θεῷ.", "text": "In all *ploutizomenoi eis pasan haplotēta*, which *katergazetai di' hēmōn eucharistian tō Theō*.", "grammar": { "*ploutizomenoi*": "present, passive, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - being enriched", "*eis*": "preposition + accusative - unto/for", "*pasan*": "accusative, feminine, singular - all/every", "*haplotēta*": "accusative, feminine, singular - liberality/generosity", "*hētis*": "relative pronoun, nominative, feminine, singular - which", "*katergazetai*": "present, middle, indicative, 3rd person, singular - produces/works out", "*di'*": "preposition + genitive - through", "*hēmōn*": "genitive, 1st person, plural - us", "*eucharistian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - thanksgiving", "*tō Theō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to God" }, "variants": { "*ploutizomenoi*": "being enriched/made rich", "*haplotēta*": "liberality/generosity/sincerity", "*katergazetai*": "produces/works out/brings about", "*eucharistian*": "thanksgiving/gratitude" } }

{ "verseID": "2 Corinthians.9.12", "source": "Ὅτι ἡ διακονία τῆς λειτουργίας ταύτης οὐ μόνον ἐστὶν προσαναπληροῦσα τὰ ὑστερήματα τῶν ἁγίων, ἀλλὰ καὶ περισσεύουσα διὰ πολλῶν εὐχαριστιῶν τῷ Θεῷ·", "text": "Because the *diakonia tēs leitourgias tautēs* not only *estin prosanaplerusa ta hysterēmata tōn hagiōn*, but also *perisseuousa dia pollōn eucharistiōn tō Theō*;", "grammar": { "*diakonia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - service/ministry", "*tēs leitourgias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of the service", "*tautēs*": "demonstrative, genitive, feminine, singular - of this", "*estin*": "present, indicative, 3rd person, singular - is", "*prosanaplerusa*": "present, active, participle, nominative, feminine, singular - supplying", "*ta hysterēmata*": "accusative, neuter, plural - the needs/lacks", "*tōn hagiōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of the saints", "*perisseuousa*": "present, active, participle, nominative, feminine, singular - abounding", "*dia*": "preposition + genitive - through", "*pollōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - many", "*eucharistiōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - thanksgivings", "*tō Theō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to God" }, "variants": { "*diakonia*": "service/ministry/assistance", "*leitourgias*": "service/ministry/sacred service", "*prosanaplerusa*": "supplying/filling up/completing", "*hysterēmata*": "needs/lacks/deficiencies", "*hagiōn*": "saints/holy ones", "*perisseuousa*": "abounding/overflowing/increasing", "*eucharistiōn*": "thanksgivings/expressions of gratitude" } }

{ "verseID": "2 Corinthians.9.13", "source": "Διὰ τῆς δοκιμῆς τῆς διακονίας ταύτης δοξάζοντες τὸν Θεὸν ἐπὶ τῇ ὑποταγῇ τῆς ὁμολογίας ὑμῶν εἰς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Χριστοῦ, καὶ ἁπλότητι τῆς κοινωνίας εἰς αὐτοὺς, καὶ εἰς πάντας·", "text": "Through the *dokimēs tēs diakonias tautēs doxazontes ton Theon epi tē hypotagē tēs homologias hymōn eis to euangelion tou Christou*, and *haplotēti tēs koinōnias eis autous*, and unto all;", "grammar": { "*dokimēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - proof/testing", "*tēs diakonias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of the ministry", "*tautēs*": "demonstrative, genitive, feminine, singular - of this", "*doxazontes*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - glorifying", "*ton Theon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - God", "*epi*": "preposition + dative - because of/for", "*tē hypotagē*": "dative, feminine, singular - the obedience/subjection", "*tēs homologias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of the confession", "*hymōn*": "genitive, 2nd person, plural - of you", "*eis*": "preposition + accusative - to/unto", "*to euangelion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - the gospel", "*tou Christou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Christ", "*haplotēti*": "dative, feminine, singular - liberality/generosity", "*tēs koinōnias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of the fellowship/sharing", "*eis autous*": "unto them", "*eis pantas*": "unto all" }, "variants": { "*dokimēs*": "proof/testing/evidence", "*doxazontes*": "glorifying/praising", "*hypotagē*": "obedience/subjection/submission", "*homologias*": "confession/profession/acknowledgment", "*euangelion*": "gospel/good news", "*haplotēti*": "liberality/generosity/sincerity", "*koinōnias*": "fellowship/sharing/participation/contribution" } }

{ "verseID": "2 Corinthians.9.14", "source": "Καὶ αὐτῶν δεήσει ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν, ἐπιποθούντων ὑμᾶς διὰ τὴν ὑπερβάλλουσαν χάριν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐφʼ ὑμῖν.", "text": "And *autōn deēsei hyper hymōn*, *epipothountōn hymas dia tēn hyperballousan charin tou Theou eph' hymin*.", "grammar": { "*autōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of them", "*deēsei*": "dative, feminine, singular - prayer/supplication", "*hyper*": "preposition + genitive - for/on behalf of", "*hymōn*": "genitive, 2nd person, plural - of you", "*epipothountōn*": "present, active, participle, genitive, masculine, plural - longing for", "*hymas*": "accusative, 2nd person, plural - you", "*dia*": "preposition + accusative - because of", "*tēn hyperballousan*": "accusative, feminine, singular, present active participle - the surpassing/exceeding", "*charin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - grace", "*tou Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*eph'*": "preposition + dative - upon", "*hymin*": "dative, 2nd person, plural - you" }, "variants": { "*deēsei*": "prayer/supplication/petition", "*epipothountōn*": "longing for/yearning for/earnestly desiring", "*hyperballousan*": "surpassing/exceeding/abundant", "*charin*": "grace/favor/gift" } }

{ "verseID": "2 Corinthians.9.15", "source": "Χάρις δὲ τῷ Θεῷ ἐπὶ τῇ ἀνεκδιηγήτῳ αὐτοῦ δωρεᾷ.", "text": "*Charis de tō Theō epi tē anekdiēgētō autou dōrea*.", "grammar": { "*Charis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - thanks/grace", "*de*": "conjunction - and/but/now", "*tō Theō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to God", "*epi*": "preposition + dative - for", "*tē anekdiēgētō*": "dative, feminine, singular - indescribable/unspeakable", "*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of him", "*dōrea*": "dative, feminine, singular - gift" }, "variants": { "*Charis*": "thanks/gratitude/grace", "*anekdiēgētō*": "indescribable/unspeakable/inexpressible", "*dōrea*": "gift/free gift/donation" } }