2 Corinthians 9:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

2 Cor 2:14 : 14 But thanks be unto God, who always leadeth us in triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest through us the savor of his knowledge in every place.
John 3:16 : 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.
Eph 5:20 : 20 giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father;
Jas 1:17 : 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning.
1 John 5:11-12 : 11 And the witness is this, that God gave unto us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 He that hath the Son hath the life; he that hath not the Son of God hath not the life.
1 Cor 15:57 : 57 but thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Cor 9:11 : 11 ye being enriched in everything unto all liberality, which worketh through us thanksgiving to God.
Rom 5:15 : 15 But not as the trespass, so also [is] the free gift. For if by the trespass of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God, and the gift by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound unto the many.
Rom 6:23 : 23 For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Rom 8:32 : 32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also with him freely give us all things?
1 Chr 16:35 : 35 And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, And gather us together and deliver us from the nations, To give thanks unto thy holy name, And to triumph in thy praise.
Ps 30:4 : 4 Sing praise unto Jehovah, O ye saints of his, And give thanks to his holy memorial [name].
Ps 30:12 : 12 To the end that [my] glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Jehovah my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
Ps 92:1 : 1 A Psalm, a Song for the sabbath day. It is a good thing to give thanks unto Jehovah, And to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High;
Rev 4:9 : 9 And when the living creatures shall give glory and honor and thanks to him that sitteth on the throne, to him that liveth for ever and ever,
1 John 4:9-9 : 9 Herein {G5129} was the love of God manifested in us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might live through him. 10 Herein {G5129} is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins.
Isa 9:6 : 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isa 49:6 : 6 yea, he saith, It is too light a thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
Luke 2:14 : 14 Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace {G2107} among men in whom he is well pleased.
Luke 2:38 : 38 And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks unto God, and spake of him to all them that were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.
John 1:16 : 16 For of his fulness {G2983} we all received, and grace for grace.
1 Chr 16:8 : 8 O give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; Make known his doings among the peoples.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

1 Thess 3:9
78%
9For what thanksgiving can we render again unto God for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;
2 Cor 9:11-14
4 verses
77%
11ye being enriched in everything unto all liberality, which worketh through us thanksgiving to God.
12For the ministration of this service not only filleth up the measure of the wants of the saints, but {G2076} aboundeth also through many thanksgivings unto God;
13seeing that through the proving [of you] by this ministration they glorify God for the obedience of your confession unto the gospel of Christ, and for the liberality of [your] contribution unto them and unto all;
14while they themselves also, with supplication on your behalf, long after you by reason of the exceeding grace of God in you.
1 Cor 1:4-5
2 verses
77%
4I thank my God always concerning you, for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus;
5that in everything ye were enriched in him, in all utterance and all knowledge;
2 Cor 4:15
75%
15For all things [are] for your sakes, that the grace, being multiplied through the many, may cause the thanksgiving to abound unto the glory of God.
Phil 1:3
74%
3I thank my God upon all my remembrance of you,
Eph 1:16-17
2 verses
74%
16cease not to give thanks for you, making mention [of you] in my prayers;
17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;
2 Cor 1:11
73%
11ye also helping together on our behalf by your supplication; that, for the gift bestowed upon us by means of many, thanks may be given by many persons on our behalf.
1 Cor 15:57
73%
57but thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thess 5:17-18
2 verses
73%
17pray without ceasing;
18in everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus to you-ward.
2 Cor 8:16
73%
16But thanks be to God, who putteth the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.
1 Thess 1:2
73%
2We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention [of you] in our prayers;
Eph 5:20
72%
20giving thanks always for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father;
Phlm 1:4
72%
4I thank my God always, making mention of thee in my prayers,
1 Cor 10:30
72%
30{G1161} If I partake with thankfulness, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?
1 Chr 29:13
72%
13Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.
2 Cor 2:14
72%
14But thanks be unto God, who always leadeth us in triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest through us the savor of his knowledge in every place.
Ps 75:1
71%
1For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. A Psalm of Asaph, a Song. We give thanks unto thee, O God; We give thanks, for thy name is near: Men tell of thy wondrous works.
1 Cor 14:17-18
2 verses
71%
17For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.
18I thank {G3450} God, I speak with tongues more than you all:
2 Thess 1:3
71%
3We are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, even as it is meet, for that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all toward one another aboundeth;
Ps 118:29
70%
29Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; For he is good; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever.
2 Cor 9:8
70%
8And God is able to make all grace abound unto you; that ye, having always all sufficiency in everything, may abound unto every good work:
Gal 1:5
70%
5to whom [be] the glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Rom 15:9
70%
9and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, Therefore {G5124} will I give praise unto thee among the Gentiles, And sing unto thy name.
Col 1:3
69%
3We give thanks to God {G2532} the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
Eph 2:8
69%
8for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, [it is] the gift of God;
1 Tim 1:12
69%
12{G2532} I thank him that enabled me, even Christ Jesus our Lord, for that he counted me faithful, appointing me to his service;
Ps 107:1
69%
1O give thanks unto Jehovah; For he is good; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever.
1 Thess 2:13
69%
13And for this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when ye received from us the word of the message, [even the word] of God, ye accepted [it] not [as] the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also worketh in you that believe.
Heb 13:15
69%
15Through him then let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which make confession to his name.
1 Cor 15:10
69%
10But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not found vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
Ps 118:1
69%
1Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; For he is good; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever.
1 Tim 1:14
69%
14and the grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
Rom 1:8-9
2 verses
68%
8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.
9For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you, always in my prayers
1 Chr 16:34
68%
34O give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever.
Ps 136:26
68%
26Oh give thanks unto the God of heaven; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever.
Col 1:12
68%
12giving thanks unto the Father, who made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;
Acts 24:3
68%
3we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
Eph 1:3
68%
3Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] in Christ:
Ps 136:1
68%
1Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; For he is good; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever.
2 Thess 1:12
68%
12that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Cor 13:14
68%
14The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
Eph 3:8
68%
8Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach unto the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;