2 Corinthians 9:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But in the Writings it says, He who puts in only a small number of seeds, will get in the same; and he who puts them in from a full hand, will have produce in full measure from them.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Τοῦτο δέ, Ὁ σπείρων φειδομένως φειδομένως καὶ θερίσει· καὶ ὁ σπείρων ἐπʼ εὐλογίαις ἐπʼ εὐλογίαις καὶ θερίσει.

Transliteration

Touto de, The speiron pheidomenos pheidomenos and therisei; and the speiron ep' eulogiais ep' eulogiais and therisei.

Grammar Details

• *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

Word Meanings

• *speiron*: one who sows/sower
• *pheidomenos*: sparingly/grudgingly/meagerly
• *therisei*: will reap/will harvest
• *eulogiais*: blessings/bountifully/generously

Referenced Verses

• Prov 22:9 : 9 He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor.
• Prov 11:24-25 : 24 A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need. 25 He who gives blessing will be made fat, but the curser will himself be cursed.
• Luke 6:38 : 38 Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, crushed down, full and running over, they will give to you. For in the same measure as you give, it will be given to you again.
• Prov 11:18 : 18 The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.
• Gal 6:7-9 : 7 Be not tricked; God is not made sport of: for whatever seed a man puts in, that will he get back as grain. 8 Because he who puts in the seed of the flesh will of the flesh get the reward of death; but he who puts in the seed of the Spirit will of the Spirit get the reward of eternal life. 9 And let us not get tired of well-doing; for at the right time we will get in the grain, if we do not give way to weariness.
• Heb 6:10 : 10 For God is true, and will not put away from him the memory of your work and of your love for his name, in the help which you gave and still give to the saints.
• Eccl 11:1 : 1 Put out your bread on the face of the waters; for after a long time it will come back to you again.
• Eccl 11:6 : 6 In the morning put your seed into the earth, and till the evening let not your hand be at rest; because you are not certain which will do well, this or that--or if the two will be equally good.
• 2 Cor 9:10 : 10 And he who gives seed for putting into the field and bread for food, will take care of the growth of your seed, at the same time increasing the fruits of your righteousness;
• Gal 3:17 : 17 Now this I say: The law, which came four hundred and thirty years after, does not put an end to the agreement made before by God, so as to make the undertaking without effect.
• Ps 41:1-3 : 1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble. 2 The Lord will keep him safe, and give him life; the Lord will let him be a blessing on the earth, and will not give him into the hand of his haters. 3 The Lord will be his support on his bed of pain: by you will all his grief be turned to strength.
• Prov 19:17 : 17 He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.
• Luke 19:16-26 : 16 And the first came before him, saying, Lord, your pound has made ten pounds. 17 And he said to him, You have done well, O good servant: because you have done well in a small thing you will have authority over ten towns. 18 And another came, saying, Your pound has made five pounds. 19 And he said, You will be ruler over five towns. 20 And another came, saying, Lord, here is your pound, which I put away in a cloth; 21 Because I was in fear of you, for you are a hard man: you take up what you have not put down, and get in grain where you have not put seed. 22 He said to him, By the words of your mouth you will be judged, you bad servant. You had knowledge that I am a hard man, taking up what I have not put down and getting in grain where I have not put seed; 23 Why then did you not put my money in a bank, so that when I came I would get it back with interest? 24 And he said to the others who were near, Take the pound away from him, and give it to the man who has ten. 25 And they say to him, Lord, he has ten pounds. 26 And I say to you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
• Gal 5:16 : 16 But I say, Go on in the Spirit, and you will not come under the rule of the evil desires of the flesh.
• 1 Cor 15:20 : 20 But now Christ has truly come back from the dead, the first-fruits of those who are sleeping.
• Eph 4:17 : 17 This I say, then, and give witness in the Lord, that you are to go no longer in the way of the Gentiles whose minds are turned to that which has no profit,
• Col 2:4 : 4 I say this so that you may not be turned away by any deceit of words.
• 1 Cor 1:12 : 12 That is, that some of you say, I am of Paul; some say, I am of Apollos; some say, I am of Cephas; and some say, I am Christ's.
• 1 Cor 7:29 : 29 But I say this, my brothers, the time is short; and from now it will be wise for those who have wives to be as if they had them not;