📖 2 Corinthians — Chapter 9 (KJV)
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2 Corinthians 9:1 For as Rtouching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you:
2 Corinthians 9:2 For I know Rthe forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.
2 Corinthians 9:3 Yet Rhave I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready:
2 Corinthians 9:4 Lest haply if Rthey of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.
2 Corinthians 9:5 Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, Rand make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.
2 Corinthians 9:6 But this RI say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
2 Corinthians 9:7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; Rnot grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
2 Corinthians 9:8 And RGod is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
2 Corinthians 9:9 (As it is written, RHe hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.
2 Corinthians 9:10 Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and Rmultiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)
2 Corinthians 9:11 Being Renriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.
2 Corinthians 9:12 For Rthe administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;
2 Corinthians 9:13 Whiles by the experiment of this ministration Rthey glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;
2 Corinthians 9:14 And by their prayer for you, which Rlong after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.
2 Corinthians 9:15 RThanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
2 Corinthians 9:1–5 — Prepare the promised gift
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Paul sends helpers so the Corinthians' promised offering will be ready as a willing blessing rather than pressured exaction.
Key Truth: Prepare generosity before pressure arises.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “For as ____ the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me …” (2 Corinthians 9:1)
Find it in 2 Corinthians 9:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “Yet have I ____ the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in …” (2 Corinthians 9:3)
Find it in 2 Corinthians 9:3 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Therefore I ____ it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go …” (2 Corinthians 9:5)
Find it in 2 Corinthians 9:5 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
2 Corinthians 9:6–11 — Cheerful giving and God's provision
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Sowing and reaping illustrate generosity. God supplies sufficiency so believers can abound in good works and thanksgiving.
Key Truth: Give cheerfully with trust in God's provision.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “But this I say, He which ____ sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully …” (2 Corinthians 9:6)
Find it in 2 Corinthians 9:6 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the ____ : his righteousness remaineth for ever.” (2 Corinthians 9:9)
Find it in 2 Corinthians 9:9 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “____ enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through …” (2 Corinthians 9:11)
Find it in 2 Corinthians 9:11 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
2 Corinthians 9:12–15 — Service produces thanksgiving
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The collection meets needs and leads recipients to glorify God, pray for the givers, and recognize God's grace.
Key Truth: Let practical service deepen gratitude to God.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “For the ____ of this service not only supplieth the want of the …” (2 Corinthians 9:12)
Find it in 2 Corinthians 9:12 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “And by their ____ for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace …” (2 Corinthians 9:14)
Find it in 2 Corinthians 9:14 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “____ be unto God for his unspeakable gift.” (2 Corinthians 9:15)
Find it in 2 Corinthians 9:15 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Psalms 112:9 — Paul recalls the righteous person's generous care for the poor.
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Reflect and Apply
What practical gift could meet a need and encourage thanksgiving?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Which account best distinguishes 2 Corinthians 9:1–5 (Prepare the promised gift) from the other movements of this chapter?
2. Which account best distinguishes 2 Corinthians 9:6–11 (Cheerful giving and God's provision) from the other movements of this chapter?
3. Which account best distinguishes 2 Corinthians 9:12–15 (Service produces thanksgiving) from the other movements of this chapter?
4. What kind of giving is commended?
5. What response to God accompanies bountiful generosity?
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