2 Corinthians 9:9-14
9:9 Just as it is written, “He 1 has scattered widely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness remains forever.” 2
9:10 Now God 3 who provides seed for the sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your supply of seed and will cause the harvest of your righteousness to grow.
9:11 You will be enriched in every way so that you may be generous on every occasion, 4 which is producing through us thanksgiving to God,
9:12 because the service of this ministry is not only providing for 5 the needs of the saints but is also overflowing with many thanks to God.
9:13 Through the evidence 6 of this service 7 they will glorify God because of your obedience to your confession in the gospel of Christ and the generosity of your sharing 8 with them and with everyone.
9:14 And in their prayers on your behalf they long for you because of the extraordinary grace God has shown to you. 9
1 sn He in the quotation refers to the righteous person.
2 sn A quotation from Ps 112:9.
3 tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Grk “in every way for every generosity,” or “he will always make you rich enough to be generous at all times” (L&N 57.29).
5 tn Or “not only supplying.”
6 tn Or “proof,” or perhaps “testing” (NRSV).
7 tn Or “ministry.”
8 tn Or “your partnership”; Grk “your fellowship.”
9 tn Grk “the extraordinary grace of God to you”; the point is that God has given or shown grace to the Corinthians.