Discovery Box2 Corinthians 9:8-11 
Context9:8 And God is able to make all grace overflow 1 to you so that because you have enough 2 of everything in every way at all times, you will overflow 3 in every good work. 9:9 Just as it is written, “He 4 has scattered widely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness remains forever.” 5 9:10 Now God 6 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, 7 which is producing through us thanksgiving to God,
1 tn Or “abound.”
2 tn Or “so that by having enough.” The Greek participle can be translated as a participle of cause (“because you have enough”) or means (“by having enough”).
3 tn Or “abound.”
4 sn He in the quotation refers to the righteous person.
5 sn A quotation from Ps 112:9.
6 tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 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).
