Passage

2 Corinthians 9.9-10

Book: 2 Corinthians · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"7. Let each man do according as he hath purposed in his heart: not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. 8. And God is able to make all grace abound unto you; that ye, having always all sufficiency in everything, may abound unto every good work:"

"9. as it is written, He hath scattered abroad, he hath given to the poor; His righteousness abideth for ever. 10. And he that supplieth seed to the sower and bread for food, shall supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness:"

"11. ye being enriched in everything unto all liberality, which worketh through us thanksgiving to God. 12. For the ministration of this service not only filleth up the measure of the wants of the saints, but aboundeth also through many thanksgivings unto God;" (2 Corinthians 9:7-12, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"7. Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver. 8. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work."

"9. As it is written, “He has scattered abroad, he has given to the poor. His righteousness remains forever.” 10. Now may he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;"

"11. you being enriched in everything to all liberality, which produces through us thanksgiving to God. 12. For this service of giving that you perform not only makes up for lack among the saints, but abounds also through many givings of thanks to God;" (2 Corinthians 9:7-12, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"7. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. 8. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:"

"9. (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever. 10. Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)"

"11. Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God. ^{bountifulness: or, liberality: Gr. simplicity} 12. For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;" (2 Corinthians 9:7-12, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"7. each one, according as he doth purpose in heart, not out of sorrow or out of necessity, for a cheerful giver doth God love, 8. and God [is] able all grace to cause to abound to you, that in every thing always all sufficiency having, ye may abound to every good work,"

"9. (according as it hath been written, 'He dispersed abroad, he gave to the poor, his righteousness doth remain to the age,') 10. and may He who is supplying seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness,"

"11. in every thing being enriched to all liberality, which doth work through us thanksgiving to God, 12. because the ministration of this service not only is supplying the wants of the saints, but is also abounding through many thanksgivings to God," (2 Corinthians 9:7-12, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H6666 - tzedakah

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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