10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food(A) will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.(B) 11 You will be enriched(C) in every way so that you can be generous(D) on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.(E)

12 This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs(F) of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.(G) 13 Because of the service(H) by which you have proved yourselves, others will praise God(I) for the obedience that accompanies your confession(J) of the gospel of Christ,(K) and for your generosity(L) in sharing with them and with everyone else. 14 And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you. 15 Thanks be to God(M) for his indescribable gift!(N)

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10 Now God[a] 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. 11 You will be enriched in every way so that you may be generous on every occasion,[b] which is producing through us thanksgiving to God, 12 because the service of this ministry is not only providing for[c] the needs of the saints but is also overflowing with many thanks to God. 13 Through the evidence[d] of this service[e] they will glorify God because of your obedience to your confession in the gospel of Christ and the generosity of your sharing[f] with them and with everyone. 14 And in their prayers on your behalf, they long for you because of the extraordinary grace God has shown to you.[g] 15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift![h]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 9:10 tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 2 Corinthians 9:11 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).
  3. 2 Corinthians 9:12 tn Or “not only supplying.”
  4. 2 Corinthians 9:13 tn Or “proof,” or perhaps “testing” (NRSV).
  5. 2 Corinthians 9:13 tn Or “ministry.”
  6. 2 Corinthians 9:13 tn Or “your partnership”; Grk “your fellowship.”
  7. 2 Corinthians 9:14 tn Grk “the extraordinary grace of God to you”; the point is that God has given or shown grace to the Corinthians.
  8. 2 Corinthians 9:15 tn “Let us thank God for his gift which cannot be described with words” (L&N 33.202).