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2 Corinthians 9 — Sermon Preparation
Paul teaches that generous and cheerful giving honors God, who in turn supplies all that generous givers need. Below is a research summary for 2 Corinthians 9, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 15
- verses
- 284 / 121
- Greek words / lemmas
- 15
- classic sermon excerpts
- 6
- preachers & commentators
2 Corinthians 9 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| εὐλογία | eulogía | G2129 | 4 | blessing bounty, fair speech |
| διακονία | diakonía | G1248 | 3 | minister, office, relief, service |
| περισσεύω | perisseúō | G4052 | 3 | abound, abundance abundant, be the better, enough and to spare |
| σπείρω | speírō | G4687 | 3 | sow, receive seed |
| παρασκευάζω | paraskeuázō | G3903 | 2 | prepare self, be ready |
| Μακεδών | Makedṓn | G3110 | 2 | of Macedonia, Macedonian |
| ἁπλότης | haplótēs | G572 | 2 | bountifulness, liberal, simplicity, singleness |
How preachers through history handled this text
15 public-domain excerpts on 2 Corinthians 9, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“In this chapter the apostle seems to excuse his earnestness in pressing the Corinthians to the duty of charity (ver. 1-5), and proceeds to give directions about the acceptable way and manner of performing it, namely, bountifully, deliberately, and freely; and gives good encouragement for so doing, ver. 6, to the end. Charity Urged. (a. d. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 6 (Acts to Revelation), on 2 Corinthians 9:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem— 2 Cor 9:1
- Achaia— 2 Cor 9:2
- Macedonia— 2 Cor 9:2
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