the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
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2 Corinthians 9:9
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as it is written, "HE SCATTERED ABROAD, HE GAVE TO THE POOR, HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS ENDURES FOREVER."
as it is written,"He scattered abroad, he gave to the needy,His righteousness stands forever."
The Good Books says, "The cowboys gave what they had to those who didn't have anything. Their deeds will be remembered forever."
As it is said in the Writings, He has sent out far and wide, he has given to the poor; his righteousness is for ever.
according as it is written, He has scattered abroad, he has given to the poor, his righteousness remains for ever.
As it is written: He scattered; He gave to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.
As it is written, "He has scattered abroad, he has given to the poor. His righteousness remains forever."
(As it is written, He hath scattered abroad, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness remaineth for ever.
As it is written, "He has scattered abroad, he has given to the poor, his almsgiving remains for ever."
(As it is written: Hee hath dispersed abroad: Hee hath giuen to the poore: his righteousnesse remaineth for euer.
even as it has been written, "He scattered, he gave to the poor, his righteousness abides forever." Psa. 112:9
As it is wrytte: He hath sparsed abrode & geue to ye poore, his righteousnes remayneth for euer.
as it is written, " he hath distributed, he hath given to the poor: his liberality remaineth for ever."
As it is written and forever remains written, "HE [the benevolent and generous person] SCATTERED ABROAD, HE GAVE TO THE POOR, HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS ENDURES FOREVER!"
as it is written, He hath scattered abroad, he hath given to the poor; His righteousness abideth for ever.
As it is written, "He scatters abroad, he gives to the poor; his righteousness endures for ever."
as it is written: He yt sparsed abroade and hath geven to the povre his rightewesnes remayneth for ever.
as it is written, He has scattered abroad, he has given to the poor; His righteousness abides forever.
(As it is written, He hath dispersed; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.
(according as it hath been written, `He dispersed abroad, he gave to the poor, his righteousness doth remain to the age,')
It is written in the Scriptures: "He gives freely to the poor. The things he does are right and will continue forever." Psalm 112:9
Just as it is written, " He has scattered widely , he has given to the poor; his righteousness remains forever ."
As it is written: "He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor; His righteousness endures forever."
The Scriptures say, "God freely gives his gifts to the poor, and always does right."
as the Tanakh says, "He gave generously to the poor; his tzedakah lasts forever."
As it is written, "He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever."
( As it is written, He hath sparsed abroad and hath giuen to the poore: his beneuolence remayneth for euer.
As it is written, He has distributed liberally; and given to the poor; and his righteousness endures for ever.
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As it is written, He hath dispersed and given to the poor, And his righteousness standeth for ever.
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As the Scriptures say, "They share freely and give generously to the poor. Their good deeds will be remembered forever."
The Holy Writings say, "He has given much to the poor. His right-standing with God lasts forever."
as it is written, He hath scattered abroad, he hath given to the poor; His righteousness abideth for ever.
As it is written, "He scatters abroad, he gives to the poor; his righteousness endures forever."
Even as it is written - He hath scattered abroad, he hath given to the needy, - his righteousness, abideth to futurity.
As it is written: He hath dispersed abroad, he hath given to the poor: his justice remaineth for ever.
(As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.
Just as it is written, "He scattered widely, he gave to the poor; his righteousness remains forever."
As it is written: He hath sparsed abrode, and hath geuen to the poore, his ryghteousnesse remayneth for euer.
As the Scriptures say, "He gives generously to the poor; his goodness will continue forever."
as it is written: "HE SCATTERED ABROAD, HE GAVE TO THE POOR, HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS ENDURES FOREVER."
As the scripture says, "He gives generously to the needy; his kindness lasts forever."
as it is writun, He delide abrood, he yaf to pore men, his riytwisnesse dwellith withouten ende.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
He hath dispersed: Psalms 112:9
his: Psalms 112:3, Proverbs 8:18, Proverbs 21:21, Isaiah 51:8, 1 Corinthians 13:13, Galatians 5:5, Galatians 5:6
Reciprocal: Numbers 30:2 - swear Job 30:25 - was Proverbs 21:26 - the righteous Isaiah 55:10 - give Matthew 6:1 - alms John 6:13 - and filled Acts 2:45 - parted Philippians 4:17 - fruit
Cross-References
"But I'm going to establish a covenant with you: You'll board the ship, and your sons, your wife and your sons' wives will come on board with you. You are also to take two of each living creature, a male and a female, on board the ship, to preserve their lives with you: two of every species of bird, mammal, and reptile—two of everything so as to preserve their lives along with yours. Also get all the food you'll need and store it up for you and them."
Then God spoke to Noah and his sons: "I'm setting up my covenant with you including your children who will come after you, along with everything alive around you—birds, farm animals, wild animals—that came out of the ship with you. I'm setting up my covenant with you that never again will everything living be destroyed by floodwaters; no, never again will a flood destroy the Earth."
And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant that I've set up between me and everything living on the Earth."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
As it is written,.... In Psalms 112:9 where it is said of the good and righteous man,
he hath dispersed ממוניה, "his riches", his substance, as the Chaldee paraphrase adds by way of explanation; not in a profuse extravagant manner, but with wisdom and prudence, and yet largely and liberally, according to his ability. Just as the sower scatters his seed here, and there, and in every place, with an open and wide hand, to the good man distributes to all in necessity, and makes them all partakers of his bounty; he gives not only to one, but to many, and not to all without distinction he meets with, whether necessitous or not:
he hath given to the poor. This explains the former phrase, and points out the persons, the objects of the good man's bounty and compassion:
his righteousness remaineth for ever. This is not to be understood of his justifying righteousness, as if that consisted of, and was established upon his works of bounty and charity to the poor; nor of his fame among men on account of his liberality; nor of any reward in another world; but of his beneficence itself, it being common with the Jews to call alms צדקה, "righteousness":
Psalms 112:9- : and the sense is, that what such a man bestows in charity on the poor shall not be lost, but shall be like the seed cast into the earth, shall spring up again, and bring forth fruit with increase, according to what follows.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
As it is written - Psalms 112:9. The idea is, “in this way will the saying in the Scriptures be verified, or the promise confirmed.” The psalmist is describing the character of the righteous man. One of his characteristics, he says, is, that he has scattered abroad, he has given liberally to the poor. On such a man a blessing is pronounced Psalms 112:1; and one of the blessings will be that he shall be prospered. Some difficulty has been felt by commentators to see how the quotation here made sustains the position of Paul that the liberal man would be blessed of God, and would receive an increase according to his liberality. In order to this, they have supposed (see Doddridge, Bloomfield, and Clarke) that the word “righteousness” means the same as almsgiving, or that “he would always have something to bestow.” But I would suggest that perhaps Paul quoted this, as quotations are frequently made in the Scriptures, where a passage was familiar. He quotes only a part of the passage, meaning that the whole passage confirms the point under consideration. Thus, the whole passage in the psalm is, “He hath dispersed; he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth forever; his horn shall be exalted with honor;” that is, he shall be abundantly blessed with prosperity and with the favor of God. Thus, the entire promise sustains the position of Paul, that the liberal man would be abundantly blessed. The phrase “he hath dispersed” Ἐσκόρπισεν Eskorpisen, may refer either to the act of sowing, as a man scatters seed on the earth; or there may be an allusion to the oriental custom of scattering money among an assembled company of paupers; compare Proverbs 11:24.
His righteousness - His deeds of beneficence.
Remaineth - In its fruits and consequences; that is, either in its effects on others, or on himself. It may mean that the sums so distributed will remain with him forever inasmuch as he will be supplied with all that is needful to enable him to do good to others. This interpretation accords with the connection.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 Corinthians 9:9. He hath dispersed abroad — Here is still the allusion to the sower. He sows much; not at home merely, or among those with whom he is acquainted, but abroad-among the strangers, whether of his own or of another nation. The quotation is taken from Psalms 112:9.
He hath given to the poor — This is the interpretation of he hath scattered abroad; and therefore it is said, his righteousness remaineth for ever-his good work is had in remembrance before God. By righteousness we have already seen that the Jews understand almsgiving. Matthew 6:1; Matthew 6:1.
