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2 Korintus 9:3

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Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Beneficence;   Emulation;   Liberality;   Tact;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Berea;   Macedonia;   Holman Bible Dictionary - 2 Corinthians;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Gift, Giving;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Collection;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Synagogue;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Church;   Church Government;   Collection;   Corinthians, Second Epistle to the;   Grace;   Person of Christ;   Philippi;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for November 12;  

Parallel Translations

Alkitab Terjemahan Baru
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Alkitab Terjemahan Lama
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Contextual Overview

1 Of the ministryng to the saintes, it is but superfluous for me to write vnto you: 2 For I knowe the redinesse of your mynde, whereof I boast my selfe of you, vnto them of Macedonia, that Achaia was prepared a yere a go: and your zeale hath prouoked many. 3 Yet haue I sent the brethren, lest our boastyng which I make of you, should be in vayne in this behalfe, that ye (as I haue sayde) may prepare your selues. 4 Lest yf they of Macedonia come with me, and fynde you vnprepared, we (I wyll not say you) shoulde be ashamed in this matter of boastyng. 5 Therfore, I thought it necessarie to exhort the brethren, to come beforehand vnto you, and to prepare your good blessyng promised afore, that it myght be redy, so that it be as a blessyng, and not a defraudyng.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

have: 2 Corinthians 9:4, 2 Corinthians 7:14, 2 Corinthians 8:6, 2 Corinthians 8:17-24

ye may: 2 Corinthians 9:5, 1 Corinthians 16:1-4, Titus 3:1

Reciprocal: Proverbs 3:28 - General 1 Corinthians 16:2 - that 2 Corinthians 12:21 - my God

Cross-References

Genesis 9:1
And god blessed Noah, and his sonnes, & saide vnto them, be fruitfull and multiplie, and replenishe the earth.
Genesis 9:3
Euery thyng that moueth it selfe, and that liueth, shall be meate for you, euen as the greene hearbe haue I geue you all thinges.
Genesis 9:5
And surely your blood of your lyues wyl I require: at the hande of euery beast wyll I require it, and at the hand of man, at the hande of mans brother wyll I require the life of man.
Genesis 9:12
And God sayde: this is the token of the couenaut which I make betweene me and you, and euery lyuyng creature that is with you, for euer.
Genesis 9:14
And it shall come to passe, that when I bryng a cloude vpon the earth, the bowe also shalbe seene in ye same cloude.
Genesis 9:15
And I wyll thinke vpon my couenaunt whiche is betweene me and you, and euery liuing creature in all fleshe: and it shall no more come to passe, that waters make a fludde to destroy all fleshe.
Genesis 9:21
And he drynkyng of the wyne, was dronken, and vncouered within his tent.
Genesis 9:22
And Ham the father of Chanaan, seeyng the nakednesse of his father, tolde his two brethren without.
Genesis 9:25
And he sayde: cursed be Chanaan, a seruaunt of seruauntes shall he be vnto his brethren.
Genesis 9:26
He sayde moreouer: blessed be the Lord God of Sem, and Chanaan shalbe his seruaunt.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Yet have I sent the brethren,.... Titus, and the other two mentioned in the foregoing chapter: one manuscript reads, "we have sent"; and the Ethiopic version, "they have sent", that is, the Macedonians; but the common reading is best. It might be objected, that since the apostle knew the forwardness of their minds, how ready they were a year ago, and had boasted so much of their liberality, that it must be unnecessary to send the brethren to them, to stir them up to this work; which objection is prevented by observing the reason of his sending them:

lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf: or, "in this part", in this particular thing, על הדא צבותא, "concerning this business", or affair of beneficence to the poor, as the Syriac version renders it. He had boasted of them with respect to other things besides this; but he was chiefly concerned, knowing the frailty and changeableness of human nature, and how possible it was that their forwardness might abate, and they grow cold and indifferent to such service, lest his glorying of them should be in vain in this particular instance; wherefore he sent the brethren to put them on, that as they had begun they would finish:

that as I said ye may be ready, That as he had said to the Macedonians, that they were ready in mind, it might appear to be so; or as he had ordered them in his former epistle, they might be actually ready; have their collection ready made, so that there might be no gathering when he came.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Yet have I sent the brethren - The brethren referred to in 2 Corinthians 8:18, 2 Corinthians 8:22-23.

Lest our boasting of you - That you were disposed to contribute, and that you were already prepared, and that the contribution was ready.

Should be in vain - Lest anything should have occurred to prevent the collection. I have sent them that they may facilitate it, and that it may be secure and certain.

In this behalf - In this respect. That is, lest our boasting of you, in regard to your readiness to contribute to relieve the needs of others, should be found to have been ill-grounded.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Corinthians 9:3. Yet have I sent the brethren — Titus and his companions, mentioned in the preceding chapter.

That, as I said, ye may be ready — And he wished them to be ready, that they might preserve the good character he had given them: this was for their honour; and if they did not take care to do so, he might be reputed a liar; and thus both they and himself be ashamed before the Macedonians, should any of them at this time accompany him to Corinth.


 
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