Study it in the app“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, that for your sake he became poor, though he was rich, so that you by his poverty might become rich.”
Though rich, he became poor for usHumility and Service
Forγὰρyou knowγινώσκετεthe graceτὴν χάρινof our Lordτοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶνJesusἸησοῦthe Messiah,Χριστοῦthatὅτιfor your sakeδι’ ὑμᾶςhe became poor,ἐπτώχευσενthough he wasὤνrich,πλούσιοςso thatἵναyouὑμεῖςby hisτῇ ἐκείνουpovertyπτωχείᾳmight become rich.πλουτήσητε
know
To be truly acquainted with someone, or grasp something fully.
Where else “ginōskete” appearsgrace
A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.
Where else “charin” appearsLord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appearsJesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appearsMessiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appearsbecome poor
Become poor, be left with nothing.
Where else “eptōcheusen” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ōn” appearsrich in
Rich in something good, like mercy.
Where else “plousios” appearspoverty
Poverty: extreme need, having almost nothing.
Where else “ptōcheiai” appearsbe rich in
To be rich in good deeds or toward God.
Where else “ploutēsēte” appears8I am not speaking as a command, but through the earnestness of others testing also the genuineness of your love.
9 · This verse (above)
10And I give my opinion in this matter; for this is beneficial for you, who were the first to begin not only to do it but also to want it, since last year;
