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AndδὲGodὁ θεὸςis ableδυνατεῖto makeallπᾶσανgraceχάρινaboundπερισσεῦσαιforεἰςyou,ὑμᾶςso thatἵναinἐνeverything,παντὶalwaysπάντοτεhavingἔχοντεςallπᾶσανsufficiency,αὐτάρκειανyou may aboundπερισσεύητεinεἰςeveryπᾶνgoodἀγαθόνwork.ἔργον
2 Corinthians 9:8
Study it in the app“And God is able to make all grace abound for you, so that in everything, always having all sufficiency, you may abound in every good work.”
Each gives as decided in the heart, not reluctantly or under compulsionGenerosity and Money
With the Greek beneath
2 Corinthians 9:8, word by word
- Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- is ableδυνατεῖdynatei
be able
Be able, be powerful.
Where else “dynatei” appears- graceχάρινcharin
grace
A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.
Where else “charin” appears- aboundπερισσεῦσαιperisseusai
abound
To have plenty, and more and more.
Where else “perisseusai” appears- alwaysπάντοτεpantote
always
Always.
Where else “pantote” appears- havingἔχοντεςechontes
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echontes” appears- sufficiencyαὐτάρκειανautarkeian
sufficiency
Having all one needs, lacking nothing.
Where else “autarkeian” appears- goodἀγαθόνagathon
good
Being as it should be and doing others good; in the full sense, God alone.
Where else “agathon” appears- workἔργονergon
deed
What someone does, their conduct.
Where else “ergon” appears
The context
7Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not out of grief or out of compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.
8 · This verse (above)
9As it is written, “He scattered, he gave to the poor; his righteousness remains forever.”