2 Corinthians 8:9

8:9 For you know the grace ¹  of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich, he became poor for your sakes, so that you by his poverty could become rich.

James 2:5

2:5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! ²  Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?

[8:9]  ¹ tn Or “generosity.”

[2:5]  ² tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.