2 Corinthians 9:11-15

9:11 You will be enriched in every way so that you may be generous on every occasion, ¹  which is producing through us thanksgiving to God, 9:12 because the service of this ministry is not only providing for ²  the needs of the saints but is also overflowing with many thanks to God. 9:13 Through the evidence ³  of this service ⁴  they will glorify God because of your obedience to your confession in the gospel of Christ and the generosity of your sharing ⁵  with them and with everyone. 9:14 And in their prayers on your behalf they long for you because of the extraordinary grace God has shown to you. ⁶  9:15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift! ⁷ 

[9:11]  ¹ tn Grk “in every way for every generosity,” or “he will always make you rich enough to be generous at all times” (L&N 57.29).

[9:12]  ² tn Or “not only supplying.”

[9:13]  ³ tn Or “proof,” or perhaps “testing” (NRSV).

[9:13]  ⁴ tn Or “ministry.”

[9:13]  ⁵ tn Or “your partnership”; Grk “your fellowship.”

[9:14]  ⁶ tn Grk “the extraordinary grace of God to you”; the point is that God has given or shown grace to the Corinthians.

[9:15]  ⁷ tn “Let us thank God for his gift which cannot be described with words” (L&N 33.202).