2 Corinthians 9:10
8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
9 As it is written: “He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.”
Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.
11 You will be enriched in every way to be generous on every occasion, so that through us your giving will produce thanksgiving to God.
12 For this ministry of service is not only supplying the needs of the saints, but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanksgiving to God.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.
- KJV
- Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)
- WEB
- Now may he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness,
- ASV
- And he that supplieth seed to the sower and bread for food, shall supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness:
- DARBY
- Now he that supplies seed to the sower and bread for eating shall supply and make abundant your sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness:
- BLB
- Now the One supplying seed to the one sowing and bread for food will supply and will multiply your⁺ seed and will increase the fruits of your⁺ righteousness,
- ÅB
- Og han som gir såmannen såkorn og brød til å spise, han skal og gi dere utsæd og øke den og gi vekst til fruktene av deres rettferdighet,
- OTB
- Nå vil Han som gir såkorn til den som sår og brød til mat, gi og mangfoldiggjøre deres såkorn for såing og øke høsten av deres rettferdighet;
- B1930
- Og han som gir såmannen såkorn og brød til å ete, han skal og gi eder utsæd og øke den og gi vekst til fruktene av eders rettferdighet,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 55:10
For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,
Read in contextHosea 10:12
Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.
Read in context2 Corinthians 9:6
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 11:6
Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.
Read in contextProverbs 11:18
The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 3:12
And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows,
Read in contextMatthew 6:1
“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
Read in contextPhilippians 1:11
filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
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