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Verse 2 Corinthians 9:10. _NOW HE THAT MINISTERETH SEED TO THE
SOWER_] The _sower_, as we have already seen, is he that _gives alms_
of what he hath; and God, who requires him to give these alms, is...
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NOW HE THAT MINISTERETH SEED TO THE SOWER - This is an expression of
an earnest wish. In the previous verses he had stated the promises, or
had shown what we had a right to expect as a consequence of...
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2. EXHORTATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT.
CHAPTER 9
_ 1. Further Exhortations to Liberality. (2 Corinthians 9:1)_
2. The Blessings Connected with Giving. (2 Corinthians 9:6 .)
Again he exhorts them to libe...
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This concern brings him, however, to a renewed consideration of the
grace or liberality, and of the blessings attached to it. He touches
in succession on the proper temper of such liberality (2 Corint...
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Further, there is this--He who sows sparingly will also reap
sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will reap bountifully. Let each
man give as he has decided in his heart. Let him not give as if it
h...
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THE WILLING GIVER (2 Corinthians 9:1-5)...
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MINISTERETH. Greek. _epichoregeo._ Occurs elsewhere, Galatians 1:3;
Galatians 1:5.Colossians 2:19. 2Pe 1:5, 2 Peter 1:11. The prefix e
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_Now he that ministereth_ The word used twice in this verse has the
original signification of _leading a chorus_. Hence it came to mean to
_defray the expenses_of a chorus, since when a wealthy man wa...
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EXHORTATION TO GIVE LIBERALLY AND CHEERFULLY
Having gloried in the former readiness of the Corinthians, in order to
encourage the Macedonians, and having told the Corinthians of the
spontaneous genero...
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ΣΠΈΡΜΑ (אCD3D3KLP) rather than σπόρον (BDFG), which
obviously comes from what follows; and ΧΟΡΗΓΉΣΕΙ,
ΠΛΗΘΥΝΕΙ͂, ΑΥ̓ΞΉΣΕΙ (אBDP, Latt. Copt. Arm.) rather
than χορηγήσαι, πληθύναι, αὐξήσαι (א3D3KL).
10...
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_GOD WILL MULTIPLY THE SEED YOU SOW 2 CORINTHIANS 9:8-12:_ Give as God
has prospered you with a cheerful spirit. When you do give generously
God will bless you with everything you need. You will alway...
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NOW HE THAT MINISTERETH, &C.— _Now may he that ministereth seed to
the sower, and bread for food, both minister and multiply your seed,
and increase the fruits of your beneficence._ See Isaiah 55:10 a...
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APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_Generous Giving
Scripture_
2 Corinthians 9:6-15. But this I say, He that soweth sparingly shall
reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall reap also
bountifully....
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BUTLER'S COMMENTARY
SECTION 5
Confidence (2 Corinthians 9:8-11)
8And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so
that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in...
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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;)
Translate as Isaiah 55:10, 'He that supplie...
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5 God has no need. Gifts acceptable to Him must spring from a pure
motive is better not to give at all than to give with a heavy heart or
from an unworthy motive. Extortion, whether by appeals to prid...
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9:10 abundant (g-17) It is possible to translate. 'now he that
supplies seed to the sower shall both supply bread for the eating, and
make abundant.'...
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_(C) 9:1-15. EXHORTATIONS TO GENEROUS GIVING_
There is no need to write to you about the purpose and necessity of
the collection, for your zeal in the matter is well known, and has
been used by me as...
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PARAPHRASE. 'And God has power to enrich you with all earthly
blessings, that ye may have sufficient for yourselves and the means of
helping those who need, (9) and so experience the fulfilment of the...
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GOD SHOWS HIS POWER WHEN WE ARE WEAK
2 CORINTHIANS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 9
V1 I do not really need to write to you about help for other
Christians. V2 I know how eager you are to help. I have to...
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NOW HE THAT MINISTERETH SEED TO THE SOWER. — Better, _he that giveth
bounteously._ The Greek verb (_epichorêgein_) has a somewhat
interesting history. Originally it expressed the act of one who
undert...
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LIBERAL GIVING IS BLESSED OF GOD....
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ὁ δὲ ἐπιχορηγῶν “ σπέρμα τῷ
σπείροντι κ. τ. λ.: _and he that supplieth “seed to the
sower and bread for food,” shall supply and multiply your seed,
i.e._, your means of giving, _for sowing_ (the A. V....
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ENRICHED UNTO LIBERALITY
2 Corinthians 9:8
We are not really poorer by what we give away; and God will never
starve His own almoners. Note the comprehensiveness of 2 Corinthians
9:8. God's grace is l...
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In concluding this subject of the collection for the saints the
apostle declares that he desires that their giving should be glad and
spontaneous. He excludes two methods of giving, "grudgingly," that...
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VERSE 10 God causes the farmer to receive a harvest which provides for
his needs and gives him seed to use the next time. n the same way, the
one who sows the seed of giving will see needs taken care...
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Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for
[your] food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the (i) fruits
of your righteousness;)
(i) There is no inheritance as good to...
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(6) But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also
sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also
bountifully. (7) Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so
let him g...
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2 Corinthians 1:1-24. It is impossible to read the two epistles to the
Corinthians with the smallest care without perceiving the strong
contrast between the wounded tone of the first epistle (the hear...
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_THE SEED AND ITS LESSONS_
‘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.’
2 Corinthians 9:10...
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10._He that supplieth. _A beautieth circumlocution, in place of the
term _God, _and full of consolation. (724) For the person that sows
seed in the proper season, appears when reaping to gather the fr...
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In the next Chapter the apostle (being on his way to Judea) exhorts
the Corinthians to prepare relief for the poor of Israel; sending
Titus that all might be ready as of a willing mind a disposition o...
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NOW HE THAT MINISTERETH SEED TO THE SOWER, AND BREAD FOR YOUR
FOOD,.... For so the words ought to be pointed and read, as is clear
from Isaiah 55:10 to which they refer; and are a "periphrasis" of God...
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_ His righteousness endureth for ever_] Never did a charitable act go
away without the retribution of a blessing. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 10:42
_"_
10 Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both mini...
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_Now he that ministereth seed to the sower_ By making the earth
fruitful; _and bread for your food_ (So Bengelius reads,) namely, all
things needful for your souls and bodies. _May he supply and multi...
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HE; God.
MULTIPLY YOUR SEED SOWN; increase your means of doing good.
THE FRUITS OF YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS; the blessed results to yourselves
and others....
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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,)...
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God blesses liberal giving:...
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Paul does not stress the rightness of their ministering to the saints:
this would be superfluous, for of this they were already persuaded,
and so expressed themselves, so that Paul had boasted to the...
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6-15 Money bestowed in charity, may to the carnal mind seem thrown
away, but when given from proper principles, it is seed sown, from
which a valuable increase may be expected. It should be given
car...
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The God, whose providence and blessing maketh rich, and who giveth
this seed to the sower, supply you with whatsoever you stand in need
of for this life, and give you a heart to multiply that spiritua...
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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 [and he that, in the economy of nature, makes...
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Cyprian Treatise VIII On Works and Alms
Moreover, the blessed Apostle Paul, full of the grace of the Lord's
inspiration, says: "He that ministereth seed to the sower, shall both
minister bread for yo...
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2 Corinthians 9:10 Now G1161 supplies G2023 (G5723) seed G4690 sower
G4687 (G5723) and G2532 bread G740 f
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And he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food, will supply
and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your
righteousness, you being enriched in everything unto all libera...
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FURTHER REASONS WHY THEY SHOULD REVEAL THEIR GENEROSITY (2 CORINTHIANS
9:1).
It is often noted that this chapter appears to repeat to some extent
the ideas in chapter 8, yet from a different angle, an...
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2 Corinthians 9:10. AND HE THAT SUPPLIETH SEED TO THE SOWER AND BREAD
FOR FOOD, SHALL SUPPLY [1] AND MULTIPLY YOUR SEED FOR SOWING, AND
INCREASE THE FRUITS OF YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. What 2 Corinthians 9:...
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SUPPLIETH
(επιχορηγων). Late _Koine_ compound verb from επ and
χορηγεω, just below (1 Peter 4:11). Χορηγος is old word
for leader of a chorus (χοροσ, ηγεομα) or chorus-leader.
The verb means to furn...
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CONTENTS: Offering for the Jerusalem saints. Encouragement for givers.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul.
CONCLUSION: Our return in blessings will be proportionate to what we
sow. Let our works of charit...
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2 Corinthians 9:1. _Touching the ministering to the saints_ in Judea,
_it is superfluous for me to write to you._ What a method of finding
the avenues of the heart. He knew their forwardness he had bo...
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AND GOD. The farmer depends on God. When the farmer plants seed in his
field, God makes it grow, and gives him even more seed to plant the
next time. The same thing is true in Christian giving....
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2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 9:10 God will INCREASE THE
HARVEST in terms of increasing YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. Thus the quoted OT
texts ...
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CHAPTER 9
SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER
i. He proceeds to stimulate the Corinthians to almsgiving by motives
of human shame and praise; he bids them not to be put to shame before
the liberality of the Mac...
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_Now he that ministereth seed to the sower._ This again is an answer
to an objection which might be urged from the Psalm quoted. It might
be said. You prove clearly enough, Paul, that alms remain in t...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
2 Corinthians 9:1—Connected, in word [περί, in both cases] and
in fact, with 1 Corinthians 15:1, which belongs to the initiation of
this “collection,” this “ministration” for the poor...
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EXPOSITION
Encouragement to the Corinthians to fulfil their promises by giving
speedily (2 Corinthians 9:1), amply (2 Corinthians 9:6), cheerfully (2
Corinthians 9:7), and thereby earn God'
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Shall we turn in our Bibles to II Corinthians, chapter nine.
Paul has been, in the last couple of Chapter s, talking to them about
the collection that he wanted them to take for the poor in Jerusalem....
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1 Thessalonians 3:12; 1 Thessalonians 4:10; 2 Corinthians 9:6;
Ecclesiastes 11:6;...
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Ministereth [ε π ι χ ο ρ η γ ω ν]. Rev., supplieth. See on
add, 2 Peter 1:5. Both minister bread, etc. Construe bread with
supplieth, as Rev., supplieth seed to the sow and bread for food.
Minister an...
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And he who supplieth seed — Opportunity and ability to help others.
And bread — All things needful for your own souls and bodies. Will
continually supply you with that seed, yea, multiply it to you mo...
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Some look upon these words as. prayer, others as. promise, that as
Almighty God blesseth the increase of the earth so largely, that it
sufficeth for the nourishment of men, and for seed to sow again;...