2 Corinthians 9:4

no how[?] if-supposing Macedonians may-come together-with to{emphatically-me} and may-discover you unprepared, we may-be-shamed-down, in-which-place we-would_not_be-saying you in to{the stand-under-sis[i.e. state of standing under]/understanding/substance, the-same} of{the boast-sis[i.e. state of boasting]}.

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.

In Context

3On-the-other-hand, I-dispatch the brothers in-which-place not the boast-effect of{us}, the over/for-the-sake of{you}, would-be-emptied in to{the part, the-same}, in-which-place, according-as I-have-been-saying, you-may-be-being having-been-prepare-ized,

5So, I-govern/guide/direct/mandate/decree compulsory to-call-aside the brothers in-which-place they-may-come-ahead into you and may-pre-fit-ize-down/pre-adjust/pre-equip the having-been-pre-messaged-upon good-word-ia of{you}, the-same, ready to-be-being the-same-ly as good-word-ia and not as greater-having-ia.

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Cross References

Romans 15:26for Macedonia and Achaia well-esteem some common-ia/association/participation/partnership to-do/be-done into the[plural] destitute of{the[plural] holy, the} in Jerusalem,

2 Corinthians 8:24So, show-in/demonstrate-such-as-to-be-shown-in/demonstrated the in-show-sis[i.e. state of showing in]/demonstration of{the love} of{you} and of{[the] boast-sis[i.e. state of boasting]} of{us} over/for-the-sake of{you} into same[plural], and into [the] face of{the out-callings},

2 Corinthians 11:17What I-am-speaking I-am_not_speaking according-to [the] Lord; contrariwise, as in to{imprudent-ness} in to{the-same, the stand-under-sis[i.e. state of standing under]/understanding/substance} of{the boast-sis[i.e. state of boasting]}.

Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 9:2-6

Charity Urged. ( a. d. 57.) 1 For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you: 2 For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many. 3 Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready: 4 Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be… Read the whole commentary →

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