2 Corinthians 8:9

For ye are taking knowledge of the favour of our Lord Jesus [Christ],—how that, for your sakes, he became destitute—although he was, rich, in order that, ye, by his destitution, might be enriched.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

In Context

8Not by way of injunction, do I speak, but through, others’, earnestness, and, the genuineness of your own love, putting to the test.

10And, a judgment, herein, do I give,—for, this, unto you, is profitable,—who, indeed, not only of the doing, but of the desiring, made for yourselves a beginning a year ago;—

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Cross References

Psalms 102:25Of old—the earth, thou didst found, And, the work of thy hands, are the heavens;

Isaiah 62:1For Zion’s sake, will I not hold my peace, And for Jerusalem’s sake, will I not rest,—Until her righteousness, go forth as brightness, And her salvation, as a torch that is lighted.

Matthew 8:20And Jesus saith unto him: The foxes, have, dens, and, the birds of the heavens, nests,—but, the Son of Man, hath not where, his head he may recline.

Matthew 20:28Just as, the Son of Man, came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom instead of many.

Luke 2:7and she gave birth to her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

Luke 9:58And Jesus said unto him—the foxes, have, dens, and, the birds of heaven, nests; but, the Son of Man, hath not where, his head, he may recline.

Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 8:8-16

Charity Urged. ( a. d. 57.) 7 Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also. 8 I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love. 9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich. 10 And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient… Read the whole commentary →

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