{"id":602,"date":"2026-03-12T10:38:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winnipegbiblestudents.com\/?p=602"},"modified":"2026-03-12T10:38:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:38:58","slug":"2-corinthians-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winnipegbiblestudents.com\/?p=602","title":{"rendered":"2 Corinthians 9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

March 11, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2 Corinthians 9 ESV<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now\u00a0it is superfluous for me to write to you about\u00a0the ministry for the saints,\u00a0for I know your readiness,\u00a0of which I boast about you to the people of Macedonia, saying that Achaia has been ready\u00a0since last year. And your zeal has stirred up most of them.\u00a0But\u00a0I am sending <\/strong>the brothers so that our boasting about you may not prove empty in this matter, so that you may be ready,\u00a0as I said you would be.\u00a0Otherwise, if some Macedonians\u00a0come with me and find that you are not ready, we would be humiliated\u2014to say nothing of you\u2014for being so confident.\u00a0So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance for the\u00a0gift you have promised, so that it may be ready\u00a0as a willing gift,\u00a0not as an exaction. The point is this:\u00a0whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully <\/strong>will also reap bountifully.\u00a0\u00a0<\/sup>Each one must give as he has decided in his heart,\u00a0not reluctantly or under compulsion, for\u00a0God loves a cheerful giver.\u00a0And\u00a0God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency <\/strong>in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.\u00a0As it is written, \u201cHe has distributed freely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.\u201d He who supplies\u00a0seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and\u00a0increase the harvest of your righteousness.\u00a0<\/sup>You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which\u00a0through us will produce thanksgiving to God.\u00a0For the ministry of this service is not only supplying\u00a0the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God.\u00a0By their approval of this service,\u00a0they <\/strong>will glorify God because of your submission that comes from your\u00a0confession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others, while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you. Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1)  Verses 1-5:  Why does Paul want the donation to Jerusalem to be collected in advance of his visit?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2)  Verses 6-10:  How does Paul urge the brethren to give generously?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3)  Verses 11-15:  What does Paul say will be the effect on the Jerusalem brethren by receiving this donation?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verses 1-5:  Three brothers will be delivering this letter to the Corinthian brethren.  They were to arrange for the completion of the collection before Paul\u2019s visit.  Paul did not want the Corinthians to feel the pressure to give that his personal presence would naturally place upon them.  During his last visit many accusations had been leveled at him of possible fraud and of abusing his apostleship.  Paul wanted the collection completed without the impediment of his personality.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul mentions that he \u201cboasted\u201d of their generosity to others.  This is meant to be a spur to the Corinthians to complete this work that they had already agreed upon.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verses 6-10:  In these verse Paul quoted scriptures from a different translation of the Old Testament than the one we use today.  He was quoting from the Septuagint translation and so some of these phrases do not occur in our Old Testament versions.  These scriptures are used to give the following thoughts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n