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

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John 1:1• ¹In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1)

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Luke 9:58• ⁵⁸And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. (Luke 9:58)

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Phil. 2:6‑7• ⁶Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
⁷But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: (Phil. 2:6‑7)

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Rev. 3:18• ¹⁸I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. (Rev. 3:18)

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the grace.

2 Cor. 13:14• ¹⁴The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. <<The second epistle to the Corinthians was written from Philippi, a city of Macedonia, by Titus and Lucas.>> (2 Cor. 13:14)

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John 1:14,17• ¹⁴And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
¹⁷For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. (John 1:14,17)

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Rom. 5:8,20‑21• ⁸But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
²⁰Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
²¹That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord. (Rom. 5:8,20‑21)

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1 Cor. 1:4• ⁴I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; (1 Cor. 1:4)

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Eph. 1:6‑8• ⁶To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
⁷In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
⁸Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; (Eph. 1:6‑8)

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Eph. 2:7• ⁷That in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. (Eph. 2:7)

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Eph. 3:8,19• ⁸Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
¹⁹And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. (Eph. 3:8,19)

though.

Psa. 102:25‑27• ²⁵Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
²⁶They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:
²⁷But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end. (Psa. 102:25‑27)

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John 1:1‑4,10• ¹In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
²The same was in the beginning with God.
³All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
⁴In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
¹⁰He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. (John 1:1‑4,10)

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John 16:15• ¹⁵All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall show it unto you. (John 16:15)

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1 Cor. 15:47• ⁴⁷The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. (1 Cor. 15:47)

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Phil. 2:6• ⁶Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: (Phil. 2:6)

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Col. 1:16‑17• ¹⁶For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
¹⁷And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. (Col. 1:16‑17)

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Heb. 1:2,6‑14• ²Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
⁶And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.
⁷And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.
⁸But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
⁹Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
¹⁰And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
¹¹They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;
¹²And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
¹³But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?
¹⁴Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation? (Heb. 1:2,6‑14)

for.

Isa. 62:1• ¹For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth. (Isa. 62:1)

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Isa. 65:8• ⁸Thus saith the Lord, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all. (Isa. 65:8)

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John 12:30• ³⁰Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes. (John 12:30)

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John 17:19• ¹⁹And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. (John 17:19)

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Col. 1:24• ²⁴Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church: (Col. 1:24)

he became.

Isa. 53:2• ²For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. (Isa. 53:2)

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Matt. 8:20• ²⁰And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. (Matt. 8:20)

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Matt. 17:27• ²⁷Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee. (Matt. 17:27)

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Matt. 20:28• ²⁸Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. (Matt. 20:28)

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Mark 6:3• ³Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. (Mark 6:3)

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Luke 2:7• ⁷And she brought forth 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 2:7)

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Luke 8:3• ³And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance. (Luke 8:3)

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Luke 9:58• ⁵⁸And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. (Luke 9:58)

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Phil. 2:6‑8• ⁶Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
⁷But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
⁸And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. (Phil. 2:6‑8)

that ye.

2 Cor. 6:10• ¹⁰As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things. (2 Cor. 6:10)

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Luke 16:11• ¹¹If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? (Luke 16:11)

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Rom. 8:32• ³²He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? (Rom. 8:32)

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Rom. 11:12• ¹²Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness? (Rom. 11:12)

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1 Cor. 3:21‑22• ²¹Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;
²²Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; (1 Cor. 3:21‑22)

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Eph. 3:8• ⁸Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; (Eph. 3:8)

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1 Tim. 6:18• ¹⁸That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; (1 Tim. 6:18)

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James 2:5• ⁵Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? (James 2:5)

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Rev. 3:18• ¹⁸I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. (Rev. 3:18)

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Rev. 21:7• ⁷He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. (Rev. 21:7)

• To awaken this love, the Apostle reminds them that in Christ we have the most transcendent example of giving. (“2 Corinthians 8” by H. Smith)

• To His grace, though it be really immeasurable, two measures are applied, the infinite glory of His person in itself, and the depth of humiliation to which He submitted for us. (“Notes on 2 Corinthians 8:9-15” by W. Kelly)

• It was His ordinary life to count on the care of God while doing His work without an anxiety on the one hand, and on the other without independent resources. But His poverty went down into depths unfathomable in the cross. (“Notes on 2 Corinthians 8:9-15” by W. Kelly)

• He sold all that He had to do this (Matt. 13:44). He gave Himself (Matt. 20:28; Gal 2:20; Eph. 5:25; 1 Tim. 2:6; Titus 2:14). (“The Examples of Giving: 2 Corinthians 8:1-9” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sakes he, being rich, became poor, in order that *ye* by *his*c poverty might be enriched.

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The "his" is emphatic. "the poverty of such a one as he."

W. Kelly Translation

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For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sakes he being rich became poor, in order that ye by his poverty might become rich.