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2 Cor. 8:9 KJV (With Strong’s)

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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• ⁵⁸{i}And Jesus said to him,{/i} The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven roosting-places, but the Son of man hath not where he may lay his head. (Luke 9:58)

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Phil. 2:6‑7• ⁶who, being in God's form, thought it not an object of rapine to be on an equality with God;
⁷but emptied himself, taking a bondman's form, being come in men's likeness; (Phil. 2:6‑7)

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Rev. 3:18• ¹⁸I counsel thee to buy of me gold purified by fire that thou mayest wax rich, and white garments that thou mayest be clothed and the shame of thy nakedness may not be manifested; and eye-salve to anoint thine eyes 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 Spirit, [be] with you all. (2 Cor. 13:14)

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John 1:14,17• ¹⁴And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only-begotten from beside a father), full of grace and truth.
¹⁷For the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. (John 1:14,17)

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Rom. 5:8,20‑21• ⁸but God commendeth his own love towards us, because, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
²⁰But law came in by the way, in order that the offence might abound; but where sin abounded, grace over-abounded
²¹that, as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness unto life eternal by Jesus Christ our Lord. (Rom. 5:8,20‑21)

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1 Cor. 1:4• ⁴I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus; (1 Cor. 1:4)

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Eph. 1:6‑8• ⁶unto [the] praise of [the] glory of his grace, wherein he made us objects of grace in the beloved;
⁷in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of offences, according to the riches of his grace,
⁸which he caused to abound toward us in all wisdom and intelligence, (Eph. 1:6‑8)

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Eph. 2:7• ⁷that he might show forth in the coming ages the surpassing riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. (Eph. 2:7)

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Eph. 3:8,19• ⁸To me who am less than the least of all saints was this grace given to preach to the nations the unsearchable riches of the Christ,
¹⁹and to know the love of the Christ that surpasseth knowledge, that ye may be filled to all the fullness of God. (Eph. 3:8,19)

though.

Psa. 102:25‑27• (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 not one thing was made which hath been made.
⁴In him was life: and the life was the light of men.
¹⁰He was in the world, and the world was made through 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: on this account I said, that he receiveth of mine and will announce [it] to you. (John 16:15)

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1 Cor. 15:47• ⁴⁷the first man out of the earth made of dust, the second man out of heaven: (1 Cor. 15:47)

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Phil. 2:6• ⁶who, being in God's form, thought it not an object of rapine to be on an equality with God; (Phil. 2:6)

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Col. 1:16‑17• ¹⁶for by him was created the universe, the things in the heavens and those on the earth, the seen and the unseen, whether thrones, or lordships, or principalities, or authorities. The universe has been created through him and for him.
¹⁷He is before all things, and the universe in him subsisteth. (Col. 1:16‑17)

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Heb. 1:2,6‑14• ²at [the] end of these days spoke to us in a Son, whom he constituted heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
⁶But again, when he bringeth in the firstborn into the inhabited earth, he saith, And let all God's angels worship him.
⁷And indeed as to the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels winds and his ministers a flame of fire;
⁸but as to the Son, Thy throne, O God, [is] forever and ever; a sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom.
⁹Thou lovedst righteousness and hatedst lawlessness: for this reason, God, thy God, anointed thee with oil of gladness above thy companions.
¹⁰And, Thou in the beginning, Lord, foundedst the earth, and the heavens are works of thy hands.
¹¹They shall perish, but thou continuest; and they all shall grow old as a garment,
¹²and as a covering thou shalt roll them up, and they shall be changed; but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
¹³But as to which of the angels hath he ever said, Sit at my right hand until I set thine enemies a footstool of thy feet?
¹⁴Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth for service on account of those who are about to inherit salvation? (Heb. 1:2,6‑14)

for.

Isa. 62:1• (Isa. 62:1)

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Isa. 65:8• (Isa. 65:8)

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John 12:30• ³⁰Jesus answered and said, Not on mine account hath this voice come, but on yours. (John 12:30)

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John 17:19• ¹⁹And for their sakes I sanctify myself that they also may be sanctified in truth. (John 17:19)

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Col. 1:24• ²⁴who now rejoice in sufferings for you, and fill up what is wanting of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body, which is the assembly, (Col. 1:24)

he became.

Isa. 53:2• (Isa. 53:2)

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Matt. 8:20• ²⁰{i}And Jesus says to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven roosting-places; but the Son of man has not where he may lay his head.{/i} (Matt. 8:20)

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Matt. 17:27• ²⁷But lest we cause them to stumble, go unto the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and having opened its mouth, thou wilt find a shekel: that take and give to them for me and thee. (Matt. 17:27)

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Matt. 20:28• ²⁸{i}as indeed the Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.{/i} (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 in him. (Mark 6:3)

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Luke 2:7• ⁷And she brought forth her first-born son and wrapped him up in swaddling clothes, and laid him in the manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. (Luke 2:7)

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

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Luke 9:58• ⁵⁸{i}And Jesus said to him,{/i} The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven roosting-places, but the Son of man hath not where he may lay his head. (Luke 9:58)

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Phil. 2:6‑8• ⁶who, being in God's form, thought it not an object of rapine to be on an equality with God;
⁷but emptied himself, taking a bondman's form, being come in men's likeness;
⁸and being found in figure as a man, humbled himself, becoming obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. (Phil. 2:6‑8)

that ye.

2 Cor. 6:10• ¹⁰as grieved but always rejoicing, as poor but enriching many, as having nothing and 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 shall entrust to you the true? (Luke 16:11)

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

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Rom. 11:12• ¹²But if their slip [be the] world's riches and their loss [the] Gentiles' riches, how much more their fullness? (Rom. 11:12)

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1 Cor. 3:21‑22• ²¹Wherefore let none boast in men, for all things are yours:
²²whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or 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• ⁸To me who am less than the least of all saints was this grace given to preach to the nations the unsearchable riches of the Christ, (Eph. 3:8)

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1 Tim. 6:18• ¹⁸to do good, to be rich in good works, to be liberal in distributing, ready to communicate, (1 Tim. 6:18)

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James 2:5• ⁵Hear, my beloved brethren; did not God choose the poor as to the world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to those that love him? (James 2:5)

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Rev. 3:18• ¹⁸I counsel thee to buy of me gold purified by fire that thou mayest wax rich, and white garments that thou mayest be clothed and the shame of thy nakedness may not be manifested; and eye-salve to anoint thine eyes that thou mayest see. (Rev. 3:18)

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Rev. 21:7• ⁷He that overcometh shall inherit these things; and I will be God to him, and he shall be a son to me. (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.