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Supplieth (επιχορηγων). Late Koine compound verb from επ and χορηγεω, just below (1 Peter 4:11). Χορηγος is old…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
Now he that ministereth seed to the sower. This is an expression of an earnest wish. In the previous verses, he had stated the promises or…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Now he that ministereth seed to the sower.—Better, he that gives bounteously. The Greek verb (epichorêgein
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
In v.6 Paul observed that the person who sows sparingly will reap a meager harvest. Now he develops the imagery of sowing and reaping to reinforce …
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
He that supplieth. A beautiful circumlocution, in place of the term God, and full of consolation. For the person who sows seed in…
John Gill
JohnGill
Now he that ministereth seed to the sower, and bread for
your food
For so the words o…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Money given in charity may seem to the carnal mind to be thrown away, but when given from proper principles, it is seed sown, from which a valuable…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
Here, the Apostle gives the reason for the three ways of giving. In this regard, he does two things. First, he a igns the reason on the givers' par…
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A.T. Robertson
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