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The Purpose of Plenty
Commentators stress that God enriches believers not for personal luxury or display, but for the specific purpose of enabling generosity. Scholars like Albert Barnes and John Gill explain that any abundance or "overplus" is provided so that Christians can be liberal in meeting the needs of others, fulfilling God's design for resources.
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2 Corinthians
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Corinthians 9:11
18th Century
Theologian
Being enriched in every thing, etc. In all respects, your riches are conferred on you for this purpose. The apostle's design is to state t…
AT Robertson
On 2 Corinthians 9:11
Enriched (πλουτιζομενο). Present passive participle of πλουτιζω for which see on 1 Corinthians 1:5; [Reference 2 Corin…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Corinthians 9:11
19th Century
Bishop
Being enriched in every thing.—The context points primarily to temporal abundance, but we can hardly think that the other thought of the s…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 2 Corinthians 9:11
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
On 2 Corinthians 9:11
16th Century
Theologian
May be enriched unto all bountifulness. Again, the apostle uses the term bountifulness to express the nature of true liberality. …
John Gill
On 2 Corinthians 9:11
17th Century
Pastor
Being enriched in everything to all bountifulness
These words may be connected with ([Reference 2 Corinthians 9:8-10…
Matthew Henry
On 2 Corinthians 9:6–15
17th Century
Minister
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…