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href="/blb/2_corinthians/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Thanks <i>be</i> to God for His indescribable gift!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thanks <i>be</i> unto God for his unspeakable gift.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_corinthians/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Thanks <i>be</i> to God for His indescribable gift!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_corinthians/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_corinthians/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_corinthians/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_corinthians/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now thanks be to God for His indescribable gift [which is precious beyond words]!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_corinthians/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_corinthians/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_corinthians/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_corinthians/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Thank God for his gift that is too wonderful for words! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_corinthians/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_corinthians/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I thank God for his gift that words cannot describe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_corinthians/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Let us thank God for his priceless gift! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_corinthians/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_corinthians/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_corinthians/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_corinthians/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/2_corinthians/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Thanks be to God for His unspeakably precious gift!<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_corinthians/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_corinthians/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_corinthians/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />thanks also to God for His unspeakable gift!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/2_corinthians/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Thanks <i>be</i> to God for His indescribable gift!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_corinthians/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> thanks also to God for His unspeakable gift!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_corinthians/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And grace to God for his indescribable gift.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_corinthians/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_corinthians/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Thanks be to God for his ineffable gift.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_corinthians/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_corinthians/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_corinthians/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thanks be to God for his incomparable gift.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/2_corinthians/9.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But thank God for his unspeakable gift. <div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/2_corinthians/9.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/2_corinthians/9.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/2_corinthians/9.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/2_corinthians/9.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/2_corinthians/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Thanks be to God for His unspeakably precious gift!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/2_corinthians/9.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Thanks <i>be</i> to God for His unspeakable gift!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/2_corinthians/9.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Thanks <i>be</i> to God for his inexpressible gift!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_corinthians/9-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ddheG4hMg28?start=1693" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/9.htm">God Loves a Cheerful Giver</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>And their prayers for you will express their affection for you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/5485.htm" title="5485: Charis (N-NFS) -- From chairo; graciousness, of manner or act.">Thanks be</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theō (N-DMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">to God</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">for</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/411.htm" title="411: anekdiēgētō (Adj-DFS) -- Indescribable, that cannot be thoroughly related, inexpressible. Not expounded in full, i.e. Indescribable.">indescribable</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1431.htm" title="1431: dōrea (N-DFS) -- A (free) gift, a gift (without repayment). From doron; a gratuity.">gift!</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a></span><br />For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a></span><br />For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-17.htm">James 1:17</a></span><br />Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-8.htm">Ephesians 2:8-9</a></span><br />For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, / not by works, so that no one can boast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-32.htm">Romans 8:32</a></span><br />He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6</a></span><br />For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-10.htm">John 4:10</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-9.htm">1 John 4:9-10</a></span><br />This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him. / And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-15.htm">Romans 5:15-17</a></span><br />But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many! / Again, the gift is not like the result of the one man’s sin: The judgment that followed one sin brought condemnation, but the gift that followed many trespasses brought justification. / For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/titus/3-4.htm">Titus 3:4-7</a></span><br />But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, / He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. / This is the Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-3.htm">1 Peter 1:3-4</a></span><br />Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, / and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/1-3.htm">Galatians 1:3-5</a></span><br />Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, / who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, / to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a></span><br />“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. / “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-11.htm">Matthew 7:11</a></span><br />So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-13.htm">Luke 11:13</a></span><br />So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift.</p><p class="hdg">Thanks.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/9-11.htm">2 Corinthians 9:11</a></b></br> Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/2-14.htm">2 Corinthians 2:14</a></b></br> Now thanks <i>be</i> unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/16-8.htm">1 Chronicles 16:8,35</a></b></br> Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people… </p><p class="hdg">his.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6</a></b></br> For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a></b></br> And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/1-16.htm">John 1:16</a></b></br> And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_corinthians/8-17.htm">Free</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-12.htm">Gift</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-8.htm">Inexpressible</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-3.htm">Power</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-13.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-12.htm">Precious</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-12.htm">Thanks</a> <a href="/romans/7-13.htm">Unspeakable</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-4.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_corinthians/11-7.htm">Free</a> <a href="/ephesians/2-8.htm">Gift</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-4.htm">Inexpressible</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-4.htm">Power</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-31.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/2_timothy/1-14.htm">Precious</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-16.htm">Thanks</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-4.htm">Unspeakable</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-4.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">2 Corinthians 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-1.htm">He yields the reason why he sent Titus and his brothers beforehand.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-6.htm">And he proceeds in stirring them up to a bountiful alms, as being but a kind of sowing of seed,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-10.htm">which shall return a great increase to them,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-13.htm">and occasion a great sacrifice of thanksgivings unto God.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of 2 Corinthians, Paul is emphasizing the importance of thanksgiving as a response to God's grace. Thanksgiving is a recurring theme in Paul's letters, highlighting the believer's acknowledgment of God's sovereignty and benevolence (<a href="/1_thessalonians/5-18.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:18</a>). The act of giving thanks is deeply rooted in Jewish tradition, as seen in the Psalms, where gratitude is often expressed for God's deliverance and provision (Psalm 136).<p><b>for His indescribable gift!</b><br>The "indescribable gift" refers to the grace and salvation offered through Jesus Christ. This gift is beyond human comprehension and expression, emphasizing its divine origin and immeasurable value. The concept of a gift from God is central to the New Testament, where salvation is portrayed as a free gift of grace (<a href="/ephesians/2-8.htm">Ephesians 2:8-9</a>). The term "indescribable" underscores the uniqueness and magnitude of Christ's sacrifice, which fulfills Old Testament prophecies about the coming Messiah (<a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6</a>). This gift is also a type of Christ, as He embodies the ultimate expression of God's love and generosity (<a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a>). The cultural context of gift-giving in the ancient world often involved reciprocity, but God's gift of salvation is given freely, without expectation of repayment, highlighting the nature of divine grace.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a></b><br>The author of 2 Corinthians, Paul is writing to the church in Corinth to encourage generosity and express gratitude for God's gift.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/corinth.htm">Corinth</a></b><br>A major city in ancient Greece, known for its wealth and commerce, but also for its moral challenges. The church in Corinth was diverse and faced various issues, which Paul addresses in his letters.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_church_in_corinth.htm">The Church in Corinth</a></b><br>The recipients of Paul's letter, they were a group of believers navigating their faith in a complex cultural environment.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The giver of the "indescribable gift," which is central to Paul's message of gratitude and generosity.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The ultimate "indescribable gift" from God, whose life, death, and resurrection provide salvation and eternal life.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_for_god's_gift.htm">Gratitude for God's Gift</a></b><br>Recognize and express gratitude for the gift of Jesus Christ, which is beyond human description.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_indescribable_gift.htm">Understanding the Indescribable Gift</a></b><br>Reflect on the magnitude and implications of God's gift, which encompasses salvation, grace, and eternal life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generosity_as_a_response.htm">Generosity as a Response</a></b><br>Let the recognition of God's generosity inspire us to be generous in our own lives, both materially and spiritually.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_light_of_the_gift.htm">Living in Light of the Gift</a></b><br>Live a life that reflects the transformative power of receiving God's gift, showing love and grace to others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/sharing_the_gift.htm">Sharing the Gift</a></b><br>Be proactive in sharing the message of God's indescribable gift with others, fulfilling the Great Commission.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_corinthians_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Corinthians 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_indescribable_gift.htm">What is the indescribable gift?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_temptation_exist_without_sin.htm">What is the indescribable gift?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happens_in_the_apocalypse_of_moses.htm">Have you obeyed the Gospel of God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_yule_and_christmas_differ.htm">How do Yule and Christmas differ?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_corinthians/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.</span>--So the section on the collection for the saints comes to its close. We are left to conjecture to what gift the Apostle refers: whether to the love of God as manifested in Christ, or to the spirit of love poured into men's hearts. The use of the word in the Acts (<a href="/acts/2-38.htm" title="Then Peter said to them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.">Acts 2:38</a>; <a href="/acts/8-20.htm" title="But Peter said to him, Your money perish with you, because you have thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.">Acts 8:20</a>; <a href="/acts/10-45.htm" title="And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.">Acts 10:45</a>; <a href="/acts/11-17.htm" title="For as much then as God gave them the like gift as he did to us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?">Acts 11:17</a>) is in favour of referring it to the gift of the Holy Ghost; that of <a href="/romans/5-15.htm" title="But not as the offense, so also is the free gift. For if through the offense of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, has abounded to many.">Romans 5:15</a>; <a href="/romans/5-17.htm" title="For if by one man's offense death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)">Romans 5:17</a>, to the gift of pardon or righteousness. Probably it did not enter into his thoughts to subject the jubilant utterance of praise to a minute analysis. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_corinthians/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thanks be unto God.</span> Nothing ever seems so much to disburden the full heart of St. Paul after deep emotion as an utterance of thanksgiving (<a href="/romans/7-25.htm">Romans 7:25</a>; <a href="/romans/9-5.htm">Romans 9:5</a>; <a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/15-57.htm">1 Corinthians 15:57</a>; <a href="/galatians/1-5.htm">Galatians 1:5</a>; <a href="/1_timothy/1-17.htm">1 Timothy 1:17</a>). The thanksgiving here is like a great sigh of relief. The subject of it is perfectly general. It is not a mere "Amen" uttered, as it were, by St. Paul at the end of the thanksgivings of the saints at Jerusalem which he has been presupposing; but an offering of thanks to God for the issues of grace in general, all summed up in one act of "inestimable love" (<a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a>; <a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>; <a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33</a>; <a href="/ephesians/3-19.htm">Ephesians 3:19</a>). <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_corinthians/9-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Thanks [be]</span><br /><span class="grk">Χάρις</span> <span class="translit">(Charis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5485.htm">Strong's 5485: </a> </span><span class="str2">From chairo; graciousness, of manner or act.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to God</span><br /><span class="grk">Θεῷ</span> <span class="translit">(Theō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐπὶ</span> <span class="translit">(epi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> </span><span class="str2">On, to, against, on the basis of, at. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">His</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">indescribable</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀνεκδιηγήτῳ</span> <span class="translit">(anekdiēgētō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_411.htm">Strong's 411: </a> </span><span class="str2">Indescribable, that cannot be thoroughly related, inexpressible. Not expounded in full, i.e. Indescribable.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gift!</span><br /><span class="grk">δωρεᾷ</span> <span class="translit">(dōrea)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1431.htm">Strong's 1431: </a> </span><span class="str2">A (free) gift, a gift (without repayment). From doron; a gratuity.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_corinthians/9-15.htm">2 Corinthians 9:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_corinthians/9-15.htm">2 Corinthians 9:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_corinthians/9-15.htm">2 Corinthians 9:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/9-15.htm">2 Corinthians 9:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/9-15.htm">2 Corinthians 9:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_corinthians/9-15.htm">2 Corinthians 9:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_corinthians/9-15.htm">2 Corinthians 9:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_corinthians/9-15.htm">2 Corinthians 9:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_corinthians/9-15.htm">2 Corinthians 9:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_corinthians/9-15.htm">2 Corinthians 9:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_corinthians/9-15.htm">NT Letters: 2 Corinthians 9:15 Now thanks be to God for his (2 Cor. 2C iiC 2Cor ii cor iicor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Corinthians 9:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Corinthians 9:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_corinthians/10-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Corinthians 10:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Corinthians 10:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>