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NASB					2 Cor 9:5 So³⁷⁶⁷ I thought²²³³ it necessary³¹⁶ to urge³⁸⁷⁰ the ^Abrethren⁸⁰ that they would go⁴²⁸¹ on ahead⁴²⁸¹ to you and arrange⁴²⁹⁴ beforehand⁴²⁹⁴ your previously⁴²⁷⁹ promised⁴²⁷⁹ ¹ ^Bbountiful²¹²⁹ gift²¹²⁹, so³⁷⁶⁷ that the same³⁷⁷⁸ would be ready²⁰⁹² as a ¹ ^Cbountiful²¹²⁹ gift²¹²⁹ and not ² ^Daffected⁵⁶¹³ by covetousness⁴¹²⁴.
AMPLIFIED 2015					2 Cor 9:5 That is why I thought it necessary to urge these brothers to go to you [before I come] and make arrangements in advance for this generous, previously promised gift of yours, so that it would be ready, not as something extorted [or wrung out of you], but as a [voluntary and] generous gift.

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Lit blessing

Lit as covetousness

NASB Cross References:
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2 Cor 9:3 But I have sent the brethren, in order that our boasting about you may not be made empty in this case, so that, as I was saying, you may be prepared;

Gen 33:11 "Please take my gift which has been brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me and because I have plenty." Thus he urged him and he took it.

Phil 4:17 Not that I seek the gift itself, but I seek for the profit which increases to your account.

2 Cor 12:17 Certainly I have not taken advantage of you through any of those whom I have sent to you, have I?

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Greek Heb.

adelphos; from 1 (as a cop. pref.) and delphus (womb); a brother:--believing husband(1), brethren(170), brethren*(13), brother(111), brother's(8), brothers(40).

316

anagkaios; from 318; necessary:--close(1), more necessary(1), necessary(5), pressing(1).

2092

hetoimos; a prim. word; prepared:--accomplished(1), opportune(1), ready(15).

2129

eulogia; from the same as 2127; praise, blessing:--blessing(11), bountiful gift(2), bountifully(2), flattering speech(1).

2233

hêgeomai; from 71; to lead, suppose:--chief(1), consider(3), considered(2), considering(1), count(4), counted(1), esteem(1), governor(1), leader(1), leaders(3), leading(1), led(1), regard(5), regarded(1), Ruler(1), thought(2).

3767

oun; a prim. word; therefore, then, (and) so:--contrary*(1), however*(1), now(5), so(153), so then(9), so...then(1), then(141), therefore(178).

3778

houtos,
hautê,
touto; prob. from a redupl. of 3588, used as a demonstrative pron.; this:--afterward*(3), especially(1), fact(2), follow*(1), here*(1), hereafter*(1), man(1), now*(1), one(2), one whom(1), partly*(1), person(1), present(1), same(1), so(1), so then*(1), so*(1), some(2), such(2), therefore*(16), these(179), these...things(1), these men(10), these people(1), these things(192), this(737), this man(56), this man's(2), this one(4), this reason*(1), this thing(2), this way(1), this woman(4), this*(1), this...thing(1), those(2), those things(1), very(3), very thing(2), who(2), whom(1).

3870

parakaleô; from 3844 and 2564; to call to or for, to exhort, to encourage:--appeal(4), appealed(1), appealing(2), beg(1), begging(2), beseeching(1), comfort(5), comforted(11), comforts(2), conciliate(1), encourage(6), encouraged(4), encouraging(3), entreat(1), exhort(8), exhortation*(1), exhortations(1), exhorted(2), exhorting(3), exhorts(1), given(1), implore(4), implored(9), imploring(5), invited(2), making an appeal(1), plead(1), pleaded(1), pleading(1), preach(1), requested(1), urge(17), urged(5), urging(1).

4124

pleonexia; from 4123; advantage, covetousness:--covetousness(1), deeds of coveting(1), greed(7), greediness(1).

4279

proepaggellô; from 4253 and 1861; to announce before:--previously promised(1), promised beforehand(1).

4281

proerchomai; from 4253 and 2064; to go forward, go on:--go(1), go on ahead(1), going ahead(1), gone on ahead(1), got there ahead(1), preceding(1), went...beyond(2), went along(1).

4294

prokatartizô; from 4253 and 2675; to make ready beforehand:--arrange beforehand(1).

5613

hôs; adv. from 3739; as, like as, even as, when, since, as long as:--about(20), according(2), affected(1), after(2), appear*(1), appeared(1), effect(1), how(20), however*(1), if(10), just(6), just like(1), like(106), like*(1), namely(1), one(2), same way(1), seeing(1), since(2), size(1), so(3), so*(1), though(15), way(1), when(53), whenever*(1), where(1), while(10).

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