2 Corinthians 8:9 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Corinthians 8:9 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
γινώσκετε
ginṓskō
G1097
to know
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
χάριν
cháris
G5485
grace
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
κυρίου
kýrios
G2962
Lord
ἡμῶν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
Ἰησοῦ
Iēsoûs
G2424
Jesus
Χριστοῦ
Christós
G5547
Christ
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
δι’
diá
G1223
through
ὑμᾶς
hymeîs
G5210
you
ἐπτώχευσεν
ptōcheúō
G4433
to beg
πλούσιος
ploúsios
G4145
wealthy
ὤν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
ὑμεῖς
hymeîs
G5210
you
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
ἐκείνου
ekeînos
G1565
that one
πτωχείᾳ
ptōcheía
G4432
poverty
πλουτήσητε
ploutéō
G4147
to be rich
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World English Bible Public Domain
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich.
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King James Version Public Domain
For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that he became poor for your sake being rich so that by the poverty of that one, you might become rich.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).