2 Corinthians 9:5 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Corinthians 9:5 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 →
ἀναγκαῖον
anankaîos
G316
necessary
οὖν
oûn
G3767
therefore
ἡγησάμην
hēgéomai
G2233
to govern
παρακαλέσαι
parakaléō
G3870
to call beside
τοὺς
ho
G3588
the
ἀδελφοὺς
adelphós
G80
brother
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
προέλθωσιν
proérchomai
G4281
to go before
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
ὑμᾶς
hymeîs
G5210
you
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
προκαταρτίσωσιν
prokatartízō
G4294
to prepare before
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
προεπηγγελμένην
proepangéllomai
G4279
to promise before
εὐλογίαν
eulogía
G2129
praise
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ταύτην
hoûtos
G3778
this
ἑτοίμην
hétoimos
G2092
ready
εἶναι
eimí
G1510
to be
οὕτως
hoútō
G3779
thus
ὡς
hōs
G5613
as
εὐλογίαν
eulogía
G2129
praise
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
ὡς
hōs
G5613
as
πλεονεξίαν
pleonexía
G4124
covetousness
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World English Bible Public Domain
I thought it necessary therefore to entreat the brothers that they would go before to you, and arrange ahead of time the generous gift that you promised before, that the same might be ready as a matter of generosity, and not of greediness.
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King James Version Public Domain
Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers that they should go to you beforehand and prepare in advance this promised blessing of yours, to be ready in this way as a blessing and not as something forced.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).