Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Corinthians 8:9

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9. ye know the grace —the act of gratuitous love whereby the Lord emptied Himself of His previous heavenly glory ( Philippians 2:6 ; Philippians 2:7 ) for your sakes. became poor —Yet this is not demanded of you ( 2 Corinthians 8:14 ); but merely that, without impoverishing yourselves, you should relieve others with your abundance. If the Lord did so much more, and at so much heavier a cost, for your sakes; much more may you do an act of love to your brethren at so little a sacrifice of self. might be rich —in the heavenly glory which constitutes His riches, and all other things, so far as is really good for us (compare 1 Corinthians 3:21 ; 1 Corinthians 3:22 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-10" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-2co-8-001

절 (explains)

bible-text/2co-8-9

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological