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2 Corinthians 9:15

Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
2 Corinthians 9:15 · Berean Standard Bible
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  • WEB Now thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift!
  • KJV Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.
  • NKJV Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
  • NASB Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
  • NLT Thank God for this gift too wonderful for words!

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Paul bursts into praise for God's indescribable gift. All generosity ultimately points back to the supreme gift of Christ Himself.

Overview

The discussion of giving climaxes in worship: 'Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift!' That gift is most fully understood as Christ and the salvation He brings, a grace beyond words. Every act of human generosity is but a faint echo of God's own immeasurable self-giving in His Son.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 22

  • 2 Cor 2:14But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.
  • John 3:16For 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.
  • Eph 5:20always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Rom 8:32He 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?
  • Jas 1:17Every 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.
  • Rev 4:9And whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the One seated on the throne who lives forever and ever,
  • 1 Cor 15:57But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
  • 1 Jn 5:11–12And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
  • Rom 6:23For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  • John 1:16From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.
  • Ps 30:12that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks forever.
  • Rom 5:15But 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!
  • Isa 49:6He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”
  • 1 Chr 16:8“Give thanks to the LORD; call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
  • 2 Cor 9:11You will be enriched in every way to be generous on every occasion, so that through us your giving will produce thanksgiving to God.
  • 1 Jn 4:9–10This 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.
  • Ps 92:1A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High,
  • Isa 9:6For 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.
  • Ps 30:4Sing to the LORD, O you His saints, and praise His holy name.
  • Luke 2:14“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!”
  • 1 Chr 16:35Then cry out: ‘Save us, O God of our salvation; gather and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.’
  • Luke 2:38Coming forward at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

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Christ at the center

In Christ all God's promises are 'Yes and Amen'; though rich, he became poor to make us rich, and in him God reconciles the world, making us new creations.

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