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2 Corinthians 9:1

Now about the service to the saints, there is no need for me to write to you.
2 Corinthians 9:1 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB It is indeed unnecessary for me to write to you concerning the service to the saints,
  • KJV For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you:
  • NKJV Now concerning the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you;
  • NASB For it is superfluous for me to write to you about this ministry to the saints;
  • NLT I really don’t need to write to you about this ministry of giving for the believers in Jerusalem.

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Quick answer

Paul says it is almost needless to write further about the relief for fellow believers, since they are already eager. He affirms their willingness before pressing the matter.

Overview

With gracious tact, Paul declares that the Corinthians hardly need instruction about the offering for the saints, given their known readiness. By acknowledging their good intentions first, he encourages rather than scolds, even as he continues to ensure the gift is actually completed.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 15

  • Gal 6:10Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.
  • 1 Th 4:9–10Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.
  • 2 Cor 8:4–15they earnestly pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.
  • 2 Cor 9:12–14For this ministry of service is not only supplying the needs of the saints, but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanksgiving to God.
  • Gal 2:10They only asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.
  • 1 Th 5:1Now about the times and seasons, brothers, we do not need to write to you.
  • Ps 45:1For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies.” A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song. My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
  • 1 Sam 20:23And as for the matter you and I have discussed, the LORD is a witness between you and me forever.”
  • 1 Jn 2:27And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.
  • Job 37:23The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.
  • Rom 11:28Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs.
  • Phil 3:5–6circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;
  • Gen 27:42When the words of her older son Esau were relayed to Rebekah, she sent for her younger son Jacob and told him, “Look, your brother Esau is consoling himself by plotting to kill you.
  • Matt 22:31But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:
  • 2 Kgs 22:18But as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘As for the words that you heard,

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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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