2 Corinthians 6:10 BSB

2 Corinthians 6:10

sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

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ASV

as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

KJV

As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

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Commentary

4 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing,.... As to their outward appearance they are sorrowful, and oftentimes really so on account of sin, their own and others, by reason of afflictions, temporal and spiritual; and as to the state and condition of the church of Christ, and the interest of religion: and yet always rejoicing; not in themselves, or in any creature, but in the Lord, in the person, blood, and righteousness of Christ, and salvation by him.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

As sorrowing - For our own manifold imperfections, and for the sins and sufferings of our brethren. Yet always rejoicing - In present peace, love, power, and a sure hope of future glory. As having nothing, yet possessing all things - For all things are ours, if we are Christ's.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

As sorrowful - Considerate men supposing, from our persecuted state and laborious occupation, (often destitute of the necessaries of life; seldom enjoying its conveniences; and scarcely ever, its comforts), that we must be the most miserable of all men. Yet alway rejoicing - Having the consolation of God’s Spirit at all times, and a glorious prospect of a blessed immortality. As poor - Destitute of all worldly good and secular interest, Yet making many rich - By dispensing to them the treasures of salvation; making them rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὡς	hōs	as	G5613 →
λυπούμενοι	lupoumenoi	being sorrowful	G3076 →
ἀεὶ	aei	always	G104 →
δὲ	de	yet	G1161 →
χαίροντες,	chairontes	rejoicing,	G5463 →
ὡς	hōs	as	G5613 →
πτωχοὶ	ptōchoi	poor	G4434 →
πολλοὺς	pollous	many	G4183 →
δὲ	de	yet	G1161 →
πλουτίζοντες,	ploutizontes	enriching,	G4148 →
ὡς	hōs	as	G5613 →
μηδὲν	mēden	nothing	G3367 →
ἔχοντες	echontes	having	G2192 →
καὶ	kai	and yet	G2532 →
πάντα	panta	all things	G3956 →
κατέχοντες.¶	katechontes	possessing.	G2722 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Corinthians 8:9
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
leads to
- Romans 8:32
  He 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?
- Philippians 2:6–8
  Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
- Matthew 20:28
  just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
- Romans 5:8
  But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Through
James 2:5
Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
leads to
- Matthew 5:3
  “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- Luke 6:20
  Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
Through
Revelation 2:9
I know your affliction and your poverty—though you are rich! And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to be Jews, but are in fact a synagogue of Satan.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 8:9
  For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Revelation 3:9
  Look at those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead. I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know…

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 2 Corinthians

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 2 Corinthians