2 Corinthians 9:6 BSB

Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
τοῦτο	touto	This	G3778 →
δέ,	de	now:	G1161 →
ὁ	ho	The [one]	G3588 →
σπείρων	speirōn	sowing	G4687 →
φειδομένως	pheidomenōs	sparingly	G5340 →
φειδομένως	pheidomenōs	sparingly	G5340 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
θερίσει,	therisei	will reap,	G2325 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ὁ	ho	the [one]	G3588 →
σπείρων	speirōn	sowing	G4687 →
ἐπ᾽	ep᾽	upon	G1909 →
εὐλογίαις	eulogiais	blessings	G2129 →
ἐπ᾽	ep᾽	upon	G1909 →
εὐλογίαις	eulogiais	blessings	G2129 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
θερίσει.	therisei	will reap.	G2325 →

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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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
Luke 6:38
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured…
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 9:6–8
  Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 15:10
  Give generously to him, and do not let your heart be grieved when you do so. And because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything…
- Mark 4:24
  He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.
- Proverbs 3:9–10
  Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest;
- Matthew 7:2
  For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
Through
Proverbs 19:17
Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
leads to
- Hebrews 6:10
  For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Proverbs 28:27
  Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.
- Luke 6:38
  Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured…

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.Proverbs 11:24–25One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.Luke 6:38Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”Proverbs 22:9A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.Proverbs 19:17Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.2 Corinthians 9:10Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.Galatians 6:7–9Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.Hebrews 6:10For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.Mark 4:24He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.Proverbs 11:18The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.Ecclesiastes 11:1Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.Ecclesiastes 11:6Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.Psalms 41:1–3Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.Galatians 5:16So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.Job 4:8As I have observed, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.Luke 19:16–26The first servant came forward and said, ‘Master, your mina has produced ten more minas.’Galatians 3:17What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise.Matthew 7:2For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

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