Commentary on the Epistles to the Corinthians John Calvin
Commentary on the Corinthians
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2 Corinthians 9:10-15
2 Corinthians 9:10-15 10. Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)
10. Pro qui suppeditat semen seminanti, is et panem in cibum supeditet, et multiplicet sementem vestram, et augeat proventus iustitiae vestrae.
11. Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.
11. Ut in omnibus locupletemini in omnem simplicitatem, quae per vos producit gratiarum actionem Deo.
12. For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;
12. Nam ministerium huius functionis 1617 non solum supplet ea quae desunt sanctis: verum etiam exuberat in hoc, quod per multos agantur gratiae Deo:
13. Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;
13. Quod per probationem ministrii huius glorificant Deum super obedientia consensus vestri in Evangelium Christi: et de simplicatate communicationis in ipsos, et in omnes:
14. And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.
14. Et precatione eorum pro vobis: qui desiderant vos propter eminentem Dei gratiam in vobis.
15. Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift. 15. Gratia autem Deo super inenarrabili suo munere. 10. He that supplieth. A beautieth circumlocution, in place of the term God, and full of consolation. 1618 For the person that sows seed in the proper season, appears when reaping to gather the fruit of his labor and industry, and sowing appears as though it were the fountainhead from which food flows forth to us. Paul opposes this idea, by maintaining that the seed is afforded and the food is furnished by the favor of God even to the husbandmen that sow, and who are looked upon as supporting themselves and others by their 1616"Our author, when commenting on the passage here referred to, remarks: "This passage is quoted by Paul, (2 Corinthians 9:9,) in which he informs us, that it is an easy matter for God to bless us with plenty, so that we may exercise our bounty freely, deliberately, and impartially, and this accords best with the design of the Prophet." — Calvin on the Psalms, vol. 4, p. 329. — Ed.
1617"De ceste oblation;" — "Of this offering." 1618"The words {ὁ} {ἐπιχορηγῶν} {βρῶσιν} are a periphrasis of God (i.e., the Good Being) `who giveth us all things richly to enjoy.' It is formed on Isaiah 55:10.'' --- Bloomfield. --- Ed.