2 Corinthians 9:14

And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.

2 Corinthians 9:14, King James Version

2 Corinthians 9:14 in other translations

BSB	And their prayers for you will express their affection for you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you.
WEB	while they themselves also, with supplication on your behalf, yearn for you by reason of the exceeding grace of God in you.
ASV	while they themselves also, with supplication on your behalf, long after you by reason of the exceeding grace of God in you.
YLT	and by their supplication in your behalf, longing after you because of the exceeding grace of God upon you;
DARBY	and in their supplication for you, full of ardent desire for you, on account of the exceeding grace of God which is upon you.
BBE	While their hearts go out to you in love and in prayer for you, because of the great grace of God which is in you.
Webster	And by their prayer for you, who long after you, for the exceeding grace of God in you.

What does 2 Corinthians 9:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

14. Translate, "Themselves also with prayer for you, longing after you on account of the exceeding grace of God (resting) upon you." English Version is, however, good sense: They glorify God (2Co 9:13) by the experimental proof, &c., "and by their prayer for you." But the Greek favors the former.

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Barnes' Notes

Verse 14. And by their prayer for you. On the grammatical construction of this difficult verse, Doddridge and Bloomfield may be consulted. It is probably to be taken in connexion with 2Cor 9:12, and 2Cor 9:13 is a parenthesis. Thus interpreted, the sense will be, "The administration of this service 2Cor 9:12 will produce abundant thanks to God. It will also 2Cor 9:14 produce another effect. It will tend to excite the prayers of the saints for you, and thus produce important benefits to yourselves. They will earnestly desire your welfare; they will anxiously pray to be united in Christian friendship with those who have been so signally endowed with the grace of God." The sentiment is, that charity should be shown to poor and afflicted Christians because it will lead them to pray for us and to desire our welfare. The prayers of the poorest Christian for us are worth more than all we usually bestow on them in charity; and he who has secured the pleadings of a child of God, however humble, in his behalf, has made a good use of his money.

Which long after you. Who earnestly desire to see and know you. Who will sincerely desire your welfare, and who will thus be led to pray for you.

For the exceeding grace of God in you. On account of the favour which God has shown to you; the strength and power of the Christian principle, manifesting itself in doing good to those whom you have never seen. The apostle supposes that the exercise of a charitable disposition is to be traced entirely to God. God is the Author of all grace; he alone excites in us a disposition to do good to others.

(a) "grace of God" 2Cor 8:1

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Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 14 The exceeding grace of God in you - By the ὑπερβαλλουσαν χαριν, superabounding or transcending grace, of God, which was in them, the apostle most evidently means the merciful and charitable disposition which they had towards the suffering saints. The whole connection, indeed the whole chapter, proves this; and the apostle attributes this to its right source, the grace or goodness of God. They had the means of charity, but God had given these means; they had a feeling, and charitable heart, but God was the author of it. Their charity was superabundant, and God had furnished both the disposition, the occasion, and the means by which that disposition was to be made manifest.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Corinthians 9:6-15

Money bestowed in charity, may to the carnal mind seem thrown away, but when given from proper principles, it is seed sown, from which a valuable increase may be expected. It should be given carefully. Works of charity, like other good works, should be done with thought and design. Due thought, as to our circumstances, and those we are about to relieve, will direct our gifts for charitable uses. Help should be given…

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2 Corinthians 9:14 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiandG2532

αὐτῶνautōnby theirG846

δεήσειdeēseisupplicationG1162

ὑπὲρhuperforG5228

ὑμῶνhumōnyouG4771

ἐπιποθούντωνepipothountōna longingG1971

ὑμᾶςhumasfor youG4771

διὰdiaon account ofG1223

τὴνtēntheG3588

ὑπερβάλλουσανhuperballousansurpassingG5235

χάρινcharingraceG5485

τοῦtou<the>G3588

θεοῦtheouof GodG2316

ἐφ᾽eph᾽uponG1909

ὑμῖν.huminyou.G4771

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Cross references for 2 Corinthians 9:14

Philippians 4:1
Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.
1 Timothy 1:14
And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 1:16-18
The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain: But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me. The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.
Philippians 4:18-19
But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God. But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
2 Corinthians 8:6-7
Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also. Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.
Romans 1:11
For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;
Philippians 1:8
For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 8:1
Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;
Philippians 2:26
For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick.
2 Samuel 13:29
And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king’s sons arose, and every man gat him up upon his mule, and fled.
1 Corinthians 1:4-5
I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;
Proverbs 11:26
He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

by.
1:11; Ezr 6:8-10; Ps 41:1,2; Pr 11:26; Lu 16:9; Php 4:18,19
2Ti 1:16-18
long.
2Sa 13:29; Ro 1:11; Php 1:8; 2:26; 4:1
the exceeding.
8:1,6,7; 1Co 1:4,5; 1Ti 1:14

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Context

2 Corinthians 9:13
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;
2 Corinthians 9:14
And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.
2 Corinthians 9:15
Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.

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2 Corinthians 9:14 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Asimismo por la oración de ellos á favor vuestro, los cuales os quieren á causa de la eminente gracia de Dios en vosotros.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	et par les supplications qu’ils font pour vous, étant animés d’une ardente affection envers vous, à cause de la surabondante grâce de Dieu qui repose sur vous.
German Elberfelder 1871	und in ihrem Flehen für euch, die sich nach euch sehnen wegen der überschwenglichen Gnade Gottes an euch.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	et in ipsorum obsecratione pro vobis, desiderantium vos propter eminentem gratiam Dei in vobis.