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2 Corinthians 8:9

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

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γινώσκετεginōsketeye knowγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye know”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.ye knowγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.χάρινcharingraceχάρις (charis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “grace”, the object formG5485(a) grace, as a gift or blessing brought to man by Jesus Christ, (b) favor, (c) gratitude, thanks, (d) a favor, kindness.This verse uses “grace”.the graceτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίουkuriouLordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.LordἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἸησοῦiēsouJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.JesusΧριστοῦchristouChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christὅτιhotithatὅτιadverb — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatδι’diyet forδιά (dia)preposition — “yet for”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.yet forὑμᾶςhumasyourσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “your”, the object formG4771you.yourἐπτώχευσενeptōcheusenhe became poorπτωχεύω (ptōcheuō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he became poor”, a single actionG4433I am in poverty, am a beggar.he became poorπλούσιοςplousiosrichπλούσιοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “rich”, the subject formG4145rich, abounding in, wealthy; subst: a rich man.ὤνōnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatὑμεῖςhumeisyeσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “ye”, the subject formG4771you.yeτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐκείνουekeinouthrough hisἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “through his”, the of-formG1565that, that one there, yonder.through hisπτωχείᾳptōcheiapovertyπτωχείαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “poverty”, the to- or for-formG4432beggary, poverty, destitution.This verse uses “poverty”.povertyπλουτήσητεploutēsētemight be richπλουτέω (plouteō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “might be rich”, a single actionG4147I become rich, am rich, abound in.might be rich

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that because of you he became poor — being rich, that ye by that poverty may become rich.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might become rich.

Young’s Literal Translation

for ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that because of you he became poor — being rich, that ye by that poverty may become rich.

World English Bible

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich.

Darby Translation

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sakes he, being rich, became poor, in order that ye by his poverty might be enriched.

Douay-Rheims

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that being rich he became poor, for your sakes; that through his poverty you might be rich.

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