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2 Corinthians 9:2

For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (τὸ) before your here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the from” (ὁ ἐξ) before your here.

οἶδαoidato perceiveοἶδαverb, perfect active indicative, 1st person singular — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveγὰρgarForγάρconjunction — “For”G1063for.Forτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.προθυμίανprothumianforwardness ofπροθυμία (prothumia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “forwardness of”, the object formG4288inclination, readiness, eagerness, willingness, promptness.the forwardness ofὑμῶνhumōnyourσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “your”, the of-formG4771you.yourἣνhēnfor whichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “for which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.for whichὑπὲρhuperofὑπέρpreposition — “of”G5228gen: in behalf of; acc: above.ofὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.youκαυχῶμαιkauchōmaito boastκαυχάομαι (kauchaomai)verb, present middle indicative, 1st person singular — “to boast”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2744I boast; I glory (exult) proudly.This verse uses “boast”.Μακεδόσινmakedosinto them of MacedoniaΜακεδών (makedōn)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “to them of Macedonia”, the to- or for-formG3110a Macedonian, an inhabitant of the Roman province Macedonia.to them of Macedoniaὅτιhotithatὅτιadverb — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἈχαΐαachaiaAchaiaἈχαΐαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “Achaia”, the subject formG882the Roman Province Achaia, governed by a proconsul, and practically conterminous with modern Greece before 1912.Achaiaπαρεσκεύασταιpareskeuastaiwas readyπαρασκευάζω (paraskeuazō)verb, perfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “was ready”, a completed action with a present resultG3903I prepare; mid: I prepare, make preparations.was readyἀπὸapoagoἀπόpreposition — “ago”G575from, away from.agoπέρυσιperusilast yearπέρυσι(ν) (perusin)adverb — “last year”G4070last year, a year ago.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὑμῶνhumōnyourσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “your”, the of-formG4771you.yourζῆλοςzēloszealζῆλοςnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “zeal”, the subject formG2205(a) eagerness, zeal, enthusiasm, (b) jealousy, rivalry.This verse uses “zeal”.zealἠρέθισεērethisehath provokedἐρεθίζω (erethizō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “hath provoked”, a single actionG2042I stir up, arouse to anger, provoke, irritate, incite.hath provokedτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πλείοναςpleionasvery manyπολύς (polýs)adjective, comparative, accusative, plural, masculine — “very many”, the object formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “many”.Strong’s files this form under G4119 (πλείων).very many

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐξexout fromἐκ (ek)preposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for I have known your readiness of mind, which in your behalf I boast of to Macedonians, that Achaia hath been prepared a year ago, and the zeal of you did stir up the more part,

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American Standard Version (1901)

for I know your readiness, of which I glory on your behalf to them of Macedonia, that Achaia hath been prepared for a year past; and your zeal hath stirred up very many of them.

Young’s Literal Translation

for I have known your readiness of mind, which in your behalf I boast of to Macedonians, that Achaia hath been prepared a year ago, and the zeal of you did stir up the more part,

World English Bible

for I know your readiness, of which I boast on your behalf to those of Macedonia, that Achaia has been prepared for the past year. Your zeal has stirred up very many of them.

Darby Translation

For I know your readiness, which I boast of as respects you to Macedonians, that Achaia is prepared since a year ago, and the zeal [reported] of you has stimulated the mass [of the brethren].

Douay-Rheims

For I know your forward mind: for which I boast of you to the Macedonians. That Achaia also is ready from the year past, and your emulation hath provoked very many.

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