2 Corinthians 9:9 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁹ As it is written [Psa. 112:9], “He has distributed [gifts] widely; he has given to poor people; his generosity will last forever.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: His righteousness remaineth for ever.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ As it is written, He [the benevolent person] scatters abroad; He gives to the poor; His deeds of justice and goodness and kindness and benevolence will go on and endure forever! [Ps. 112:9.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ as it is written, He hath scattered abroad, he hath given to the poor; His righteousness abideth for ever.

Common English Bible

⁹ As it is written, “He scattered everywhere; he gave to the needy; his righteousness remains forever.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ just as it was written: "He has distributed widely, he has given to the poor; his justice remains from age to age."

2 Corinthians 9:9 Cross References

1 Corinthians 13:13

But now [i.e., since the temporary gifts are to pass away], these three things remain: faith, hope and love; and the most important of them is love.

2 Corinthians 9:10

Now God, who provides seeds to the planter and bread for food, will [also] supply, and [even] multiply your seeds for planting, and will increase the harvest of your generosity.