2 Corinthians 9:14 Meaning and Explanation
“And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Those who receive the gift will pray for the Corinthians and long for them, because of the surpassing grace of God at work in their lives.
What Does 2 Corinthians 9:14 Mean?
Paul completes the circle of blessing: the believers who receive the offering will 'long after' the Corinthians and pray for them, drawn by 'the exceeding grace of God' so evident in their generosity. A gift sent in love returns as prayer and affection.
Generosity knits hearts together across every distance. Those who are helped do not merely receive; they begin to love and pray for their helpers. What binds them is not the money but the grace of God shining through it. So giving creates fellowship -- a web of love and intercession in which strangers become family, all because God's grace was seen at work in an open hand.
2 Corinthians 9:14 in the Original Language
charis (χάρις), 'grace' -- God's generous favor and gift, freely given.
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What does 2 Corinthians 9:14 mean?
Those who receive the gift will pray for the Corinthians and long for them, because of the surpassing grace of God at work in their lives.