2 Corinthians

Chapter 9

According to 2 Corinthians 9:1, Paul said it was superfluous to write to the Corinthians concerning what?

According to 2 Corinthians 9:1, Paul said it was superfluous to write to the Corinthians concerning what?

ANS: ministering to the saints

According to 2 Corinthians 9:1-2, to whom did Paul boast about the willingness of the Corinthians to give for the ministering of the saints?

According to 2 Corinthians 9:1-2, to whom did Paul boast about the willingness of the Corinthians to give for the ministering of the saints?

ANS: the Macedonians

According to 2 Corinthians 9:2, Paul boasted to the Macedonians that what province of Rome was ready a year ago?

According to 2 Corinthians 9:2, Paul boasted to the Macedonians that what province of Rome was ready a year ago?

ANS: Achaia (according to the SDA Bible Commentary Volume 6, page 894, Achaia was the province of Rome constituted by southern Greece and Corinth was it’s capital)

According to 2 Corinthians 9:2, what attribute of the Corinthians stirred up the majority of the Christians in Achaia to be ready to give for the ministering of the saints?

According to 2 Corinthians 9:2, what attribute of the Corinthians stirred up the majority of the Christians in Achaia to be ready to give for the ministering of the saints?

ANS: their zeal

According to 2 Corinthians 9:3, who did Paul send to the Corinthians to make sure they were ready, so that his boasting of them would not be in vain?

According to 2 Corinthians 9:3, who did Paul send to the Corinthians to make sure they were ready, so that his boasting of them would not be in vain?

ANS: brethren

According to 2 Corinthians 9:4, who did Paul say might come with him to visit Corinth?

According to 2 Corinthians 9:4, who did Paul say might come with him to visit Corinth?

ANS: some Macedonians

According to 2 Corinthians 9:4, what did Paul say would be the result if the Corinthians were unprepared?

According to 2 Corinthians 9:4, what did Paul say would be the result if the Corinthians were unprepared?

ANS: they would be ashamed

According to 2 Corinthians 9:5, Paul exhorted the brethren to go to Corinth ahead of time and do what?

According to 2 Corinthians 9:5, Paul exhorted the brethren to go to Corinth ahead of time and do what?

ANS: prepare their generous gift beforehand

3 points. According to 2 Corinthians 9:5, Paul had the brethren go ahead to prepare the generous gift ahead of time so that it would be ready as a matter of ___ and not as a ___ ___.

3 points. According to 2 Corinthians 9:5, Paul had the brethren go ahead to prepare the generous gift ahead of time so that it would be ready as a matter of ___ and not as a ___ ___.

ANS: generosity, grudging, obligation

According to 2 Corinthians 9:5, what kind of gift had the Corinthians previously promised?

According to 2 Corinthians 9:5, what kind of gift had the Corinthians previously promised?

ANS: a generous gift

6 points. According to 2 Corinthians 9:6, “He who ___ sparingly will also ___ sparingly, and he who ___ ___ will also ___ ___.”

6 points. According to 2 Corinthians 9:6, “He who ___ sparingly will also ___ sparingly, and he who ___ ___ will also ___ ___.”

ANS: sows, reap, sows, bountifully, reap, bountifully

According to 2 Corinthians 9:6, if one sows sparingly, how will they reap?

According to 2 Corinthians 9:6, if one sows sparingly, how will they reap?

ANS: sparingly

According to 2 Corinthians 9:6, if one sows bountifully, how will they reap?

According to 2 Corinthians 9:6, if one sows bountifully, how will they reap?

ANS: bountifully

According to 2 Corinthians 9:7, what kind of giver does God love?

According to 2 Corinthians 9:7, what kind of giver does God love?

ANS: God loves a cheerful giver

3 points. According to 2 Corinthians 9:7, how should one give?

3 points. According to 2 Corinthians 9:7, how should one give?

ANS: as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly, not of necessity

According to 2 Corinthians 9:7, what does God love?

According to 2 Corinthians 9:7, what does God love?

ANS: a cheerful giver

According to 2 Corinthians 9:8, what is God able to make abound toward believers?

According to 2 Corinthians 9:8, what is God able to make abound toward believers?

ANS: all grace

4 points. According to 2 Corinthians 9:8, God makes all grace abound toward believers that they will always have “all ___ in all things, may have an ___ for every ___ ___.”

4 points. According to 2 Corinthians 9:8, God makes all grace abound toward believers that they will always have “all ___ in all things, may have an ___ for every ___ ___.”

ANS: sufficiency, abundance, good, work

4 points. According to 2 Corinthians 9:9, “He has ___ abroad, He has given to the ___; His ___ ___ forever.”

4 points. According to 2 Corinthians 9:9, “He has ___ abroad, He has given to the ___; His ___ ___ forever.”

ANS: dispersed, poor, righteousness, endures

According to 2 Corinthians 9:10, what does God supply for the sower?

According to 2 Corinthians 9:10, what does God supply for the sower?

ANS: seed

According to 2 Corinthians 9:10, what does God supply for food?

According to 2 Corinthians 9:10, what does God supply for food?

ANS: bread

3 points. According to 2 Corinthians 9:10, He who supplies seed for the sower and bread for food will do what with the seed we sow and the fruits of our righteousness?

3 points. According to 2 Corinthians 9:10, He who supplies seed for the sower and bread for food will do what with the seed we sow and the fruits of our righteousness?

ANS: supply and multiply the seed and increase the fruits of our righteousness

According to 2 Corinthians 9:10, what will God increase by supplying and multiplying the seed we have sown?

According to 2 Corinthians 9:10, what will God increase by supplying and multiplying the seed we have sown?

ANS: the fruits of our righteousness

2 points. According to 2 Corinthians 9:10, what will God do to the seed we have sown?

2 points. According to 2 Corinthians 9:10, what will God do to the seed we have sown?

ANS: supply and multiply

According to 2 Corinthians 9:11, God enriches us in everything for what?

According to 2 Corinthians 9:11, God enriches us in everything for what?

ANS: all liberality

According to 2 Corinthians 9:11, what is our response when God enriches us in everything for all liberality?

According to 2 Corinthians 9:11, what is our response when God enriches us in everything for all liberality?

ANS: causes thanksgiving through us to God

According to 2 Corinthians 9:12, the administration of gifts does what important thing?

According to 2 Corinthians 9:12, the administration of gifts does what important thing?

ANS: supplies the needs of the saints

According to 2 Corinthians 9:12, the administration of gifts abounds through what?

According to 2 Corinthians 9:12, the administration of gifts abounds through what?

ANS: many thanksgivings to God

According to 2 Corinthians 9:12-13, the giving of gifts to needy saints would be proof that the Corinthians were glorifying God for the obedience of their confession to what?

According to 2 Corinthians 9:12-13, the giving of gifts to needy saints would be proof that the Corinthians were glorifying God for the obedience of their confession to what?

ANS: confession to the gospel of Christ

According to 2 Corinthians 9:13, the Corinthians glorified God by what kind of sharing with the saints and with all men?

According to 2 Corinthians 9:13, the Corinthians glorified God by what kind of sharing with the saints and with all men?

ANS: liberal

According to 2 Corinthians 9:14, what were they who longed for the Corinthians because of the exceeding grace of God, doing for the Corinthians?

According to 2 Corinthians 9:14, what were they who longed for the Corinthians because of the exceeding grace of God, doing for the Corinthians?

ANS: praying for them

According to 2 Corinthians 9:14, why were some praying for the Corinthians?

According to 2 Corinthians 9:14, why were some praying for the Corinthians?

ANS: because they longed for them because of the exceeding grace of God in them

According to 2 Corinthians 9:14, what caused some to long for (yearn for) the Corinthians?

According to 2 Corinthians 9:14, what caused some to long for (yearn for) the Corinthians?

ANS: the exceeding grace of God in the Corinthians

According to 2 Corinthians 9:13, they glorified God for the ___ of their confession to the gospel of Christ.

According to 2 Corinthians 9:13, they glorified God for the ___ of their confession to the gospel of Christ.

ANS: obedience

According to 2 Corinthians 9:15, Paul gave thanks to God “for His ___ gift!”

According to 2 Corinthians 9:15, Paul gave thanks to God “for His ___ gift!”

ANS: indescribable