2 Corinthians 9:12–15

9:12 because the service of this ministry is not only providing for27 the needs of the saints but is also overflowing with many thanks to God. 9:13 Through the evidence28 of this service29 they will glorify God because of your obedience to your confession in the gospel of Christ and the generosity of your sharing30 with them and with everyone. 9:14 And in their prayers on your behalf they long for you because of the extraordinary grace God has shown to you.31 9:15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!32

27	tn Or “not only supplying.”
28	tn Or “proof,” or perhaps “testing” (NRSV).
29	tn Or “ministry.”
30	tn Or “your partnership”; Grk “your fellowship.”
31	tn Grk “the extraordinary grace of God to you”; the point is that God has given or shown grace to the Corinthians.
32	tn “Let us thank God for his gift which cannot be described with words” (L&N 33.202).