You will be enriched in every way to be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will produce thanksgiving to God.
11. May be enriched unto all bountifulness. Again he makes use of the term bountifulness, to express the nature of true liberality — when, casting all our care upon God, (1 Peter 5:7,) we cheerfully lay out what belongs to us for whatever purposes He directs.
Here we have, I. Proper directions to be observed about the right and acceptable manner of bestowing charity; and it is of great concernment that we not only do what is required, but do it as is commanded. Now, as to the manner in which the apostle would have the Corinthians give, observe, 1.
Commenting on 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
Being enriched in everything to all bountifulness,.... These words may be connected with Co2 9:8 being included in a parenthesis; and the sense is, that God was not only able to give them a sufficiency, and would give them a sufficiency of temporal things, as food and raiment to their satisfaction, and contentment for themselves, but a fulness, an exuberancy, an overplus also; not for...