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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Corinthians 9:8

able. Greek dunatos, but the texts read the verb dunateo, which ooc. elsewhere only in 2 Corinthians 13:3.

all. Notice the four "alls" which, with "every", give the Figure of speech Polyptotan. App-6.

grace. Greek. charis, App-184. 1,

toward. unto. Greek. eis, as in 2 Corinthians 9:5.

always... things. Greek. panti pantote pasan. Figure of speech Paronomasia.

sufficiency. Greek. avtarkeia. Only here and 1 Timothy 6:6, every. Greek. pas. Translated "all "above,

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