2 Corinthians 9:13seeing that through the proof given by this service, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the Good News of Christ, and for the liberality of your contribution to them and to all;
The setting
Corinth, Greece, ~56 AD. Paul is organizing a massive relief fund for starving Christians in Jerusalem during a severe famine...
The emotion here: strategically passionate about this fundraising campaign
The original word
diakonia (διακονία) — hands-on service that gets your hands dirty, not just writing checks
Why it matters
This collection took Paul 3 years to organize across multiple provinces
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Corinthians 9:13
Paul calls giving money 'proof' - your generosity is evidence of your faith to watching skeptics
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about tithing to your church, but Paul is talking about disaster relief - Christians giving to help other Christians survive famine.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Corinthians 9:13
Bible Genome reading
2 Corinthians 9:13 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Corinthians 9:13 comes from the book of 2 Corinthians, written during the early_church period. These words are attributed to Paul. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 50% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the teaching genre of biblical literature. Key themes include glorifying God, obedient confession. Notable phrases: glorify God; obedience of your confession.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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