2 Corinthians 9:15Now thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift!
The setting
Corinth, Greece, ~56 AD. Paul sets down his reed pen after three chapters about money and suddenly breaks into pure worship...
The emotion here: overcome with worship, unable to contain his gratitude for Christ
The original word
anekdiegetos (ἀνεκδιήγητος) — indescribable, literally 'cannot be told in full' - only used here in the New Testament
Why it matters
Paul invented this word - no one had ever needed to describe something this indescribable before
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What most readers miss in 2 Corinthians 9:15
Paul just spent 3 chapters talking about giving money, then explodes with worship - the 'gift' isn't the collection, it's Jesus
Common misconceptionPeople think the 'unspeakable gift' is salvation in general, but Paul just witnessed Greeks and Jews unified through generosity - he's marveling at the specific gift of Jesus making enemies into family.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Corinthians 9:15
Bible Genome reading
2 Corinthians 9:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Corinthians 9:15 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 grateful, with a comfort power of 70% and a tone that is joyful. It belongs to the poetry genre of biblical literature. Key themes include gratitude, divine gift. Notable phrases: unspeakable gift.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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