SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 8:9

8:9a For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,

For you (plur.) know our Lord Jesus Christ’s grace/favor,
-or-
Because you ⌊already⌋ know that our Lord Jesus Christ favored/blessed ⌊people⌋.

8:9b that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor,

in that he became poor on your behalf even though he was rich,
-or-
He did this: he left behind his riches ⌊of power and glory⌋ ⌊in heaven⌋ and became poor in order to benefit you.

8:9c so that you through His poverty might become rich.

in order that you might become rich by means of his poverty.
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and so you became rich ⌊in blessings⌋ by means of him becoming poor.

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