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God supplies seed to the planter. He supplies bread for food. God will also supply and increase the amount of your seed. He will increase the results of your good works.
Reference
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Greek: σπορά (sporá)
a sowing, i.e. (by implication) parentage
Hebrew: zᵉraʻ
posterity
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Greek: διατροφή (diatrophḗ)
nourishment
Hebrew: bûwl
produce (of the earth, etc.)
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: δή (dḗ)
a particle of emphasis or explicitness; now, then, etc.
Hebrew: ʼôw
desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
Greek: προσαναπληρόω (prosanaplēróō)
to fill up further, i.e. furnish fully
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: προκόπτω (prokóptō)
to drive forward (as if by beating), i.e. (figuratively and intransitively) to advance (in amount, to grow; in time, to be well along)
Hebrew: râbab
properly, to cast together , i.e. increase, especially in number; to multiply by the myriad
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: σπορά (sporá)
a sowing, i.e. (by implication) parentage
Hebrew: zᵉraʻ
posterity
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: προκόπτω (prokóptō)
to drive forward (as if by beating), i.e. (figuratively and intransitively) to advance (in amount, to grow; in time, to be well along)
Hebrew: râbab
properly, to cast together , i.e. increase, especially in number; to multiply by the myriad
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: βίος (bíos)
life, i.e. (literally) the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood
Hebrew: rᵉkûwsh
property (as gathered)
Parallel theme
Isaiah 55:10
2 Corinthians 9:6
Ecclesiastes 11:6
1 Thessalonians 3:12
Matthew 6:1
Philippians 4:17
Genesis 47:19
Righteousness
Hosea 10:12
Proverbs 11:18
Philippians 1:11
Verse Explanation
Paul explains that God supplies seed to the person who plants and bread for food, promising that God can increase the resources and spiritual fruit of believers so that their generosity can continue producing good results.
History
1st century AD: The agricultural picture of seed, harvest, and food was familiar throughout the ancient Mediterranean economy.