2 Corinthians 9:14

14 And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you.

2 Corinthians 9:14 in Other Translations

14 And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.

14 while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you.

14 And they will pray for you with deep affection because of the overflowing grace God has given to you.

14 Meanwhile, moved by the extravagance of God in your lives, they'll respond by praying for you in passionate intercession for whatever you need.

14 while they themselves also, with supplication on your behalf, long after you by reason of the exceeding grace of God in you.

14 With deep affection they will pray for you because of the extreme kindness that God has shown you.

14 And in their prayers for you they will have deep affection for you because of the surpassing grace of God on you.

14 Their hearts will be filled with longing for you when they pray for you. God has given you grace that is better than anything.

2 Corinthians 9:14 Meaning and Commentary

2 Corinthians 9:14

And by their prayer for you
The sense is, they glorify God on your behalf, making mention of you in all their prayers at the throne of grace, giving thanks to God for your liberality to them, and imploring all the blessings both of the upper and nether springs upon you; and this contains another argument engaging the Corinthians to liberality, taken from the prayers of the saints for them: or the words may be connected with ( 2 Corinthians 9:12 ) the thirteenth verse being in a parenthesis; and show not only that this ministering to the poor saints relieved their wants, and caused thanksgivings to God, but abounded in this fruit also; it put them upon daily and importunate supplications to God for their welfare both in soul and body.

Which long after you;
or "earnestly desire you"; that is, "to see you", as the Ethiopic version adds; or exceedingly love you: their affections are wonderfully drawn out to you; not so much, or barely for your kindness to them, as

for the exceeding grace of God in you;
for that large measure of it which was bestowed upon them in regeneration, as their unfeigned faith, lively hope, and sincere love; and for all that grace which was displayed in their justification, adoption, sanctification, and whole salvation.

2 Corinthians 9:14 In-Context

12 This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.

13 Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, others will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else.

14 And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you.

15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!