Focused Passage

2 Corinthians 1:12-14

The God of All Comfort and Apostolic Integrity

Paul blesses God for comfort in affliction, explains how suffering taught him reliance on the God who raises the dead, defends his sincerity, and grounds his pastoral integrity in God's unfailing Yes in Christ.

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12For this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.

13For we do not write you anything that is beyond your ability to read and understand. And I hope that you will understand us completely,

14as you have already understood us in part, that you may boast of us just as we will boast of you in the day of our Lord Jesus.

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Verse 12

Original words

ForγὰρG1063ConjunctionthisαὕτηG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine SingularisἐστίνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularourἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularboastκαύχησιςG2746Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularOurἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularconscienceσυνειδήσεωςG4893Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingulartestifiesμαρτύριονG3142Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularthatὅτιG3754Conjunctionwe have conducted ourselvesἀνεστράφημενG390Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person PluralinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularworldκόσμῳG2889Noun - Dative Masculine SingularandδὲG1161ConjunctionespeciallyπερισσοτέρωςG4057Adverbin relation toπρὸςG4314PrepositionyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralinἐνG1722Preposition[the] holinessἁγιότητιG41Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionsincerityεἰλικρινείᾳG1505Noun - Dative Feminine SingularthatτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singular[are from] GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionnotοὐκG3756AdverbinἐνG1722PrepositionworldlyσαρκικῇG4559Adjective - Dative Feminine SingularwisdomσοφίᾳG4678Noun - Dative Feminine Singularbutἀλλ’G235ConjunctioninἐνG1722Preposition[the] graceχάριτιG5485Noun - Dative Feminine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Literally fleshly
Verse 13

Original words

ForγὰρG1063Conjunctionwe do not write you anythingγράφομενG1125Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural. . .ὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural. . .οὐG3756Adverbthat is beyondἄλλαG243Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural. . .ἀλλ’G235Conjunction. . .G2228Conjunction. . .G3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Pluralyour ability to readἀναγινώσκετεG314Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural[and]G2228Conjunction. . .καὶG2532ConjunctionunderstandἐπιγινώσκετεG1921Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralAndδὲG1161ConjunctionI hopeἐλπίζωG1679Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularthatὅτιG3754Conjunctionyou will understand [us]ἐπιγνώσεσθεG1921Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person PluralvvvἕωςG2193PrepositioncompletelyτέλουςG5056Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Verse 14

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asκαθὼςG2531AdverbvvvκαὶG2532Conjunctionyou have already understoodἐπέγνωτεG1921Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralusἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person PluralinἀπὸG575PrepositionpartμέρουςG3313Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionyouὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Pluralmay boastκαύχημαG2745Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularof usἐσμενG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Pluraljust asκαθάπερG2509AdverbweἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralvvvκαὶG2532Conjunction[ will boast ] of youὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingulardayἡμέρᾳG2250Noun - Dative Feminine Singularof ourἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularLordΚυρίουG2962Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR the Lord Jesus

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