11We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are open wide.
12It is not our affection, but yours, that is restrained.
13As a fair exchange—I speak as to my children—open wide your hearts also.
Focused Passage
2 Corinthians 6:11-13
Receiving Grace, Enduring Ministry, and Holy Separation as God's Temple
Paul pleads with the Corinthians not to receive God's grace in vain, commends apostolic ministry through suffering and Spirit-formed integrity, opens his heart and calls for reciprocal affection, then commands holy separation from idolatrous unbelief because the church is the temple and family of the living God.
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Verse 11
Cross-references
Psalms 119:32Classic cross-references2 Corinthians 12:15Classic cross-references2 Corinthians 7:3Classic cross-referencesPhilippians 1:8Classic cross-references2 Corinthians 2:4Classic cross-referencesColossians 3:12-14OliveGrove study linksEphesians 2:14-18OliveGrove study linksJohn 13:34-35OliveGrove study links
Original words
-ΤὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularWeἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralvvvστόμαG4750Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularhave spoken freelyἀνέῳγενG455Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartoπρὸςG4314PrepositionyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralCorinthiansΚορίνθιοιG2881Noun - Vocative Masculine PluralOurἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural-ἡG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularheartsκαρδίαG2588Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularare open wideπεπλάτυνταιG4115Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 12
Cross-references
2 Corinthians 7:2Classic cross-references2 Corinthians 12:15Classic cross-referencesMicah 2:7Classic cross-references2 Corinthians 7:15Classic cross-referencesPhilippians 1:8Classic cross-referencesColossians 3:12-14OliveGrove study linksEphesians 2:14-18OliveGrove study linksJohn 13:34-35OliveGrove study links
Original words
[It is]δὲG1161ConjunctionnotοὐG3756Adverb-στενοχωρεῖσθεG4729Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person PluralvvvἐνG1722PrepositionourἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person PluralaffectionσπλάγχνοιςG4698Noun - Dative Neuter Plural[but]ἐνG1722Preposition-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Neuter PluralyoursὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Pluralthat is restrainedστενοχωρεῖσθεG4729Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Verse 13
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[As]δὲG1161Conjunction-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singulara fairαὐτὴνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person SingularexchangeἀντιμισθίανG489Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularI speakλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularas toὡςG5613Adverb[my] childrenτέκνοιςG5043Noun - Dative Neuter Pluralopen wideπλατύνθητεG4115Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Pluralyour [hearts]ὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralalsoκαὶG2532Conjunction