Focused Passage

2 Corinthians 6:3-10

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.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

3 We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no one can discredit our ministry.

4 Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;

5 in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger;

6 in purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love;

7 in truthful speech and in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;

8 through glory and dishonor, slander and praise; viewed as imposters, yet genuine;

9 unknown, yet well-known; dying, and yet we live on; punished, yet not killed;

10 sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

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Verse 3

Cross-references

1 Thessalonians 5:22 Classic cross-references Romans 14:13 Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 2:15 Classic cross-references Matthew 17:27 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 8:13 Classic cross-references Acts 9:15-16 OliveGrove study links John 15:18-21 OliveGrove study links John 16:20-22 OliveGrove study links

Original words

We put διδόντες G1325 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural no Μηδεμίαν G3367 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular obstacle προσκοπήν G4349 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition [anyone’s] {way} μηδενὶ G3367 Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular so that ἵνα G2443 Conjunction no one μὴ G3361 Adverb can discredit μωμηθῇ G3469 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular [our] ἡ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular ministry διακονία G1248 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular

Verse 4

Cross-references

1 Corinthians 9:27 Classic cross-references 1 Timothy 4:12 Classic cross-references James 5:7 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 12:10 Classic cross-references Romans 8:35 Classic cross-references Acts 9:15-16 OliveGrove study links John 15:18-21 OliveGrove study links John 16:20-22 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Rather ἀλλ’ G235 Conjunction as ὡς G5613 Adverb servants διάκονοι G1249 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular we commend συνιστάνοντες G4921 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural ourselves ἑαυτοὺς G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition every way παντὶ G3956 Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition great πολλῇ G4183 Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular endurance ὑπομονῇ G5281 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition troubles θλίψεσιν G2347 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural - ἐν G1722 Preposition hardships ἀνάγκαις G318 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural [and] ἐν G1722 Preposition calamities στενοχωρίαις G4730 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural

Verse 5

Cross-references

2 Corinthians 11:27 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 11:23 Classic cross-references Matthew 6:16 Classic cross-references Acts 16:22 Classic cross-references Acts 16:19 Classic cross-references Acts 9:15-16 OliveGrove study links John 15:18-21 OliveGrove study links John 16:20-22 OliveGrove study links

Original words

in ἐν G1722 Preposition beatings πληγαῖς G4127 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural - ἐν G1722 Preposition imprisonments φυλακαῖς G5438 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural - ἐν G1722 Preposition [and] riots ἀκαταστασίαις G181 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition labor κόποις G2873 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural - ἐν G1722 Preposition sleepless nights ἀγρυπνίαις G70 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural - ἐν G1722 Preposition [and] hunger νηστείαις G3521 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural

Verse 6

Cross-references

Colossians 3:13 Classic cross-references Ephesians 4:32 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 13:4 Classic cross-references Colossians 3:12 Classic cross-references Romans 12:9 Classic cross-references Acts 9:15-16 OliveGrove study links John 15:18-21 OliveGrove study links John 16:20-22 OliveGrove study links

Original words

in ἐν G1722 Preposition purity ἁγνότητι G54 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular - ἐν G1722 Preposition knowledge γνώσει G1108 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular - ἐν G1722 Preposition patience μακροθυμίᾳ G3115 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular [and] ἐν G1722 Preposition kindness χρηστότητι G5544 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition [the] Holy Ἁγίῳ G40 Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular Spirit Πνεύματι G4151 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular [and] in ἐν G1722 Preposition sincere ἀνυποκρίτῳ G505 Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular love ἀγάπῃ G26 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular

Verse 7

Cross-references

2 Corinthians 10:4 Classic cross-references Ephesians 6:14 Classic cross-references Ephesians 6:11 Classic cross-references Romans 13:12 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 4:2 Classic cross-references Acts 9:15-16 OliveGrove study links John 15:18-21 OliveGrove study links John 16:20-22 OliveGrove study links

Original words

in ἐν G1722 Preposition truthful ἀληθείας G225 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular speech λόγῳ G3056 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular [and] in ἐν G1722 Preposition [the] power δυνάμει G1411 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular with διὰ G1223 Preposition the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Plural weapons ὅπλων G3696 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular of righteousness δικαιοσύνης G1343 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular in the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Plural right hand δεξιῶν G1188 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction in [the] left ἀριστερῶν G710 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural

Verse 8

Cross-references

Philippians 4:8 Classic cross-references Psalms 71:7 Classic cross-references 1 Peter 4:14 Classic cross-references Matthew 27:63 Classic cross-references Genesis 27:12 Classic cross-references Acts 9:15-16 OliveGrove study links John 15:18-21 OliveGrove study links John 16:20-22 OliveGrove study links

Original words

through διὰ G1223 Preposition glory δόξης G1391 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction dishonor ἀτιμίας G819 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular - διὰ G1223 Preposition slander δυσφημίας G1426 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction praise εὐφημίας G2162 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular viewed as ὡς G5613 Adverb imposters πλάνοι G4108 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural yet καὶ G2532 Conjunction genuine ἀληθεῖς G227 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural

Verse 9

Cross-references

Psalms 118:18 Classic cross-references Romans 5:4 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 11:23 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 4:10 Classic cross-references Romans 8:36 Classic cross-references Acts 9:15-16 OliveGrove study links John 15:18-21 OliveGrove study links John 16:20-22 OliveGrove study links

Original words

vvv ὡς G5613 Adverb unknown ἀγνοούμενοι G50 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural yet καὶ G2532 Conjunction well-known ἐπιγινωσκόμενοι G1921 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural - ὡς G5613 Adverb dying ἀποθνήσκοντες G599 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural and yet καὶ G2532 Conjunction - ἰδοὺ G2400 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular we live on ζῶμεν G2198 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural - ὡς G5613 Adverb punished παιδευόμενοι G3811 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural yet καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv μὴ G3361 Adverb not killed θανατούμενοι G2289 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural

Verse 10

Cross-references

1 Thessalonians 5:16 Classic cross-references Philippians 4:11 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 8:9 Classic cross-references John 16:22 Classic cross-references Proverbs 15:15 Classic cross-references Acts 9:15-16 OliveGrove study links John 15:18-21 OliveGrove study links John 16:20-22 OliveGrove study links

Original words

- ὡς G5613 Adverb sorrowful λυπούμενοι G3076 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural yet δὲ G1161 Conjunction always ἀεὶ G104 Adverb rejoicing χαίροντες G5463 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural - ὡς G5613 Adverb poor πτωχοὶ G4434 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural yet δὲ G1161 Conjunction {making} many πολλοὺς G4183 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural rich πλουτίζοντες G4148 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural - ὡς G5613 Adverb having ἔχοντες G2192 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural nothing μηδὲν G3367 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular and yet καὶ G2532 Conjunction possessing κατέχοντες G2722 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural everything πάντα G3956 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural

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