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2 Corinthians 12

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How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Greek, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Greek implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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ΚαυχᾶσθαιTo boastδεῖ,it behooves me,οὐnotσυμφέρονis it profitableμέν,indeed,ἐλεύσομαιI will go onδὲhoweverεἰςtoὀπτασίαςvisionsκαὶandἀποκαλύψειςrevelationsκυρίου.¶of the Lord.
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ΟἶδαI knowἄνθρωπονa manἐνinΧριστῷChristπρὸagoἐτῶνyearsδεκατεσσάρων,fourteen —εἴτεwhetherἐνinσώματιthe bodyοὐκnotοἶδα,I know,εἴτεorἐκτὸςout ofτοῦtheσώματοςbodyοὐκnotοἶδα,I know,ὁtheθεὸςGodοἶδεν,knows —ἁρπαγένταhaving been caught upτὸνtheτοιοῦτονsuch a manἕωςuntilτρίτουthe thirdοὐρανοῦ.heaven.
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καὶAndοἶδαI knowτὸνtheτοιοῦτονsuchἄνθρωπον,a man —εἴτεwhetherἐνinσώματιthe bodyεἴτεorχωρὶςout ofτοῦtheσώματος,body,οὐκnotοἶδα,I know,ὁtheθεὸςGodοἶδεν,knows —
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ὅτιthatἡρπάγηhe was caught upεἰςintoτὸνtheπαράδεισονParadiseκαὶandἤκουσενhe heardἄρρηταinexpressibleῥήματαdeclarationἃwhichοὐκnotἐξὸνbeing permittedἀνθρώπῳto manλαλῆσαι.to speak.
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ὑπὲρConcerningτοῦtheτοιούτουsuch a manκαυχήσομαι,I will boast,ὑπὲρconcerningδὲhoweverἐμαυτοῦmyselfοὐnotκαυχήσομαιI will boastεἰonlyμὴexceptἐνinταῖςtheἀσθενείαιςweaknessesμου·of mine;
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ἐὰνIfγὰρforθελήσωI shall desireκαυχήσασθαι,to boast,οὐκnotἔσομαιI will beἄφρων·a fool;ἀλήθειανthe truthγὰρforἐρῶ·I will be speaking;φείδομαιI refrainδὲhoweverμήlestτιςanyoneεἰςtoἐμὲme myselfλογίσηταιmay creditὑπὲρmore thanὃwhatβλέπειhe seesμε,in me,ἢorἀκούειhearsτιanythingἐξofἐμοῦme
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καὶandτῇtheὑπερβολῇby surpassingnessτῶνof theἀποκαλύψεων.¶revelations.ΔιὸThereforeἵναthatμὴnotὑπεραίρωμαι,I may become conceited,ἐδόθηwas givenμοιto meσκόλοψa thornτῇtheσαρκί,in my flesh,ἄγγελοςa messengerσατανᾶof Satanἵναthatμεmeκολαφίζῃhe may buffetἵναso thatμὴnotὑπεραίρωμαι.I may become conceited.
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ὑπὲρForτούτουthisτρὶςthree timesτὸνtheκύριονLordπαρεκάλεσαI beggedἵναthatἀποστῇit may departἀπ᾽fromἐμοῦ.me.
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καὶAndεἴρηκένHe has saidμοι·to me;ἀρκεῖSufficesσοιyouἡtheχάριςgraceμου·of Mine;ἡtheγὰρforδύναμιςpowerμουof mineἐνinἀσθενείᾳweaknessτελεῖται.is finished.ἥδισταMost gladlyοὖνthereforeμᾶλλονratherκαυχήσομαιwill I boastἐνinταῖςtheἀσθενείαιςweaknessesμου,of mine,ἵναso thatἐπισκηνώσῃmay restἐπ᾽uponἐμὲme myselfἡtheδύναμιςpowerτοῦtheΧριστοῦ.of Christ.
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διὸThereforeεὐδοκῶI take pleasureἐνinἀσθενείαις,weaknesses,ἐνinὕβρεσιν,insults,ἐνinἀνάγκαις,hardships,ἐνinδιωγμοῖςpersecutionsκαὶandστενοχωρίαις,difficultiesὑπὲρforΧριστοῦ·Christ;ὅτανwhenγὰρforἀσθενῶI may be weakτότεthenδυνατόςstrongεἰμι.¶I am.
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ΓέγοναI have becomeἄφρωνa foolκαυχώμενος·boasting;ὑμεῖςyou yourselvesμεmeἠναγκάσατε.compelled.ἐγὼI myselfγὰρforὤφειλονwas being obligedὑφ᾽byὑμῶνyouσυνίστασθαι·to have been commended;οὐδὲνIn nothingγὰρforὑστέρησαwas I inferiorτῶνto thoseὑπερλίανmost eminentἀποστόλων,apostles,εἰifκαὶevenοὐδένno thingεἰμι.I am.
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τὰTheμὲνindeedσημεῖαsignsτοῦof theἀποστόλουapostleκατειργάσθηwere performedἐνamongὑμῖνyouἐνinπάσῃallὑπομονῇ,perseverance,ἐνinσημείοιςsignsτεbothκαὶandτέρασινin wondersκαὶandδυνάμεσιν.in miracles.
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τίIn whatγάρforἐστινis itὃthatἡσσώθητεyou were inferiorὑπὲρbeyondτὰςtheλοιπὰςrestἐκκλησίας,of the churches,εἰonlyμὴexceptὅτιthatαὐτὸςmyselfἐγὼI myselfοὐnotκατενάρκησαdid burdenὑμῶν;you?χαρίσασθέdo forgiveμοιmeτὴνtheἀδικίανwrongταύτην.¶this!
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ἸδοὺBeholdτρίτονthird timeτοῦτοthisἑτοίμωςreadyἔχωI amἐλθεῖνto comeπρὸςtoὑμᾶςyouκαὶandοὐnotκαταναρκήσωI will burdenὑμῶν·you;οὐnotγὰρforζητῶI seekτὰwhat isὑμῶνyoursἀλλ᾽butὑμᾶς.you.οὐNotγὰρforὀφείλειoughtτὰtheτέκναchildrenτοῖςfor theγονεῦσινparentsθησαυρίζεινto treasure upἀλλ᾽butοἱtheγονεῖςparentsτοῖςfor theτέκνοις·children;
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ἐγὼI myselfδὲnowἥδισταmost gladlyδαπανήσωwill spendκαὶandἐκδαπανηθήσομαιI will be utterly spentὑπὲρforτῶνtheψυχῶνsoulsὑμῶν,of you,εἰIfκαὶevenπερισσοτέρωςmore abundantlyὑμᾶςyouἀγαπῶνlovingἧσσονlessἀγαπῶμαι.I am loved!
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ἔστωit should beδέ,however,ἐγὼI myselfοὐnotκατεβάρησαdid burdenὑμᾶς·you;ἀλλ᾽butὑπάρχωνbeingπανοῦργοςcraftyδόλῳby trickeryὑμᾶςyouἔλαβον.I caught.
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μήSurely notτιναanyὧνof whomἀπέσταλκαI have sentπρὸςtoὑμᾶς,you,δι᾽throughαὐτοῦhimἐπλεονέκτησαdid I exploitὑμᾶς;you?
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παρεκάλεσαI urgedΤίτονTitus to goκαὶandσυναπέστειλαsent with himτὸνtheἀδελφόν·brother;μήτιsurely not everἐπλεονέκτησενdid exploitὑμᾶςyouΤίτος;Titus?οὐSurelyτῷin theαὐτῷsameπνεύματιspiritπεριεπατήσαμεν;did we walk?οὐNotτοῖςin theαὐτοῖςsameἴχνεσιν;¶steps?
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ΠάλαιPreviouslyδοκεῖτεyou have been thinkingὅτιthatὑμῖνto youἀπολογούμεθα.we are presenting a defense.κατέναντιbeforeτοῦtheθεοῦGodἐνinΧριστῷChristλαλοῦμεν.we speak.τὰtheδὲbutπάντα,all things,ἀγαπητοί,beloved,ὑπὲρforτῆςtheὑμῶνyourοἰκοδομῆς.edification.
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φοβοῦμαιI fearγὰρforμήlestπωςperhapsἐλθὼνhaving comeοὐχnotοἵουςsuch asθέλωI wishεὕρωI may findὑμᾶς,you,κἀγὼand I myselfεὑρεθῶmay be foundὑμῖνby youοἷονsuch asοὐnotθέλετε,you do wish,μήlestπωςperhapsἔρις,a quarrel,ζῆλος,jealousy,θυμοί,anger,ἐριθείαι,contentionsκαταλαλιαί,slander,ψιθυρισμοί,gossip,φυσιώσεις,conceit,ἀκαταστασίαι,disorder,
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μὴlestπάλινagainἐλθόντοςwhen was comingμουIταπεινώσῃhe may humbleμεmeὁtheθεόςGod,μουof mineπρὸςbeforeὑμᾶς,you,καὶandπενθήσωI may mourn overπολλοὺςmanyτῶνof thoseπροημαρτηκότωνhaving sinned beforeκαὶandμὴnotμετανοησάντωνhaving repentedἐπὶofτῇtheἀκαθαρσίᾳimpurityκαὶandπορνείᾳof sexual immoralityκαὶandἀσελγείᾳof sensualityᾗthatἔπραξαν.¶they have practiced.

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