God & Savior

2 Corinthians 1:21-22

21Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us, 22placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.
2 Corinthians 1:21-22
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Verse 21

Original language (Greek)

ὁ δὲ βεβαιῶν ἡμᾶς σὺν ὑμῖν εἰς Χριστὸν καὶ χρίσας ἡμᾶς θεός,

  1. ὁho“The [One]”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. βεβαιῶνbebaiōn“establishing”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from βεβαιόω · “to confirm” · Strong's G0950
  4. ἡμᾶςhēmas“us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  5. σὺνsun“with”
    Preposition · from σύν · “with” · Strong's G4862
  6. ὑμῖνhumin“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  7. εἰςeis“unto”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  8. ΧριστὸνChriston“Christ”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Χριστός · “Christ” · Strong's G5547
  9. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  10. χρίσαςchrisas“having anointed”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from χρίω · “to anoint” · Strong's G5548
  11. ἡμᾶςhēmas“us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  12. θεός,theos“[is] God,”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316

Verse 22

Original language (Greek)

ὁ καὶ σφραγισάμενος ἡμᾶς καὶ δοὺς τὸν ἀρραβῶνα τοῦ πνεύματος ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ἡμῶν.

  1. ὁho“the [One]”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  3. σφραγισάμενοςsphragisamenos“having sealed”
    Verb, aorist, middle, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from σφραγίζω · “to seal” · Strong's G4972
  4. ἡμᾶςhēmas“us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  5. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  6. δοὺςdous“having given”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
  7. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. ἀρραβῶναarrabōna“pledge”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἀρραβών · “guarantee” · Strong's G0728
  9. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. πνεύματοςpneumatos“Spirit”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from πνεῦμα · “spirit/breath” · Strong's G4151G
  11. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  12. ταῖςtais“the”
    Article, dative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. καρδίαιςkardiais“hearts”
    Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from καρδία · “heart” · Strong's G2588
  14. ἡμῶν.hēmōn“of us.”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)