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2 Corinthians 5:12

We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart.
2 Corinthians 5:12
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

Οὐ πάλιν ἑαυτοὺς συνιστάνομεν ὑμῖν, ἀλλ᾽ ἀφορμὴν διδόντες ὑμῖν καυχήματος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν, ἵνα ἔχητε πρὸς τοὺς ἐν προσώπῳ καυχωμένους καὶ μὴ ἐν καρδίᾳ.

  1. ΟὐOu“Not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  2. πάλινpalin“again”
    Adverb · “again” · Strong's G3825
  3. ἑαυτοὺςhe'autous“ourselves”
    Reflexive pronoun, 1st person, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἑαυτοῦ · “my/your/him-self” · Strong's G1438
  4. συνιστάνομενsunistanomen“are we commending”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from συνίστημι, συνιστάω · “to commend” · Strong's G4921
  5. ὑμῖν,humin“to you,”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  6. ἀλλ᾽all᾽“but”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  7. ἀφορμὴνaphormēn“occasion”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἀφορμή · “opportunity” · Strong's G0874
  8. διδόντεςdidontes“are giving”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
  9. ὑμῖνhumin“to you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  10. καυχήματοςkauchēmatos“of boasting”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from καύχημα · “pride” · Strong's G2745
  11. ὑπὲρhuper“on behalf of”
    Preposition · from ὑπέρ · “above/for” · Strong's G5228
  12. ἡμῶν,hēmōn“us,”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  13. ἵναina“so that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  14. ἔχητεechēte“you may have [an answer]”
    Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 2nd person plural · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  15. πρὸςpros“toward”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  16. τοὺςtous“those”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  18. προσώπῳprosōpō“appearance”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from πρόσωπον · “face” · Strong's G4383
  19. καυχωμένουςkauchōmenous“boasting”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, accusative, plural, masculine · from καυχάομαι · “to boast” · Strong's G2744
  20. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  21. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  22. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  23. καρδίᾳ.kardia“[the] heart.”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from καρδία · “heart” · Strong's G2588
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)