2 Corinthians 11:21 BSB

Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
κατὰ	kata	As to	G2596 →
ἀτιμίαν	atimian	dishonor	G819 →
λέγω,	legō	I speak,	G3004 →
ὡς	hōs	as	G5613 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
ἡμεῖς	hēmeis	we ourselves	G3165 →
ἠσθενήκαμεν·	ēsthenēkamen	have been weak!	G770 →
ἐν	en	In	G1722 →
ᾧ	hō	whatever	G3739 →
δ᾽	d᾽	however	G1161 →
ἄν	an	maybe	G302 →
τις	tis	anyone	G5100 →
τολμᾷ,	tolma	may be daring —	G5111 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
ἀφροσύνῃ	aphrosunē	foolishness	G877 →
λέγω,	legō	I speak —	G3004 →
τολμῶ	tolmō	am daring	G5111 →
κἀγώ.	kagō	I myself also.	G1473 →G2532 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Corinthians 13:10
This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I am present I will not need to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for…
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 10:8
  For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.
- 2 Corinthians 2:3
  I wrote as I did so that on my arrival I would not be saddened by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would share…
- Titus 1:13
  This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith
Through
2 Corinthians 10:10
For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 1:17
  For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
- Exodus 4:10
  “Please, Lord,” Moses replied, “I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since You have spoken to Your servant, for I am slow of speech and tongue.”
- 2 Corinthians 11:6
  Although I am not a polished speaker, I am certainly not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every way possible.
- Jeremiah 1:6
  “Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”
Through
2 Corinthians 11:17
In this confident boasting of mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as a fool.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 7:12
  To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

2 Corinthians 10:10For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”2 Corinthians 11:1I hope you will bear with a little of my foolishness, but you are already doing that.2 Corinthians 11:17In this confident boasting of mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as a fool.2 Corinthians 10:1–2Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.Philippians 3:3–6For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—2 Corinthians 13:10This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I am present I will not need to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.2 Corinthians 11:22–27Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.1 Corinthians 8:9Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.2 Corinthians 10:1Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.2 Corinthians 7:4Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride in you; I am filled with encouragement; in all our troubles my joy overflows.Philemon 1:8So although in Christ I am bold enough to order you to do what is proper,Matthew 18:31When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to their master.

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