2 Corinthians 12:6 BSB

Original language & word study

26 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἐὰν	ean	If	G1437 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
θελήσω	thelēsō	I shall desire	G2309 →
καυχήσασθαι,	kauchēsasthai	to boast,	G2744 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἔσομαι	esomai	I will be	G1510 →
ἄφρων·	aphrōn	a fool;	G878 →
ἀλήθειαν	alētheian	[the] truth	G225 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
ἐρῶ·	erō	I will be speaking;	G4483 →
φείδομαι	pheidomai	I refrain	G5339 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
μή	mē	lest	G3361 →
τις	tis	anyone	G5100 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
ἐμὲ	eme	me myself	G1473 →
λογίσηται	logisētai	may credit	G3049 →
ὑπὲρ	huper	more than	G5228 →
ὃ	ho	what	G3739 →
βλέπει	blepei	he sees	G991 →
με,	me	in me,	G3165 →
ἢ	ē	or	G2228 →
ἀκούει	akouei	hears	G191 →
τι	ti	anything	G5100 →
ἐξ	ex	of	G1537 →
ἐμοῦ	emou	me	G1473 →

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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Where the connections lead

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
1 Corinthians 3:5
What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 6:4
  Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;
- 2 Corinthians 6:1
  As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
- 1 Peter 4:10
  As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.
- 2 Corinthians 3:6
  And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
- 1 Corinthians 3:10
  By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.
Through
2 Corinthians 11:16
I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then receive me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 11:1
  I hope you will bear with a little of my foolishness, but you are already doing that.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
2 Corinthians 12:11
I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 11:5
  I consider myself in no way inferior to those “super-apostles.”
Through
2 Corinthians 11:31
The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, knows that I am not lying.
leads to
- Romans 9:5
  Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.

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.

1 Corinthians 4:6Brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written. Then you will not take pride in one man over another.2 Corinthians 11:16I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then receive me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.2 Corinthians 11:31The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, knows that I am not lying.2 Corinthians 10:8–10For 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 12:11I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.1 Corinthians 4:1So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.2 Corinthians 10:8For 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.1 Corinthians 3:5What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.Job 24:25If this is not so, then who can prove me a liar and reduce my words to nothing?”2 Corinthians 12:7or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.1 Corinthians 3:9–10For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.2 Corinthians 5:13If we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.2 Corinthians 1:18But as surely as God is faithful, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No.”Romans 15:18I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed,Romans 9:1I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.

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