2 Corinthians 5:12 BSB

Original language & word study

23 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Οὐ	Ou	Not	G3756 →
πάλιν	palin	again	G3825 →
ἑαυτοὺς	he'autous	ourselves	G1438 →
συνιστάνομεν	sunistanomen	are we commending	G4921 →
ὑμῖν,	humin	to you,	G4771 →
ἀλλ᾽	all᾽	but	G235 →
ἀφορμὴν	aphormēn	occasion	G874 →
διδόντες	didontes	are giving	G1325 →
ὑμῖν	humin	to you	G4771 →
καυχήματος	kauchēmatos	of boasting	G2745 →
ὑπὲρ	huper	on behalf of	G5228 →
ἡμῶν,	hēmōn	us,	G3165 →
ἵνα	ina	so that	G2443 →
ἔχητε	echēte	you may have [an answer]	G2192 →
πρὸς	pros	toward	G4314 →
τοὺς	tous	those	G3588 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
προσώπῳ	prosōpō	appearance	G4383 →
καυχωμένους	kauchōmenous	boasting	G2744 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
καρδίᾳ.	kardia	[the] heart.	G2588 →

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
2 Corinthians 10:18
For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 10:12
  We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they show their ignorance.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Proverbs 21:2
  All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.
- Luke 16:15
  So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
- Romans 2:29
  No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come…
- 1 Corinthians 4:5
  Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each…
Through
2 Corinthians 1:14
as you have already understood us in part, so that you may boast of us just as we will boast of you in the day of our Lord Jesus.
leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 2:19–20
  After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?
- Philippians 2:16
  as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
Through
2 Corinthians 3:1
Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you?
leads to
- 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.

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 3:1Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you?2 Corinthians 10:7You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should remind himself that we belong to Christ just as much as he does.2 Corinthians 1:14as you have already understood us in part, so that you may boast of us just as we will boast of you in the day of our Lord Jesus.Philippians 1:26so that through my coming to you again your exultation in Christ Jesus will resound on account of me.Galatians 6:12–14Those who want to make a good impression outwardly are trying to compel you to be circumcised. They only do this to avoid persecution for the cross of Christ.2 Corinthians 11:12–16But I will keep on doing what I am doing, in order to undercut those who want an opportunity to be regarded as our equals in the things of which they boast.2 Corinthians 10:18For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.Romans 4:2If Abraham was indeed justified by works, he had something to boast about, but not before God.Proverbs 27:2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips.2 Corinthians 10:12We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they show their ignorance.2 Corinthians 12:1–9I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to gain, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.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.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.2 Corinthians 6:4Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;2 Corinthians 11:12But I will keep on doing what I am doing, in order to undercut those who want an opportunity to be regarded as our equals in the things of which they boast.

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