2 Corinthians 1:15

“And with this confidence I wanted to come to you first, so that you might have a second grace,”

2 Corinthians 1:15 · direct translation from the Greek
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2 Corinthians 1:15, word by word

confidenceπεποιθήσειpepoithēsei

confidence

Confidence, trust placed in someone.

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I wantedἐβουλόμηνeboulomēn

want, intend

Want firmly, resolve, intend.

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to comeἐλθεῖνelthein

come

To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.

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firstπρότερονproteron

before, former

Before, earlier; the former.

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you might haveσχῆτεschēte

have

To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.

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a secondδευτέρανdeuteran

second

Second.

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graceχάρινcharin

grace

A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.

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Translation note· on the manuscripts

“A second grace”: it can be understood as a second visit (compare 1:16) or as a double benefit. Other manuscripts read “joy.”

The context

14just as you also have understood us in part, that we are your boast, just as you also are ours on the day of our Lord Jesus.

15 · This verse (above)

16and to pass through you into Macedonia, and to come back from Macedonia to you and to be sent on my way by you to Judea.

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