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Forγὰρnotοὐthe one whoὁcommendsσυνιστάνωνhimself,ἑαυτὸνthat oneἐκεῖνόςisἐστινapproved,δόκιμοςbutἀλλὰthe one whomὃνthe Lordὁ κύριοςcommends.συνίστησιν
2 Corinthians 10:18
Study it in the app“For not the one who commends himself, that one is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.”
With the Greek beneath
2 Corinthians 10:18, word by word
- commendsσυνιστάνωνsynistanōn
commend
To present someone as trustworthy.
Where else “synistanōn” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- approvedδόκιμοςdokimos
approved
Approved: tested and found genuine.
Where else “dokimos” appears- the Lordκύριοςkyrios
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrios” appears
The context
17But “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”
18 · This verse (above)