Study it in the app“For even if I boast somewhat more about our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for demolishing you, I will not be ashamed.”
Forγὰρeven ifἐάν τεI boastκαυχήσωμαιsomewhatτιmoreπερισσότερόνaboutπερὶour authority,τῆς ἐξουσίας ἡμῶνwhichἧςthe Lordὁ κύριοςgaveἔδωκενforεἰςbuilding you upοἰκοδομὴνandκαὶnotοὐκforεἰςdemolishing you,καθαίρεσιν ὑμῶνI will notοὐκbe ashamed.αἰσχυνθήσομαι
boast
Boast, take pride in something; in a good sense, glory or rejoice in it.
Where else “kauchēsōmai” appearsmore, greater
More, greater; all the more.
Where else “perissoteron” appearsauthority
The right to command or act.
Where else “exousias” appearsLord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrios” appearsgive
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “edōken” appearsbuilding up
Helping others grow in faith.
Where else “oikodomēn” appearstearing down
Tearing down, destruction of what had been built up.
Where else “kathairesin” appearsbe ashamed
To be ashamed.
Where else “aischynthēsomai” appears7Look at what is before your face. If anyone is confident in himself that he belongs to the Messiah, let him consider this again within himself: that just as he belongs to the Messiah, so also do we.
8 · This verse (above)
9I say this so that I may not seem as if I would frighten you with the letters.
