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AndδὲIἐγὼwill most gladlyἥδισταspendδαπανήσωandκαὶbe spentἐκδαπανηθήσομαιforὑπὲρyour souls.τῶν ψυχῶν ὑμῶνIfεἰI loveἀγαπῶνyouὑμᾶςmore,περισσοτέρωςam I to be lovedἀγαπῶμαιless?ἧσσον
2 Corinthians 12:15
Study it in the app“And I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more, am I to be loved less?”
With the Greek beneath
2 Corinthians 12:15, word by word
- will most gladlyἥδισταhēdista
most gladly
Most gladly, with the greatest pleasure.
Where else “hēdista” appears- spendδαπανήσωdapanēsō
spend
Spend; spend freely, use up.
Where else “dapanēsō” appears- be spentἐκδαπανηθήσομαιekdapanēthēsomai
be spent
Be spent completely, worn out until there is nothing left.
Where else “ekdapanēthēsomai” appears- your soulsψυχῶνpsychōn
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “psychōn” appears- I loveἀγαπῶνagapōn
love
Love: to seek the good of the other, even of someone who does not deserve it.
Where else “agapōn” appears- moreπερισσοτέρωςperissoterōs
much more, especially
Much more, all the more, to a greater degree.
Where else “perissoterōs” appears- lessἧσσονhēsson
less
To a smaller degree.
Where else “hēsson” appears
The context
14Look, this third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden; for I do not seek what is yours but you. For children ought not to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
15 · This verse (above)
16But let it be so: I did not burden you; but being crafty, I caught you by deceit.