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Have you been thinking all alongΠάλαι δοκεῖτεthatὅτιwe are defending ourselvesἀπολογούμεθαto you?ὑμῖνBeforeκατέναντιGodθεοῦwe speakλαλοῦμενinἐνthe Messiah;Χριστῷandδὲall things,τὰ πάνταbeloved,ἀγαπητοίareforὑπὲρyourὑμῶνbuilding up.τῆς οἰκοδομῆς
2 Corinthians 12:19
Study it in the app“Have you been thinking all along that we are defending ourselves to you? Before God we speak in the Messiah; and all things, beloved, are for your building up.”
With the Greek beneath
2 Corinthians 12:19, word by word
- Have you been thinking all alongΠάλαιPalai
long ago
Long ago, for a long time.
Where else “Palai” appears- Have you been thinking all alongδοκεῖτεdokeite
think
To hold something as true in one's mind, rightly or not.
Where else “dokeite” appears- we are defending ourselvesἀπολογούμεθαapologoumetha
defend oneself
Defend oneself, speak in one's defense.
Where else “apologoumetha” appears- Beforeκατέναντιkatenanti
opposite
Opposite, across from; in front of.
Where else “katenanti” appears- Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- we speakλαλοῦμενlaloumen
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “laloumen” appears- the MessiahΧριστῷChristōi
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christōi” appears- belovedἀγαπητοίagapētoi
beloved
Beloved, dear.
Where else “agapētoi” appears- building upοἰκοδομῆςoikodomēs
building up
Helping others grow in faith.
Where else “oikodomēs” appears
The context
18I urged Titus to go and sent along with him the brother. Surely Titus did not take advantage of you? Did we not walk in the same spirit? Did we not walk in the same footsteps?
19 · This verse (above)
20For I fear that perhaps when I come I may find you not such as I wish, and I may be found by you such as you do not wish; that perhaps there may be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, rivalries, slanders, gossip, arrogance, disorders;