thatμὴwhen I comeἐλθόντος μουagainπάλινmy Godὁ θεός μουmay humbleταπεινώσῃmeμεbeforeπρὸςyou,ὑμᾶςandκαὶI may mournπενθήσωover manyπολλοὺςof those who have sinned beforeτῶν προημαρτηκότωνandκαὶhave notμὴchanged their mindsμετανοησάντωνaboutἐπὶthe impurityτῇ ἀκαθαρσίᾳandκαὶsexual immoralityπορνείᾳandκαὶdebaucheryἀσελγείᾳthatᾗthey practiced.ἔπραξαν
2 Corinthians 12:21
Study it in the app“that when I come again my God may humble me before you, and I may mourn over many of those who have sinned before and have not changed their minds about the impurity and sexual immorality and debauchery that they practiced.”
With the Greek beneath
2 Corinthians 12:21, word by word
- when I comeἐλθόντοςelthontos
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthontos” appears- againπάλινpalin
again
Once more, repeating what came before.
Where else “palin” appears- my Godθεόςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- may humbleταπεινώσῃtapeinōsēi
humble oneself
To make oneself small before God and others.
Where else “tapeinōsēi” appears- I may mournπενθήσωpenthēsō
mourn
Mourn, grieve for the dead or for a loss.
Where else “penthēsō” appears- over manyπολλοὺςpollous
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “pollous” appears- of those who have sinned beforeπροημαρτηκότωνproēmartēkotōn
sin before
Sin before, have sinned earlier.
Where else “proēmartēkotōn” appears- changed their mindsμετανοησάντωνmetanoēsantōn
change one's mind
Change one's mind: turn around one's way of thinking, and with it one's way of living, to return to God. It is usually translated "repent".
Where else “metanoēsantōn” appears- the impurityἀκαθαρσίᾳakatharsiai
impurity
A soiled life, above all sexually.
Where else “akatharsiai” appears- sexual immoralityπορνείᾳporneiai
sexual immorality
Having sex outside marriage.
Where else “porneiai” appears- debaucheryἀσελγείᾳaselgeiai
debauchery
Unrestrained immorality, debauchery.
Where else “aselgeiai” appears- they practicedἔπραξανepraxan
do
To carry out something, often evil.
Where else “epraxan” appears
The context
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;
21 · This verse (above)