Study it in the app“So even though I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of the one who did wrong nor for the sake of the one who was wronged but so that your earnestness for us might be made manifest to you before God.”
SoἄραevenκαὶthoughεἰI wroteἔγραψαto you,ὑμῖνit wasnotοὐχfor the sake ofἕνεκενthe one who did wrongτοῦ ἀδικήσαντοςnorοὐδὲfor the sake ofἕνεκενthe one who was wrongedτοῦ ἀδικηθέντοςbutἀλλ’so thatἕνεκεν τοῦyour earnestnessτὴν σπουδὴν ὑμῶνforτὴν ὑπὲρusἡμῶνmight be made manifestφανερωθῆναιtoπρὸςyouὑμᾶςbeforeἐνώπιονGod.τοῦ θεοῦ
then, so
So then, therefore.
Where else “ara” appearswrite
To set down words in writing: letters, laws, books.
Where else “egrapsa” appearsbecause of
On account of, for the sake of.
Where else “heneken” appearswrong
To mistreat someone unfairly.
Where else “adikēsantos” appearsdiligence
Putting serious care into something.
Where else “spoudēn” appearsreveal, make known
Reveal, show, make known.
Where else “phanerōthēnai” appearsbefore, in front of
In front of, in the presence of.
Where else “enōpion” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appearsSome manuscripts switch the pronouns: “our earnestness on your behalf”; the apparatus used does not record it.
11For look at this very thing, being grieved according to God: how much earnestness it produced in you, even defense, even indignation, even fear, even longing, even zeal, even punishment! In everything you showed yourselves to be pure in the matter.
12 · This verse (above)
13For this reason we have been comforted. And besides our comfort we rejoiced still more at the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.
