2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians 10:17–18

¹⁷Rather, “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”^a ¹⁸For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Rather	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
him who	Ὁ	Ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
boasts	καυχώμενος	kauchōmenos	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2744 I boast, glory
boast	καυχάσθω	kauchasthō	Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G2744 I boast, glory
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Lord	Κυρίῳ	Kyriō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
it is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
not	οὐ	ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
who commends	συνιστάνων	synistanōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4921 I commend, prove, am composed of, cohere
himself	ἑαυτὸν	heauton	Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G1438 himself, herself, itself
approved	δόκιμος	dokimos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1384 approved, acceptable
but	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
the one whom	ὃν	hon	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Lord	Κύριος	Kyrios	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
commends	συνίστησιν	synistēsin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4921 I commend, prove, am composed of, cohere

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

2 Corinthians 10:17 Jeremiah 9:23–24 · 1 Corinthians 1:31 · James 1:9–10 · Isaiah 65:16 · Psalm 105:3 · 1 Corinthians 1:29 · Philippians 3:3 · Jeremiah 4:2 · Galatians 6:13–14 · Romans 5:11

2 Corinthians 10:18 Proverbs 21:2 · Luke 16:15 · Romans 2:29 · 1 Corinthians 4:5 · 2 Corinthians 10:12 · John 12:43 · Luke 18:10–14 · Proverbs 27:2 · John 5:42–44 · Romans 14:18 · 1 Peter 1:7 · 2 Corinthians 13:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.