2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians 11:2

2I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
I am jealous forζηλῶzēlōVerb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularG2206 I am jealous, eager for
youὑμᾶςhymasPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralG4771 you
with a godlyΘεοῦTheouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
jealousyζήλῳzēlōNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG2205 eagerness, zeal, rivalry
ForγὰρgarConjunctionG1063 for
I promisedἡρμοσάμηνhērmosamēnVerb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person SingularG718 I fit, join
youὑμᾶςhymasPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralG4771 you
to oneἑνὶheniAdjective - Dative Masculine SingularG1520 one
husbandἀνδρὶandriNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG435 a male human being, a man
to presentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiVerb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveG3936 I bring, present, come up to and stand by
a pureἁγνὴνhagnēnAdjective - Accusative Feminine SingularG53 pure, chaste
virginπαρθένονparthenonNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG3933 a virgin
to ChristΧριστῷChristōNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ

Cross-references

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Hosea 2:19–20 · Ephesians 5:26–27 · Isaiah 54:5 · Colossians 1:28 · Leviticus 21:13–15 · John 3:29 · Isaiah 62:4–5

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