2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians 12:17–19

¹⁷Did I exploit you by anyone I sent you? ¹⁸I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent our brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in any way? Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps?^b

¹⁹Have you been thinking all along that we were making a defense to you? We speak before God in Christ, and all of this, beloved, is to build you up.

Footnotes

b 12:18 Literally Did we not walk in the same Spirit? Not in the same footsteps?

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2 Corinthians 12:17

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Did I exploit	ἐπλεονέκτησα	epleonektēsa	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G4122 I take advantage of
you	ὑμᾶς	hymas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
by	δι’	di’	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
anyone	τινα	tina	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G5100 any one, some one
I sent	ἀπέσταλκα	apestalka	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss
you	ὑμᾶς	hymas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you

2 Corinthians 12:18

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I urged	παρεκάλεσα	parekalesa	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G3870 I summon, entreat, admonish, comfort
Titus	Τίτον	Titon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G5103 Titus
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
I sent	συναπέστειλα	synapesteila	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G4882 I send together with
brother	ἀδελφόν	adelphon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G80 a brother
Titus	Τίτος	Titos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5103 Titus
exploit	ἐπλεονέκτησεν	epleonektēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4122 I take advantage of
you	ὑμᾶς	hymas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
Did we not walk	περιεπατήσαμεν	periepatēsamen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G4043 I walk, conduct my life
in the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
same	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Neuter 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
Spirit	Πνεύματι	Pneumati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G4151 wind, breath, spirit
in the	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
same	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Neuter 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
footsteps	ἴχνεσιν	ichnesin	Noun - Dative Neuter Plural	G2487 a track, footstep

2 Corinthians 12:19

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Have you been thinking	δοκεῖτε	dokeite	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1380 I think, seem, appear, it seems
all along	Πάλαι	Palai	Adverb	G3819 of old, long ago
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
we were making a defense	ἀπολογούμεθα	apologoumetha	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural	G626 I give a defense, defend myself
to you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
We speak	λαλοῦμεν	laloumen	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G2980 I speak, say
before	κατέναντι	katenanti	Preposition	G2713 opposite, in front of
God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Christ	Χριστῷ	Christō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
and	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
all	πάντα	panta	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
of	τὰ	ta	Article - Nominative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
beloved	ἀγαπητοί	agapētoi	Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural	G27 loved, beloved
to build you up	οἰκοδομῆς	oikodomēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3619 the act of building, a building, edification

Cross-references

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2 Corinthians 12:18 2 Corinthians 8:6 · Romans 4:12

2 Corinthians 12:19 Romans 9:1 · 1 Corinthians 14:26 · 2 Corinthians 10:8 · 1 Corinthians 10:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.