2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 13:10
10This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I am present I will not need to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is why | τοῦτο | touto | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| I write | γράφω | graphō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1125 I write |
| these things | ταῦτα | tauta | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| while absent | ἀπὼν | apōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G548 I am absent |
| so that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| when I am present | παρὼν | parōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3918 I am present, am near |
| I will not need to be | χρήσωμαι | chrēsōmai | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 1st Person Singular | G5530 I use, make use of, deal with |
| severe | ἀποτόμως | apotomōs | Adverb | G664 sharply, severely |
| in my use of | κατὰ | kata | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| authority | ἐξουσίαν | exousian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1849 power, authority, weight |
| that | ἣν | hēn | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 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 |
| gave | ἔδωκέν | edōken | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1325 I offer, give |
| me | μοι | moi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| for | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| building | οἰκοδομὴν | oikodomēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3619 the act of building, a building, edification |
| not | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| for | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| tearing | καθαίρεσιν | kathairesin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2506 taking down, destroying |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Corinthians 10:8 · 2 Corinthians 2:3 · Titus 1:13 · 2 Corinthians 10:2 · 1 Corinthians 4:21 · 2 Corinthians 13:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.