2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 6:3–4
3We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no one can discredit our ministry.
4Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;
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.
2 Corinthians 6:3
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We put | διδόντες | didontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1325 I offer, give |
| no | Μηδεμίαν | Mēdemian | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3367 no one, nothing |
| obstacle | προσκοπήν | proskopēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4349 a cause of stumbling |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| so that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| no one | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| can discredit | μωμηθῇ | mōmēthē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G3469 I blame, slander |
| ministry | διακονία | diakonia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1248 waiting at table, service, ministration |
2 Corinthians 6:4
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rather | ἀλλ’ | all’ | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| as | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| servants | διάκονοι | diakonoi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1249 a waiter, servant, administrator |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| we commend | συνιστάνοντες | synistanontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4921 I commend, prove, am composed of, cohere |
| ourselves | ἑαυτοὺς | heautous | Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G1438 himself, herself, itself |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| every way | παντὶ | panti | Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| great | πολλῇ | pollē | Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular | G4183 much, many, often |
| endurance | ὑπομονῇ | hypomonē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G5281 endurance, steadfastness |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| troubles | θλίψεσιν | thlipsesin | Noun - Dative Feminine Plural | G2347 persecution, affliction, distress |
| hardships | ἀνάγκαις | anankais | Noun - Dative Feminine Plural | G318 necessity, constraint, compulsion |
| calamities | στενοχωρίαις | stenochōriais | Noun - Dative Feminine Plural | G4730 a narrow space, great distress |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Corinthians 6:3 Romans 14:13 · 1 Corinthians 9:12 · Matthew 17:27 · 1 Corinthians 10:32–33 · 1 Corinthians 9:22 · Matthew 18:6 · 1 Corinthians 8:9–13 · 1 Corinthians 10:23–24
2 Corinthians 6:4 2 Corinthians 12:10 · 2 Corinthians 4:8 · 2 Corinthians 11:27 · 1 Corinthians 4:11–12 · Romans 8:35–36 · Romans 5:3–4 · Philippians 4:11–12 · Revelation 3:10 · 2 Corinthians 12:12 · 1 Corinthians 3:5 · Joel 2:17 · 2 Corinthians 3:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.