2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 6:9–10
9unknown, yet well-known; dying, and yet we live on; punished, yet not killed; 10sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
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2 Corinthians 6:9
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | ἀγνοούμενοι | agnooumenoi | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G50 I do not know, am ignorant of |
| yet | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| well-known | ἐπιγινωσκόμενοι | epiginōskomenoi | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1921 I come to know, discern, recognize |
| dying | ἀποθνήσκοντες | apothnēskontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G599 I am dying, am about to die |
| and yet | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| we live on | ζῶμεν | zōmen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G2198 I live |
| punished | παιδευόμενοι | paideuomenoi | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3811 I discipline, educate, train, chastise |
| yet | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| not killed | θανατούμενοι | thanatoumenoi | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2289 I put to death, subdue |
2 Corinthians 6:10
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sorrowful | λυπούμενοι | lypoumenoi | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3076 I pain, grieve, vex |
| yet | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| always | ἀεὶ | aei | Adverb | G104 always |
| rejoicing | χαίροντες | chairontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5463 I rejoice, am glad |
| poor | πτωχοὶ | ptōchoi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4434 poor, destitute |
| yet | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| many | πολλοὺς | pollous | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4183 much, many, often |
| rich | πλουτίζοντες | ploutizontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4148 I make rich |
| having | ἔχοντες | echontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| nothing | μηδὲν | mēden | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3367 no one, nothing |
| and yet | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| possessing | κατέχοντες | katechontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2722 I hold fast, bind, restrain |
| everything | πάντα | panta | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Corinthians 6:9 2 Corinthians 4:10–11 · Romans 8:36 · 2 Corinthians 1:8–10 · 2 Corinthians 4:2 · Psalm 118:17–18 · 1 Corinthians 4:9 · 2 Corinthians 11:6
2 Corinthians 6:10 John 16:22 · 2 Corinthians 8:9 · Revelation 2:9 · James 2:5 · Philippians 4:4 · 1 Peter 1:6–8 · Hebrews 10:34 · 1 Timothy 4:8 · 1 Thessalonians 1:6 · Proverbs 16:16 · Luke 16:11–12 · Colossians 3:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.