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1 Corinthians 2:3 — King James Version← Study notes

And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.


1 Corinthians 2:3Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 2:313 words
GreekMeaning
κἀγὼkagō
And I myselfpronounG2504
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ἀσθενείᾳastheneia
weaknessnounG769
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
φόβῳphobō
fearnounG5401
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τρόμῳtromō
tremblingnounG5156
πολλῷpollō
muchadjectiveG4183
ἐγενόμηνegenomēn
wasverbG1096
πρὸςpros
withprepositionG4314
ὑμᾶςhymas
youpronounG4771
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 2:3

“And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.” This again is another topic: for not only are the believers unlearned persons; not only is he that speaks unlearned; not only is the manner of the teaching of an unlearned cast throughout; not only was the thing preached of itself enough to stagger people; (for the cross and death were the message brought;) but together with these there were also other hindrances, the dangers, and the plots, and the daily…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 6 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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