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2 Corinthians 1:18 — King James Version← Study notes

But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.


2 Corinthians 1:18Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Corinthians 1:1816 words
GreekMeaning
πιστὸςpistos
FaithfuladjectiveG4103
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
ho
thearticleG3588
θεὸςtheos
God isnounG2316
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
ho
thearticleG3588
λόγοςlogos
wordnounG3056
ἡμῶνhēmōn
IpronounG1473
ho
thearticleG3588
πρὸςpros
toprepositionG4314
ὑμᾶςhymas
youpronounG4771
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἔστινestin
am, have been, is IverbG1510
ΝαὶNai
YesparticleG3483
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ΟὔOu
NoparticleG3756
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 1:18

“But as God is faithful, our word toward you was not yea and nay.” He skillfully overturns a rising objection. For one might say, If after having promised, you have put off coming, and yea is not yea, and nay nay, with you, but what you say now you unsay afterwards, as you did in the case of this Journey: woe is unto us, if all this were the case in the Preaching too. Now lest they should have these thoughts and be troubled thereat, he says, “But as God is faithful, our word…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 3 on Second Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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