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2 Corinthians 11:27 — King James Version← Study notes

In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.


2 Corinthians 11:27Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Corinthians 11:2717 words
GreekMeaning
κόπῳkopō
labornounG2873
καὶkai
andwordG2532
μόχθῳmochthō
toilnounG3449
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ἀγρυπνίαιςagrypniais
watchingsnounG70
πολλάκιςpollakis
oftenadverbG4178
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
λιμῷlimō
hungernounG3042
καὶkai
andwordG2532
δίψειdipsei
thirstnounG1373
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
νηστείαιςnēsteiais
fastingsnounG3521
πολλάκιςpollakis
oftenadverbG4178
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ψύχειpsychei
coldnounG5592
καὶkai
andwordG2532
γυμνότητιgymnotēti
nakednessnounG1132
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 11:27

“In labor and travail.” Perils succeed to labors, labors to perils, one upon other and unintermitted, and allowed him not to take breath even for a little. “In journeyings often, in hunger and thirst and nakedness, besides those things that are without.” What is left out is more than what is enumerated. Yea rather, one cannot count the number of those even which are enumerated; for he has not set them down specifically, but has mentioned those the number of which was small…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 25 on Second Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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