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2 Corinthians 12:6 — King James Version← Study notes

“For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me.”


2 Corinthians 12:6 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Corinthians 12:626 words
GreekMeaning
ἐὰνean
IfwordG1437
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
θελήσωthelēsō
I shall desireverbG2309
καυχήσασθαιkauchēsasthai
to boastverbG2744
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἔσομαιesomai
I will beverbG1510
ἄφρωνaphrōn
a fooladjectiveG878
ἀλήθειανalētheian
the truthnounG225
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ἐρῶerō
I will be speakingverbG3004
φείδομαιpheidomai
I refrainverbG5339
δέde
howeverwordG1161
μήmē
lestwordG3361
τιςtis
anyonepronounG5100
εἰςeis
toprepositionG1519
ἐμὲeme
me myselfpronounG1473
λογίσηταιlogisētai
may creditverbG3049
ὑπὲρhyper
more thanprepositionG5228
ὃho
whatrelative pronounG3739
βλέπειblepei
he seesverbG991
μεme
in mepronounG1473
ἢē
orwordG2228
ἀκούειakouei
hearsverbG191
τιti
anythingpronounG5100
ἐξex
ofprepositionG1537
ἐμοῦemou
mepronounG1473
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 12:6

“But if I should even desire to glory, I shall not be foolish; for I shall speak the truth.” How then did you say before, “Would that you could bear with me a little in my foolishness;” 2 Corinthians 11:1 and, “That which I speak, I speak not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly;” 2 Corinthians 11:17 but here, “Though I should even desire to glory, I shall not be foolish?” Not in regard of glorying, but of lying; for if glorying be foolishness, how much more lying? It…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 26 on Second Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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