2 Corinthians 13:10 — King James Version← Study notes
“Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.”
2 Corinthians 13:10 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 2 Corinthians 13:1024 words
διὰdiathrough / because of
τοῦτοtoutohe (it was that), hereof, it
ταῦταtautahe (it was that), hereof, it
ἀπὼνapōnbe absent
γράφωgraphōdescribe, write(-ing, -ten)
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
παρὼνparōncome, be here, + lack
μὴmēnot
ἀποτόμωςapotomōssharply(-ness)
χρήσωμαιchrēsōmaientreat, use
κατὰkataabout, according as (to), after
τὴνtēnthe
ἐξουσίανexousianauthority, jurisdiction, liberty
ἣνhēnwho / which
ὁhothe
κύριοςkyriosLord
ἔδωκένedōkengive
μοιmoiI
εἰςeisinto / to
οἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnbuilding, edify(-ication, -ing)
καὶkaiand / also
οὐκouknot
εἰςeisinto / to
καθαίρεσινkathairesindestruction, pulling
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ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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