2 Corinthians 11:12
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we.”
ἵνα
That, in order that, so that. Hina. For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son in order that whoever believes in Him should not perish. The purpose of the cross is clear.
καυχάομαι
they are boasting,
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καυχάομαι
To boast, to glory, to exult. Kauchaomai. Let him who boasts boast in the Lord. The only legitimate boasting is about what God has done. Human achievement is a poor foundation.
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εὑρίσκω
they may be found
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εὑρίσκω
To find, to discover, to obtain. Heurisko. Seek and you will find. The finding is guaranteed for those who seek. God is findable because He wants to be found.
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ὅς
What
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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θέλω
desiring
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θέλω
To will, to wish, to desire. Thelo. I am willing be made clean. Jesus was always willing to heal, forgive and restore. His willingness has not changed.
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ποιέω
I do,
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ποιέω
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
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ἐκκόπτω
I may cut off
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ἐκκόπτω
to exscind; figuratively, to frustrate
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καθώς
even as
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καθώς
just (or inasmuch) as, that
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