2 Corinthians 12:13
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except it be that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.”
χαρίζομαι
To forgive, to give freely, to grant. Charizomai. Forgiving one another as God in Christ forgave you. The standard for our forgiveness of others is the standard of God's forgiveness of us.
ἐκκλησία
of the] churches,
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ἐκκλησία
Assembly, church, called out ones. Ekklesia. I will build my church. The church is not a building or a programme. It is a people called out by God and gathered around Jesus.
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ὑπέρ
beyond
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ὑπέρ
Above, beyond, more than. Huper. He is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think. God does not meet expectations. He exceeds them beyond measurement.
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οὗτος
this!
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οὗτος
This, this one, this person. This is My Son whom I love. With Him I am well pleased. The words spoken over Jesus are spoken over you through your union with Him.
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ἡττάω
you were inferior
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ἡττάω
to make worse, i.e. vanquish (literally or figuratively); by implication, to rate lower
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καταναρκάω
did burden
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καταναρκάω
to grow utterly torpid, i.e. (by implication) slothful (figuratively, expensive)
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τίς
In what
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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εἰμί
is it
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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εἰ
only
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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λοιποί
rest
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λοιποί
remaining ones
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