2 Corinthians 12:20
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:”
φοβέω
To fear, to be afraid, to reverence. Phobeo. Do not fear those who kill the body. Fear God and nothing else needs to be feared. He holds what every other fear threatens.
ζῆλος
jealousy,
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ζῆλος
properly, heat, i.e. (figuratively) "zeal" (in a favorable sense, ardor; in an unfavorable one, jealousy, as of a husband (figuratively, of God), or an enemy, malice)
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εὑρίσκω
I may find
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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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θέλω
I wish
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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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ἔρχομαι
having come
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ἔρχομαι
To come, to go, to arrive. Erchomai. Come Lord Jesus. The final prayer of Scripture is an invitation. The church lives in expectation of His return.
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οἷος
such as
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οἷος
such or what sort of (as a correlation or exclamation); especially the neuter (adverbially) with negative, not so
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ψιθυρισμός
gossip,
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ψιθυρισμός
by implication, a slander; probably akin to G5574 (ψεύδομαι)); whispering, i.e. secret detraction
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-πώς
perhaps
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-πώς
an enclitic particle of indefiniteness of manner; somehow or anyhow; used only in composition
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ἐριθεία
contentions
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ἐριθεία
properly, intrigue, i.e. (by implication) faction
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φυσίωσις
conceit,
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φυσίωσις
inflation, i.e. (figuratively) haughtiness
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ἔρις
a quarrel,
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ἔρις
a quarrel, i.e. (by implication) wrangling
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θυμός
anger,
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θυμός
passion (as if breathing hard)
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καταλαλία
slander,
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καταλαλία
defamation
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