2 Corinthians 12:6
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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.”
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.
ὑπέρ
more than
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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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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
I shall desire
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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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ἐάν
If
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ἐάν
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
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φείδομαι
I refrain
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φείδομαι
to be chary of, i.e. (subjectively) to abstain or (objectively) to treat leniently
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λογίζομαι
may credit
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λογίζομαι
to take an inventory, i.e. estimate (literally or figuratively)
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εἰμί
I will be
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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τὶς
anyone
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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ῥέω
I will be speaking;
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ῥέω
to utter, i.e. speak or say
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