2 Corinthians 13:10
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“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.”
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.
χράομαι
I may treat you
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χράομαι
to furnish what is needed; (give an oracle, "graze" (touch slightly), light upon, etc.), i.e. (by implication) to employ or (by extension) to act towards one in a given manner
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κύριος
Lord
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κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
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ἐξουσία
authority
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ἐξουσία
Authority, right, power. Exousia. All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Jesus delegates His authority to His church. We operate under His commission.
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οἰκοδομή
building up
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οἰκοδομή
Building up, edification, construction. Oikodome. Let us do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. Every word spoken in the church should build not destroy.
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οὗτος
therefore
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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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δίδωμι
has given
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δίδωμι
To give, to grant, to bestow. Didomi. God so loved the world that He gave. Giving is the language of love. The greatest gift is always the giver themselves.
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γράφω
I write,
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γράφω
To write, to record. These things are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ and have life in His name.
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πάρειμι
being present
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πάρειμι
to be near, i.e. at hand; neuter present participle (singular) time being, or (plural) property
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διά
Because of
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διά
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
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καθαίρεσις
tearing down.
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καθαίρεσις
demolition; figuratively, extinction
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