2 Corinthians 2:4
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.”
θλῖψις
Tribulation, affliction, pressure. Thlipsis. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart I have overcome the world. Trouble is guaranteed. Victory is also guaranteed.
καρδία
of heart
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καρδία
Heart, inner self, the seat of life. Kardia. Create in me a pure heart O God. The heart is the control centre of life. What God changes in the heart changes everything else.
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γινώσκω
you may know
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γινώσκω
To know, to understand, to perceive. Ginosko. This is eternal life that they may know You. The deepest knowing is relational not informational. God wants to be known.
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δάκρυ
tears,
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δάκρυ
A tear — the most human of all expressions; God Himself promises to wipe every tear from your eyes. Not one tear you have ever cried has gone unnoticed by Him.
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ἔχω
I have
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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πολύς
many
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πολύς
Many, much, great. Polus. Much fruit. Many witnesses. Great grace. God is not stingy. He gives abundantly to those who are connected to the vine.
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γράφω
I wrote
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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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λυπέω
you may be grieved,
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λυπέω
to distress; reflexively or passively, to be sad
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συνοχή
anguish
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συνοχή
restraint, i.e. (figuratively) anxiety
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περισσοτέρως
more abundantly
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περισσοτέρως
more superabundantly
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