2 Corinthians 4:2
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.”
λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
φανέρωσις
manifestation
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φανέρωσις
A manifestation, a showing forth. Phanerosis. The manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. Every spiritual gift is for the benefit of others not the display of the giver.
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πᾶς
every
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πᾶς
All, every, whole, any. Pas. All things work together for good. All authority has been given to Me. All the promises of God are yes in Christ. God thinks in absolutes of blessing.
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θεός
God.
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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περιπατέω
walking
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περιπατέω
To walk, to live, to conduct oneself. Peripateo. Walk worthy of the calling to which you have been called. How you live is the walking commentary on what you believe.
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συνιστάω
commending
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συνιστάω
to set together, i.e. (by implication) to introduce (favorably), or (figuratively) to exhibit; intransitively, to stand near, or (figuratively) to constitute
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ἑαυτοῦ
ourselves
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ἑαυτοῦ
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
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πανουργία
craftiness
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πανουργία
adroitness, i.e. (in a bad sense) trickery or sophistry
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μηδέ
nor
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μηδέ
but not, not even; in a continued negation, nor
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δολόω
falsifying
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δολόω
to ensnare, i.e. (figuratively) adulterate
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συνείδησις
conscience
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συνείδησις
co-perception, i.e. moral consciousness
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κρυπτός
hidden things
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κρυπτός
concealed, i.e. private
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