2 Corinthians 5:11
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.”
οὖν
Therefore, then, accordingly. Therefore since we have been justified through faith we have peace with God. The therefore of Scripture always builds on something God has already done.
πείθω
we persuade
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πείθω
To persuade, to trust, to be confident. Peitho. I am confident that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion. God finishes what He starts in those who yield.
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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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θεός
to 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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φόβος
fear
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φόβος
Fear, reverence, terror. Phobos. Perfect love casts out fear. Fear and love cannot fully coexist. As love grows fear shrinks. Let love displace what fear has occupied.
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φανερόω
to have been made manifest.
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φανερόω
to have been made manifest.
to render apparent (literally or figuratively)
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συνείδησις
consciences
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συνείδησις
co-perception, i.e. moral consciousness
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ἐλπίζω
I hope
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ἐλπίζω
to expect or confide
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