Berean Standard Bible

2 Corinthians 1:15-24

15ΚαὶKaiG2532τῇtēaG3588ConfidentπεποιθήσειpepoithēseiG4006of thisταύτῃtautēG3778,I plannedἐβουλόμηνeboulomēnG1014to visitπρὸς ἐλθεῖν,pros eltheinG2064 G4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771firstG4386,so thatἵναinaG2443you might receiveσχῆτεschēteG2192a doubleδευτέρανdeuteranG1208blessingχάρινcharinG5485.

16I wantedκαὶkaiG2532to visitδιελθεῖνdieltheinG1330youδι᾽ ὑμῶνdi᾽ humōnG1223 G4771on my way toεἰςeisG1519MacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109,andκαὶkaiG2532to returnπάλιν ἐλθεῖνpalin eltheinG2064 G3825toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771fromἀπὸapoG575MacedoniaΜακεδονίαςMakedoniasG3109,and thenκαὶkaiG2532to haveὑφ᾽huph᾽G5259youὑμῶνhumōnG4771help me on my wayπροπεμφθῆναιpropemphthēnaiG4311toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588JudeaἸουδαίαν.IoudaianG2449.

17οὖνounG3767When I plannedβουλόμενοςboulomenosG1014thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778ἄραaraG686,did I do itμήτι ἐχρησάμην,mēti echrēsamēnG3385 G5530τῇtēaG3588carelesslyἐλαφρίᾳelaphriaG1644?OrἢēG2228do I make my plansἃhaG1011 G3739byκατὰkataG2596human standardsσάρκαsarkaG4561,so asἵναinaG2443to say “YesναὶnaiG3483,yesναὶnaiG3483παρ᾽par᾽G3844ἐμοὶemoiG1473τὸtoG3588ᾖēG1510”and alsoκαὶkaiG2532τὸtoG3588“NoοὒouG3756,noοὔ;ouG3756”?

18ButδὲdeG1161as surely asὁhoG3588Godθεός,theosG2316isfaithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103ὅτιhotiG3754,ourG1473ὁhoG3588messageλόγοςlogosG3056ὁhoG3588toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756“YesναὶnaiG3483”andκαὶkaiG2532“Noοὔ·ouG3756.”

19ForγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547,whoὁhoG3588was proclaimedκηρυχθείς,kēruchtheisG2784amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771δι᾽di᾽G1223G1473byδι᾽di᾽G1223meG1473andκαὶkaiG2532SilvanusΣιλουανοῦSilouanouG4610andκαὶkaiG2532TimothyΤιμοθέου,TimotheouG5095,wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096notοὐκoukG3756“YesναὶnaiG3483”andκαὶkaiG2532“Noοὒ,ouG3756,”butἀλλὰallaG235inἐνenG1722HimαὐτῷautōG846it has always beenγέγονεν·gegonenG1096“YesναὶnaiG3483.”

20ForγὰρgarG1063allὅσαιhosaiG3745thepromisesἐπαγγελίαιepangeliaiG1860of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316areτὸtoG3588“Yesναί·naiG3483”inἐνenG1722ChristαὐτῷautōG846.AndκαὶkaiG2532soδιὸdioG1352throughδι᾽di᾽G1223HimαὐτοῦautouG846, ourτὸtoG3588“AmenἀμὴνamēnG281”is spokenδι᾽di᾽G1223 G1473toπρὸςprosG4314thegloryδόξανdoxanG1391τῷtōG3588of GodθεῷtheōG2316.

21NowδὲdeG1161it isGodθεός,theosG2316whoὁhoG3588establishesβεβαιῶνbebaiōnG950bothusG1473andσὺνsunG4862youὑμῖνhuminG4771inεἰςeisG1519ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547καὶkaiG2532.He anointedχρίσαςchrisasG5548usG1473,

22ὁhoG3588καὶkaiG2532placed His sealσφραγισάμενοςsphragisamenosG4972on usG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532putδοὺςdousG1325HisτὸνtonG3588SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151inἐνenG1722ourG1473τοῦtouG3588heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588ταῖςtaisG3588as a pledge of what is to comeἀρραβῶναarrabōnaG728.

23δὲdeG1161IG1473callἐπικαλοῦμαιepikaloumaiG1941τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316asἐπὶepiG1909myτὴν ψυχὴνtēn psuchēnG1699 G3588 G5590witnessμάρτυραmarturaG3144thatὅτιhotiG3754it was in orderto spareφειδόμενοςpheidomenosG5339youὑμῶνhumōnG4771thatI did not returnἦλθονēlthonG2064 G3765toεἰςeisG1519CorinthΚόρινθον·KorinthonG2882.

24NotοὐχouchG3756thatὅτιhotiG3754we lord it overκυριεύομενkurieuomenG2961yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102,butἀλλὰallaG235we areἐσμενesmenG1510fellow workersσυνεργοίsunergoiG4904with youὑμῶν·humōnG4771forτῆςtēsG3588yourjoyχαρᾶςcharasG5479,becauseγὰρgarG1063it isbyτῇtēaG3588faithπίστειpisteiG4102thatyou stand firmἑστήκατε.¶hestēkateG2476.

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