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2 Corinthians 1:15-24

15AndΚαὶKaiG2532in thisταύτῃtautēG3778confidenceτῇ πεποιθήσειtēa pepoithēseiG3588 G4006I was mindedἐβουλόμηνeboulomēnG1014to comeἐλθεῖν,eltheinG2064untoπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771beforeG4386,thatἵναinaG2443ye might haveσχῆτεschēteG2192a secondδευτέρανdeuteranG1208benefitχάρινcharinG5485;

16AndκαὶkaiG2532to passδιελθεῖνdieltheinG1330byδι᾽di᾽G1223youὑμῶνhumōnG4771intoεἰςeisG1519MacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109,andκαὶkaiG2532to comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064againπάλινpalinG3825out ofἀπὸapoG575MacedoniaΜακεδονίαςMakedoniasG3109untoπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532ofὑφ᾽huph᾽G5259youὑμῶνhumōnG4771to be brought on my wayπροπεμφθῆναιpropemphthēnaiG4311towardεἰςeisG1519Judaeaτὴν Ἰουδαίαν.tēn IoudaianG3588 G2449.

17When I thereforeοὖνounG3767wasG1011thusτοῦτοtoutoG3778mindedG1011,didG3361G5100G687I useἐχρησάμην,echrēsamēnG5530lightnessτῇ ἐλαφρίᾳtēa elaphriaG3588 G1644?orἢēG2228the thingsἃhaG3739that I purposeβουλεύομαιbouleuomaiG1011,do I purposeβουλεύομαι,bouleuomaiG1011according toκατὰkataG2596the fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561,thatἵναinaG2443withπαρ᾽par᾽G3844meἐμοὶemoiG1473there should beᾖēG1510τὸtoG3588yeaναὶnaiG3483yeaναὶnaiG3483,andκαὶkaiG2532τὸtoG3588nayοὒouG3756nayοὔ;ouG3756?

18ὁhoG3588ButδὲdeG1161asGodθεός, ὁtheos hoG3588 G2316istrueπιστὸςpistosG4103,ὅτιhotiG3754ourG1473wordλόγος ὁlogos hoG3588 G3056towardπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771wasG1096notοὐκoukG3756yeaναὶnaiG3483andκαὶkaiG2532nayοὔ·ouG3756.

19ὁhoG3588ForγὰρgarG1063the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547,whoὁhoG3588was preachedκηρυχθείς,kēruchtheisG2784amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771byδι᾽di᾽G1223usG1473, evenbyδι᾽di᾽G1223meG1473andκαὶkaiG2532SilvanusΣιλουανοῦSilouanouG4610andκαὶkaiG2532TimothyΤιμοθέου,TimotheouG5095,wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096notοὐκoukG3756yeaναὶnaiG3483andκαὶkaiG2532nayοὒ,ouG3756,butἀλλὰallaG235inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846wasγέγονεν·gegonenG1096yeaναὶnaiG3483.

20τὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588ForγὰρgarG1063allὅσαιhosaiG3745the promisesἐπαγγελίαιepangeliaiG1860of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316inG1722himαὐτῷautōG846areyeaναί·naiG3483,andκαὶkaiG2532inG1722himαὐτοῦautouG846AmenἀμὴνamēnG281,untoπρὸςprosG4314the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391of Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316byG1223usG1473.

21NowδὲdeG1161he whichὁhoG3588stablishethβεβαιῶνbebaiōnG950usG1473withσὺνsunG4862youὑμῖνhuminG4771inεἰςeisG1519ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547,andκαὶkaiG2532hath anointedχρίσαςchrisasG5548usG1473, isGodθεός,theosG2316;

22WhoὁhoG3588hathG4972alsoκαὶkaiG2532sealedσφραγισάμενοςsphragisamenosG4972usG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532givenδοὺςdousG1325the earnestτὸν ἀρραβῶναton arrabōnaG3588 G728of the Spiritτοῦ πνεύματοςtou pneumatosG3588 G4151inἐνenG1722ourG1473heartsταῖς καρδίαιςtais kardiaisG3588 G2588.

23τὸνtonG3588MoreoverδὲdeG1161IG1473callἐπικαλοῦμαιepikaloumaiG1941Godθεὸν τὴνtheon tēnG3588 G2316for a recordμάρτυραmarturaG3144uponἐπὶepiG1909myG1699soulψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590,thatὅτιhotiG3754to spareφειδόμενοςpheidomenosG5339youὑμῶνhumōnG4771I cameἦλθονēlthonG2064not as yetG3765untoεἰςeisG1519CorinthΚόρινθον·KorinthonG2882.

24τῆςtēsG3588NotοὐχouchG3756for thatὅτιhotiG3754we have dominionκυριεύομενkurieuomenG2961over yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771faithπίστεως, τῆςpisteōs tēsG3588 G4102,butἀλλὰallaG235areἐσμενesmenG1510helpersσυνεργοίsunergoiG4904of yourὑμῶν·humōnG4771joyχαρᾶς τῇcharas tēaG3588 G5479:forγὰρgarG1063by faithπίστειpisteiG4102ye standἑστήκατε.¶hestēkateG2476.

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