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2 Corinthians 12:15

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← 2 Corinthians 12:14	2 Corinthians 12:15 (KJV)	2 Corinthians 12:16 →
Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.	And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.	But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And^G1161 I^G1473 will very gladly^G2236 spend^G1159 and^G2532 be spent^G1550 for^G5228 you^G5216; though^G1499 the more abundantly^G4056 I love^G25 you^G5209, the less^G2276 I be loved^G25.

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Original Greek

ἐγὼ δὲ ἥδιστα δαπανήσω καὶ ἐκδαπανηθήσομαι ὑπὲρ τῶν ψυχῶν ὑμῶν, εἰ καὶ περισσοτέρως ὑμᾶς ἀγαπῶν, ἧττον ἀγαπῶμαι

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ἐγὼ	egō	G1473	P-1NS	I
δὲ	de	G1161	CONJ	And
ἥδιστα	hēdista	G2236	ADV-S	will very gladly
δαπανήσω	dapanēsō	G1159	V-FAI-1S	spend
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ἐκδαπανηθήσομαι	ekdapanēthēsomai	G1550	V-FPI-1S	be spent
ὑπὲρ	huper	G5228	PREP	for
τῶν	tōn	G3588	T-GPF	*
ψυχῶν	psuchōn	G5590	N-GPF	you
ὑμῶν,	humōn	G5216	P-2GP
εἰ	ei	G1487	COND	though
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ
περισσοτέρως	perissoterōs	G4056	ADV-C	the more abundantly
ὑμᾶς	humas	G5209	P-2AP	you
ἀγαπῶν,	agapōn	G25	V-PAP-NSM	I love
ἧττον	hētton	G2276	A-ASN	the less
ἀγαπῶμαι	agapōmai	G25	V-PPI-1S	I be loved

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G25 — ἀγαπάω (agapáō, ag-ap-ah'-o): I love — perhaps from (much) (or compare עֲגַב); to love (in a social or moral sense):--(be-)love(-ed). Compare φιλέω.
• G1159 — δαπανάω (dapanáō, dap-an-ah'-o): I spend, bear expense, waste — from δαπάνη; to expend, i.e. (in a good sense) to incur cost, or (in a bad one) to waste:--be at charges, consume, spend.
• G1161 — δέ (dé, deh): but, on the other hand, and — a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
• G1473 — ἐγώ (egṓ, eg-o'): I — a primary pronoun of the first person I (only expressed when emphatic):--I, me. For the other cases and the plural see ἐμέ, ἐμοί, ἐμοῦ, ἡμᾶς, ἡμεῖς, ἡμῖν, ἡμῶν, etc.
• G1499 — εἰ καί (ei kaí, i kahee): from εἰ and καί; if also (or even):--if (that), though.
• G1550 — ἐκδαπανάω (ekdapanáō, ek-dap-an-ah'-o): I spend completely — from ἐκ and δαπανάω; to expend (wholly), i.e. (figuratively) exhaust:--spend.
• G2236 — ἥδιστα (hḗdista, hay'-dis-tah): most gladly, pleasantly — neuter plural of the superlative of the same as ἡδέως; with great pleasure:--most (very) gladly.
• G2276 — ἥττον (hḗtton, hate'-ton): lesser, inferior, weaker — neuter of comparative of (slightly) used for that of κακός; worse (as noun); by implication, less (as adverb):--less, worse.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G4056 — περισσοτέρως (perissotérōs, per-is-sot-er'-oce): adverb from περισσότερος; more superabundantly:--more abundant(-ly), X the more earnest, (more) exceedingly, more frequent, much more, the rather.
• G5209 — ὑμᾶς (hymâs, hoo-mas'): accusative case of ὑμεῖς; you (as the objective of a verb or preposition):--ye, you (+ -ward), your (+ own).
• G5216 — ὑμῶν (hymōn, hoo-mone'): genitive case of ὑμεῖς; of (from or concerning) you:--ye, you, your (own, -selves).
• G5228 — ὑπέρ (hypér, hoop-er'): in behalf of, above — a primary preposition; "over", i.e. (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, instead, regarding; with the accusative case superior to, more than:--(+ exceeding, abundantly) above, in (on) behalf of, beyond, by, + very chiefest, concerning, exceeding (above, -ly), for, + very highly, more (than), of, over, on the part of, for sake of, in stead, than, to(-ward), very. In the comparative, it retains many of the above applications.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G1487 — εἰ (ei, i): if — a primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.:--forasmuch as, if, that, (al-)though, whether. Often used in connection or composition with other particles, especially as in εἴγε, εἰ δὲ μή(γε), εἰ καί, εἰ μή, εἰ μή τι, εἴ περ, εἴ πως, εἴ τις, ἐκ. See also ἐάν.
• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
• G5590 — ψυχή (psychḗ, psoo-khay'): the soul, life, self — from ψύχω; breath, i.e. (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from πνεῦμα, which is the rational and immortal soul; and on the other from ζωή, which is mere vitality, even of plants: these terms thus exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ, רוּחַ and חַי):--heart (+ -ily), life, mind, soul, + us, + you.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• though — 2 Samuel 13:39, 2 Samuel 17:1-4, 2 Samuel 18:33, 1 Corinthians 4:8-18, 2 Corinthians 6:12-13
• will — John 10:10-11, 2 Corinthians 1:6, 2 Corinthians 1:14, 2 Corinthians 2:3, 2 Corinthians 7:3, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Galatians 4:10, Colossians 1:24, 1 Thessalonians 2:8, 2 Timothy 2:10
• you — 2 Corinthians 12:14, Hebrews 13:17

Reciprocal references (21): Exodus 18:18, Exodus 28:30, Deuteronomy 22:4, Psalms 109:4, Isaiah 49:4, Matthew 20:27, Mark 10:21, 1 Corinthians 4:14, 1 Corinthians 10:14, 1 Corinthians 16:24, 2 Corinthians 1:12, 2 Corinthians 2:4, 2 Corinthians 3:2, 2 Corinthians 4:12, 2 Corinthians 4:16, 2 Corinthians 6:6, 2 Corinthians 6:11, 2 Corinthians 11:11, 2 Corinthians 12:19, Galatians 5:13, 1 Peter 5:2

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: LOVE-HATRED, SELFISHNESS-UNSELFISHNESS
• Torrey’s: INGRATITUDE
• Nave’s: LOVE, MINISTER, Christian, ZEAL, RELIGIOUS

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