1 Αυτός δε εγώ ο Παύλος σας παρακαλώ διά της πραότητος και επιεικείας του Χριστού, όστις παρών μεν είμαι ταπεινός μεταξύ σας, απών δε λαμβάνω θάρρος προς εσάς· 2 σας παρακαλώ δε όταν έλθω, να μη λάβω θάρρος με την πεποίθησιν εκείνην, με την οποίαν στοχάζομαι να τολμήσω εναντίον τινών, οίτινες θεωρούσιν ημάς ως κατά σάρκα περιπατούντας. 3 Διότι αν και περιπατώμεν εν σαρκί, δεν πολεμούμεν όμως κατά σάρκα· 4 διότι τα όπλα του πολέμου ημών δεν είναι σαρκικά, αλλά δυνατά συν Θεώ προς καθαίρεσιν οχυρωμάτων· 5 επειδή καθαιρούμεν λογισμούς και παν ύψωμα επαιρόμενον εναντίον της γνώσεως του Θεού, και αιχμαλωτίζομεν παν νόημα εις την υπακοήν του Χριστού, 6 και είμεθα έτοιμοι να εκδικήσωμεν πάσαν παρακοήν, όταν γείνη πλήρης η υπακοή σας. 7 Τα κατά πρόσωπον βλέπετε. Εάν τις έχη πεποίθησιν εις εαυτόν ότι είναι του Χριστού, ας συλλογίζηται τούτο πάλιν αφ' εαυτού, ότι καθώς αυτός είναι του Χριστού, ούτω και ημείς είμεθα του Χριστού. 8 Διότι εάν και περισσότερόν τι καυχηθώ διά την εξουσίαν ημών, την οποίαν έδωκεν εις ημάς ο Κύριος εις οικοδομήν και ουχί εις καθαίρεσίν σας, δεν θέλω αισχυνθή, 9 διά να μη φανώ ότι θέλω να σας εκφοβίζω διά των επιστολών. 10 Διότι αι μεν επιστολαί, λέγει τις, είναι βαρείαι και ισχυραί, η δε παρουσία του σώματος ασθενής και ο λόγος εξουθενημένος. 11 Τούτο ας παρατηρή ο τοιούτος, ότι οποίοι είμεθα εις τον λόγον διά των επιστολών απόντες, τοιούτοι και παρόντες εις το έργον. 12 Διότι δεν τολμώμεν να συναριθμήσωμεν ή να συγκρίνωμεν εαυτούς προς τινάς εκ των συνιστώντων εαυτούς· αλλ' αυτοί καθ' εαυτούς μετρούντες εαυτούς και προς εαυτούς συγκρίνοντες εαυτούς ανοηταίνουσιν. 13 Αλλ' ημείς δεν θέλομεν καυχηθή εις τα άμετρα, αλλά κατά το μέτρον του κανόνος, το οποίον εμοίρασεν εις ημάς ο Θεός, μέτρον ώστε να φθάσωμεν έως και εις εσάς. 14 Διότι δεν υπερεκτείνομεν εαυτούς ως μη φθάσαντες εις εσάς. επειδή έως και εις εσάς εφθάσαμεν διά του ευαγγελίου του Χριστού, 15 και δεν καυχώμεθα εις τα άμετρα εις ξένους κόπους, αλλ' έχομεν ελπίδα, ότι αυξανομένης της πίστεώς σας, θέλομεν μεγαλυνθή εις εσάς εκ περισσού κατά τον κανόνα ημών, 16 ώστε να κηρύξωμεν το ευαγγέλιον και εις τους επέκεινα υμών τόπους, ουχί να καυχηθώμεν εις τα εν αλλοτρίω κανόνι έτοιμα. 17 Αλλ' όστις καυχάται, εν Κυρίω ας καυχάται· 18 διότι δεν είναι δόκιμος όστις συνιστά αυτός εαυτόν, αλλ' εκείνος τον οποίον ο Κύριος συνιστά.
2 Corinthians · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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Notes on this text (2)
- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
Cross references (18)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Corinthians 10:10; Matthew 11:29; Galatians 5:2; Romans 12:1; Isaiah 42:3–4
- 2 2 Corinthians 13:10; 2 Corinthians 13:2; Galatians 5:16–25; Ephesians 2:2–3; 1 Corinthians 4:18–21
- 3 2 Corinthians 10:4; 1 Peter 4:1–2; Galatians 2:20; Romans 8:13; 2 Timothy 2:3–4
- 4 2 Corinthians 6:7; Ephesians 6:13–18; Jeremiah 1:10; 1 Corinthians 2:5; 1 Samuel 17:45–50
- 5 Hebrews 4:12; Isaiah 55:7; 1 Peter 1:14–15; Romans 7:23; Matthew 15:19
- 6 2 Corinthians 2:9; Numbers 16:26–30; 2 Corinthians 7:15; 2 Corinthians 13:2; 1 Corinthians 5:3–5
- 7 John 7:24; 1 Corinthians 14:37; 2 Corinthians 5:12; 2 Corinthians 11:23; 1 John 4:6
- 8 2 Corinthians 13:10; 2 Timothy 1:12; Galatians 1:1; 2 Corinthians 13:8; 2 Corinthians 1:24
- 9 1 Corinthians 4:19–21; 2 Corinthians 10:10; 1 Corinthians 4:5
- 10 1 Corinthians 1:17; Exodus 4:10; 2 Corinthians 11:6; Jeremiah 1:6; 2 Corinthians 12:5–9
- 11 2 Corinthians 12:20; 2 Corinthians 13:10; 2 Corinthians 13:2–3; 1 Corinthians 4:19–20
- 12 Proverbs 27:2; Proverbs 26:12; 2 Corinthians 10:18; Luke 18:11; Romans 15:18
- 13 1 Peter 4:10; Romans 12:6; 2 Corinthians 10:14–15; Romans 15:20; Ephesians 4:7
- 14 Romans 1:16; 1 Timothy 1:11; 1 Corinthians 4:15; Romans 15:18–19; Acts 20:24
- 15 2 Thessalonians 1:3; Romans 15:20; 2 Corinthians 10:13; Acts 5:13
- 16 Romans 15:24–28; Acts 19:21
- 17 Jeremiah 9:23–24; 1 Corinthians 1:31; James 1:9–10; Isaiah 65:16; Psalm 105:3
- 18 Proverbs 21:2; Luke 16:15; 1 Corinthians 4:5; Romans 2:29; 2 Corinthians 10:12
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
Having completed, in such sort as behoved his discourse of almsgiving, and having shown that he loves them more than he is loved, and having recounted the circumstances of his patience and trials, he now opportunely enters upon points involving more of reproof, making allusion to the false apostles, and concluding his discourse with more disagreeable matter, and with commendations …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 12 (1889)
… "Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, neither let the rich man glory in his riches; but let him that glorieth glory in the Lord, in diligently seeking Him, and doing judgment and righteousness" ), being especially mindful of the words of the Lord Jesus which He spake, teaching …
Oh, if men would know themselves to be men; and that "he that glorieth" would "glory in the Lord!"
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
For this He declared by saying "Till He send forth judgment unto victory: and in His name shall the Gentiles trust." As Paul likewise saith, "Having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled." But what is, "when He sends forth judgment unto victory?" When He hath fulfilled all His own part, then, we are told, …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
So that saying of the apostle comes true of them, for, "comparing themselves with themselves, they do not understand." For because they do, in virtue of a new purpose, whatever new thing has occurred to them to be done (their minds being changeable), they conclude it is so with God; and thus compare, not God,--for they cannot conceive God, but …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)