Second letter to the Corinthians 12:15

I will gladly sacrifice everything and even sacrifice myself for the sake of your souls. Will I be less loved because I love you so much?

The greek text BETA

Nestle-Aland (NA)

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

Textus Receptus (TR)

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

Manuscript comments

Both NA and TR have 16 words, however there are differences between the texts.



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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G1473
ἐγὼ (ego)
I
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
nom. sing. first person Nominative singular
P-1NS
G1161
δὲ (de)
now
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G2236
ἥδιστα (edista)
most gladly
Adjective Adjective
acc. pl. neut. accusative plural Neutral
A-APN
G1159
δαπανήσω (dapaneso)
will spend,
VERB Verb
fut. active ind. future active indicative
sing. first person singular
V-FAI-1S
G2532
καὶ (kai)
and
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G1550
ἐκδαπανηθήσομαι (ekdapanethesomai)
will be utterly spent,
VERB Verb
fut. pass. ind. future passive indicative
sing. first person singular
V-FPI-1S
G5228
ὑπὲρ (yper)
for
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G3588
τῶν (ton)
the
Definite article Definite article
gen. pl. genitive plural feminine
T-GPF
G5590
ψυχῶν (psychon)
souls
Noun Noun
gen. pl. genitive plural feminine
N-GPF
G4771
ὑμῶν, (ymon,)
of you.
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
gen. pl. second person genitive plural
P-2GP
G1487
εἰ (ei)
If
Cond. part./conj. Conditional Particle or Conjunction
COND
G4056
περισσοτέρως (perissoteros)
more abundantly
Adverb Adverb
ADV
G4771
ὑμᾶς (ymas)
you
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
acc. pl. second person accusative plural
P-2AP
G0025
ἀγαπῶν (agapon)
loving,
VERB Verb
pres. active part. present active Participle
nom. sing. Nominative singular masculine
V-PAP-NSM
G2276
ἧσσον (esson)
less
Adjective Adjective
acc. sing. neut. accusative singular Neutral
Comparative Comparative
A-ASN-C
G0025
ἀγαπῶμαι. (agapomai.)
I am loved?
VERB Verb
pres. pass. ind. present passive indicative
sing. first person singular
V-PPI-1S

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