KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what 2 Corinthians 13:3 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Greek Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Greek | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Greek word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Greek word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Since” | ἐπεὶ | Thereupon, i.e., since (of time or cause) | Since |
| “ye seek” | ζητεῖτε | To seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life) | seek |
| “a proof” | δοκιμὴν | Test (abstractly or concretely); by implication, trustiness | proof |
| “of Christ” | Χριστοῦ | Anointed, i.e., the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus | Christ |
| “speaking” | λαλοῦντος | To talk, i.e., utter words | speaking |
| “in” | ἐν | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc | in |
| “me,” | ἐμοὶ | To me | me |
| “which” | ὃς | The relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that | which |
| “to” | εἰς | To or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases | to |
| “you-ward” | ὑμᾶς | You (as the objective of a verb or preposition) | youward |
| “is” | ἀσθενεῖ | To be feeble (in any sense) | is |
| “not” | οὐκ | The absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not | not |
| “weak,” | ἀσθενεῖ | To be feeble (in any sense) | weak |
| “but” | ἀλλὰ | Properly, other things, i.e., (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) | but |
| “is mighty” | δυνατεῖ | To be efficient (figuratively) | mighty |
| “in” | ἐν | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc | in |
| “you.” | ὑμῖν | To (with or by) you | you |
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1 This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.
2 I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that, if I come again, I will not spare:
3 Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you.
4 For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.
5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
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