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2 Corinthians 10 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for 2 Corinthians 10, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Greek words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

2 Corinthians 10 in the Greek

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Greek Transliteration Strong's Count KJV renderings
καυχάομαι kaucháomai G2744 6 boast, glory, joy, rejoice
λογίζομαι logízomai G3049 4 conclude, count, despise, esteem
κανών kanṓn G2583 3 line, rule
συνίστημι synistáō G4921 3 approve, commend, consist, make
ἐπιστολή epistolḗ G1992 3 "epistle, " letter
ἄμετρος ámetros G280 2 without measure
ἐφικνέομαι ephiknéomai G2185 2 reach

How preachers through history handled this text

13 public-domain excerpts on 2 Corinthians 10, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 4 Calvin 3 Chrysostom 2 John Wesley 2 Alexander MacLaren 1 Spurgeon 1

“There was no place in which the apostle Paul met with more opposition from false apostles than at Corinth; he had many enemies there. Let not any of the ministers of Christ think it strange if they meet with perils, not only from enemies, but from false brethren; for blessed Paul himself did so. Though he was so blameless and inoffensive in all his carriage, so condescending and useful to all, yet there were those who bore him ill-will, who envied him, and did all they could to undermine him, and lesson his interest and reputation. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 6 (Acts to Revelation), on 2 Corinthians 10:1–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Corinth — 2 Cor 10:14

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