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2 Corinthians 4:2

But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

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ἀλλὰallaButἀλλάconjunction — “But”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.Butἀπειπάμεθαapeipamethahave renouncedἀπεῖπον (apeipon)verb, aorist middle indicative, 1st person plural — “have renounced”, a single actionG550I renounce, disown, forbid, refuse.have renouncedτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κρυπτὰkruptahidden thingsκρυπτός (kruptos)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “hidden things”, the object formG2927hidden, secret; as subst: the hidden (secret) things (parts), the inward nature (character).This verse uses “hidden”.the hidden thingsτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.αἰσχύνηςaischunēsof dishonestyαἰσχύνη (aischunē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of dishonesty”, the of-formG152shame, shamefacedness, shameful deeds.of dishonestyμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notπεριπατοῦντεςperipatounteswalkingπεριπατέω (peripateō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “walking”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4043I walk, hence Hebraistically (in an ethical sense): I conduct my life, live.walkingἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inπανουργίᾳpanourgiacraftinessπανουργίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “craftiness”, the to- or for-formG3834shrewdness, skill; hence: cunning, craftiness.This verse uses “craftiness”.craftinessμηδὲmēdenorμηδέconjunction — “nor”G3366and not, not even, neither...nor.norδολοῦντεςdolounteshandlingδολόω (doloō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “handling”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1389I adulterate, corrupt, ensnare.handlingτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λόγονlogonwordλόγος (logos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “word”, the object formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.the wordτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.φανερώσειphanerōseiby manifestationφανέρωσις (phanerōsis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “by manifestation”, the to- or for-formG5321a manifestation, disclosure.by manifestationτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀληθείαςalētheiasof the truthἀλήθεια (alētheia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the truth”, the of-formG225truth, but not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality, sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth revealed to man, straightforwardness.of the truthσυνιστάνοντεςsunistanontescommendingσυνίστημι (sunistēmi)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “commending”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4921I place together, commend, prove, exhibit; instrans: I stand with; I am composed of, cohere.commendingἑαυτοὺςheautousourselvesἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “ourselves”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.ourselvesπρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.toπᾶσανpasaneveryπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “every”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.everyσυνείδησινsuneidēsinconscienceσυνείδησις (suneidēsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “conscience”, the object formG4893the conscience, a persisting notion.conscienceἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōna humanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “a human”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.ἐνώπιονenōpionin the sightἐνώπιονpreposition — “in the sight”G1799before the face of, in the presence of, in the eyes of.in the sightτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of God

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

but did renounce for ourselves the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor deceitfully using the word of God, but by the manifestation of the truth recommending ourselves unto every conscience of men, before God;

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American Standard Version (1901)

but we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

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World English Bible

But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

Darby Translation

But we have rejected the hidden things of shame, not walking in deceit, nor falsifying the word of God, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every conscience of men before God.

Douay-Rheims

But we renounce the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor adulterating the word of God; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience, in the sight of God.

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