King James Version

2 Corinthians 6:12

Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.

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οὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notστενοχωρεῖσθεstenochōreisthestraitenedστενοχωρέομαι (stenochōreomai)verb, present passive indicative, 2nd person plural — “straitened”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4729(I keep some one in a tight place), I press upon, cramp, restrain.straitenedἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἡμῖνhēminIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usστενοχωρεῖσθεstenochōreistheye are straitenedστενοχωρέομαι (stenochōreomai)verb, present passive indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye are straitened”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4729(I keep some one in a tight place), I press upon, cramp, restrain.ye are straitenedδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.σπλάγχνοιςsplanchnoisbowelsσπλάγχνον (splanchnon)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “bowels”, the to- or for-formG4698the inward parts; the heart, affections, seat of the feelings.This verse uses “bowels”.bowelsὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

ye are not straitened in us, and ye are straitened in your [own] bowels,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own affections.

Young’s Literal Translation

ye are not straitened in us, and ye are straitened in your [own] bowels,

World English Bible

You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted by your own affections.

Darby Translation

Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your affections;

Douay-Rheims

You are not straitened in us, but in your own bowels you are straitened.

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