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Γέγονα gegona • become

ἄφρων, aphrōn • foolish

ὑμεῖς umeis • you

με me • me

ἠναγκάσατε. ēnankasate • compelled

ἐγὼ egō • I

γὰρ gar • actually

ὤφειλον ōpheilon • should

ὑφ' uph • of

ὑμῶν umōn • you

συνίστασθαι· sunistasthai • commended

οὐδὲν ouden • nobody

γὰρ gar • actually

ὑστέρησα usterēsa • inferior

τῶν tōn • the

ὑπερλίαν uperlian • chiefest

ἀποστόλων apostolōn • apostles

εἰ ei • though

καὶ kai • even

οὐδέν ouden • nobody

εἰμι. eimi • am

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τὰ ta • the

μὲν men • Truly

σημεῖα sēmeia • signs

τοῦ tou • the

ἀποστόλου apostolou • apostle

κατειργάσθη kateirgasthē • performed

ἐν en • among

ὑμῖν umin • you

ἐν en • among

πάσῃ pasē • all

ὑπομονῇ upomonē • perseverance

σημείοις sēmeiois • signs

τε te • also

καὶ kai • and

τέρασιν terasin • wonders

καὶ kai • and

δυνάμεσιν. dunamesin • miracles

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τί ti • what

γάρ gar • For

ἐστιν estin • is

ὃ o • wherein

ἡσσώθητε ēssōthēte • inferior

ὑπὲρ uper • to

τὰς tas • the

λοιπὰς loipas • rest

ἐκκλησίας, ekklēsias • churches

εἰ ei • if

μὴ mē • not

ὅτι oti • that

αὐτὸς autos • myself

ἐγὼ egō • I

οὐ ou • not

κατενάρκησα katenarkēsa • burden

ὑμῶν; umōn • you

χαρίσασθέ charisasthe • forgive

μοι moi • me

τὴν tēn • the

ἀδικίαν adikian • wrong

ταύτην. tautēn • this

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ἰδοὺ idou • here

τρίτον triton • time

τοῦτο touto • this

ἑτοίμως etoimōs • ready

ἔχω echō • am

ἐλθεῖν elthein • come

πρὸς pros • to

ὑμᾶς, umas • you

καὶ kai • and

οὐ ou • not

καταναρκήσω· katanarkēsō • burden

οὐ ou • not

γὰρ gar • for

ζητῶ zētō • seek

τὰ ta • the

ὑμῶν umōn • you

ἀλλὰ alla • but

ὑμᾶς. umas • you

οὐ ou • not

γὰρ gar • for

ὀφείλει opheilei • responsible

τὰ ta • the

τέκνα tekna • children

τοῖς tois • the

γονεῦσιν goneusin • parents

θησαυρίζειν thēsaurizein • save

ἀλλὰ alla • but

οἱ oi • the

γονεῖς goneis • parents

τοῖς tois • the

τέκνοις. teknois • children

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ἐγὼ egō • I

δὲ de • And

ἥδιστα ēdista • gladly

δαπανήσω dapanēsō • spend

καὶ kai • and

ἐκδαπανηθήσομαι ekdapanēthēsomai • expended

ὑπὲρ uper • for

τῶν tōn • the

ψυχῶν psuchōn • souls

ὑμῶν. umōn • you

εἰ ei • if

περισσοτέρως perissoterōs • abundantly

ὑμᾶς umas • you

ἀγαπῶ / ἀγαπῶν, agapōn • love

ἧσσον ēsson • less

ἀγαπῶμαι; agapōmai • love

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ἔστω estō • so

δέ, de • But

ἐγὼ egō • myself

οὐ ou • not

κατεβάρησα katebarēsa • burden

ὑμᾶς· umas • you

ἀλλὰ alla • nevertheless

ὑπάρχων uparchōn • being

πανοῦργος panourgos • crafty

δόλῳ dolō • deceit

ὑμᾶς umas • you

ἔλαβον. elabon • took

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