"Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you on knowledge and understanding.
Original word: εἰλικρινής
Transliteration: eilikrinés
Definition (short): sincere
Definition (full): judged by sunlight, unalloyed, pure
Word Origin:
of uncertain origin, perhaps from heilé (the sun's ray) and krinó
Definition: judged by sunlight, unalloyed, pure
NASB Translation: sincere (2).
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From heile (the sun's ray) and
krino; judged by sunlight, i.e. Tested as genuine (figuratively) -- pure, sincere.
see GREEK krino
KJV:
That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
NASB:
so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ;
KJV:
This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:
NASB:
This is now, beloved, the second letter I am writing to you in which I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder,