New American Standard Bible 1995

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2 Corinthians

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So although I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of the offender nor for the sake of the one offended, but that your earnestness on our behalf might be made known to you in the sight of God.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
So therefore (an illative particle) Conj H686 ἄρα ara
Analysis:
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although sometimes used with a command or as an indirect question, etc.) Conj H1487 εἰ ei
I wrote to write V-AIA-1S H1125 ἔγραψα egrapsa
to you, [it was] not for the sake on account of, because of Prep H1752 ἕνεκεν eneken
of the offender to do wrong, act wickedly V-APP-GMS H91 ἀδικήσαντος adikēsantos
nor and not, neither Conj H3761 οὐδὲ oude
for the sake on account of, because of Prep H1752 ἕνεκεν eneken
of the one offended, to do wrong, act wickedly V-APP-GMS H91 ἀδικηθέντος adikēthentos
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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but that your earnestness haste, diligence N-AFS H4710 σπουδὴν spoudēn
on our behalf over, beyond, fig. on behalf of, for the sake of, concerning Prep H5228 ὑπὲρ uper
might be made known to make visible, make clear V-ANP H5319 φανερωθῆναι phanerōthēnai
to you in the sight in sight of, before Prep H1799 ἐνώπιον enōpion
of God. God, a god N-GMS H2316 θεοῦ theou

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New American Standard Bible 1995 So although I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of the offender nor for the sake of the one offended, but that your earnestness on our behalf might be made known to you in the sight of God.
King James Bible So although Wherefore, though I wrote to unto you, I did it was not for his cause that had done the sake of the offender wrong, nor for the sake of the one offended, his cause that suffered wrong, but that your earnestness on our behalf might be made known to care for you in the sight of God.God might appear unto you.
Berean Bible So although even if I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of the offender one having done wrong, nor for the sake of the one offended, having suffered wrong, but that rather for the sake of your earnestness on our behalf might be made known for us being revealed to you in the sight of before God.
Hebrew Greek English So although I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of the offender nor for the sake of the one offended, but that your earnestness on our behalf might be made known to you in the sight of God.