Strong's Lexicon Are we beginning Ἀρχόμεθα (Archometha) Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 1st Person Plural Strong's Greek 756: To begin. Middle voice of archo; to commence. to commend συνιστάνειν (synistanein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active Strong's Greek 4921: To place together, commend, prove, exhibit; instrans: I stand with; To be composed of, cohere. ourselves ἑαυτοὺς (heautous) Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 1438: Himself, herself, itself. again ? πάλιν (palin) Adverb Strong's Greek 3825: Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand. Or ἢ (ē) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. do we need, χρῄζομεν (chrēzomen) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's Greek 5535: To need, have need of, want, desire. From chreia; to make necessity, i.e. Be in want of. like ὥς (hōs) Adverb Strong's Greek 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. some [people], τινες (tines) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. letters ἐπιστολῶν (epistolōn) Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural Strong's Greek 1992: A letter, dispatch, epistle, message. From epistello; a written message. of recommendation συστατικῶν (systatikōn) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural Strong's Greek 4956: Commendatory, introductory. From a derivative of sunistao; introductory, i.e. Recommendatory. to πρὸς (pros) Preposition Strong's Greek 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. you ὑμᾶς (hymas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. or ἢ (ē) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. from ἐξ (ex) Preposition Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. you ? ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAre we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you? Young's Literal Translation Do we begin again to recommend ourselves, except we need, as some, letters of recommendation unto you, or from you? Holman Christian Standard Bible Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some, letters of recommendation to you or from you ? New American Standard Bible Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, as some, letters of commendation to you or from you? King James Bible Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some [others], epistles of commendation to you, or [letters] of commendation from you? Parallel Verses New International Version Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you? New Living Translation Are we beginning to praise ourselves again? Are we like others, who need to bring you letters of recommendation, or who ask you to write such letters on their behalf? Surely not! English Standard Version Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, as some do, letters of recommendation to you, or from you? New American Standard Bible Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, as some, letters of commendation to you or from you? King James Bible Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you? Holman Christian Standard Bible Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some, letters of recommendation to you or from you? International Standard Version Are we beginning to recommend ourselves again? Unlike some people, we do not need letters of recommendation to you or from you, do we? NET Bible Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? We don't need letters of recommendation to you or from you as some other people do, do we? American Standard Version Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? or need we, as do some, epistles of commendation to you or from you? English Revised Version Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? or need we, as do some, epistles of commendation to you or from you? Young's Literal Translation Do we begin again to recommend ourselves, except we need, as some, letters of recommendation unto you, or from you? Cross References Acts 18:27 And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace: Romans 16:1 I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea: 1 Corinthians 16:3 And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem. 2 Corinthians 5:12 For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart. 2 Corinthians 10:12 For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise. 2 Corinthians 10:18 For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth. 2 Corinthians 12:11 I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing. 2 Corinthians 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia: 2 Corinthians 2:17 For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ. 2 Corinthians 2:16 To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. 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