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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/6.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_corinthians/6.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />We are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_corinthians/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />There is no lack of love on our part, but you have withheld your love from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_corinthians/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted in your own affections.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />It is not our affection, but yours, that is restrained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />You are not restrained by us, but you are restrained in your <i>own</i> affections.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_corinthians/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted by your <i>own</i> affections.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_corinthians/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are not restrained by us, but you are restrained in your own affections.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />You are not restrained by us, but you are restrained in your own affections.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_corinthians/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />You are not restrained by us, but you are restrained in your own affections.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You are not restrained by us, but you are restrained in your own affections.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_corinthians/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />There is no limit to our affection for you, but you are limited in your own affection [for us].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />We are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You are not limited by us, but you are limited by your own affections. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_corinthians/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own affections.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_corinthians/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />We are not holding back on our love for you, but you are holding back on your love for us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_corinthians/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own affections.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_corinthians/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />We haven't cut you off. Your own emotions have cut you off [from us].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_corinthians/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />It is not we who have closed our hearts to you; it is you who have closed your hearts to us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_corinthians/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />We have not cut you off, but you have cut off your own feelings toward us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />It is not our affection, but yours, that is restrained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_corinthians/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Our affection for you is not restricted, but you are restricted in your affections for us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_corinthians/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted by your own affections.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_corinthians/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/2_corinthians/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />There is no narrowness in our love to you: the narrowness is in your own feelings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_corinthians/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted by your own affections. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_corinthians/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You are not restricted in us, and you are restricted in your [own] yearnings,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />You are not restrained by us, but you are restrained in your <i>own</i> affections.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_corinthians/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> ye are not straitened in us, and ye are straitened in your own bowels,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_corinthians/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Ye are not contracted in us, but ye are contracted in your bowels.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />You are not straitened in us, but in your own bowels you are straitened. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_corinthians/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You are not narrowed by us, but it is by your own inner selves that you are narrowed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_corinthians/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You are not constrained by us; you are constrained by your own affections.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_corinthians/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />There is no restriction in our affections, but only in yours.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_corinthians/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You are not constrained by us, but are urged by your affections.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/2_corinthians/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted in your affections.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/2_corinthians/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />you are not straitened in us, but you are straitened in your own affections.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/2_corinthians/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Be not straitened in reference to us, but be straitened in your own affections.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/2_corinthians/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/2_corinthians/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />our affections are as enlarged towards you, as yours are contracted towards us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/2_corinthians/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />There is no narrowness in our love to you: the narrowness is in your own feelings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/2_corinthians/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own affections.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/2_corinthians/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_corinthians/6-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ddheG4hMg28?start=1048" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Paul's Hardships and God's Grace</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are open wide. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">It is</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">not</a> <a href="/greek/4729.htm" title="4729: stenochōreisthe (V-PIM/P-2P) -- From the same as stenochoria; to hem in closely, i.e. cramp."></a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmin (PPro-D1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">our</a> <a href="/greek/4698.htm" title="4698: splanchnois (N-DNP) -- Probably strengthened from splen; an intestine; figuratively, pity or sympathy.">affection,</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">but</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">yours,</a> <a href="/greek/4729.htm" title="4729: stenochōreisthe (V-PIM/P-2P) -- From the same as stenochoria; to hem in closely, i.e. cramp.">that is restrained.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">13</span>As a fair exchange, I ask you as my children: Open wide your hearts also.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/7-2.htm">2 Corinthians 7:2</a></span><br />Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/4-12.htm">Galatians 4:12-20</a></span><br />I beg you, brothers, become like me, for I became like you. You have done me no wrong. / You know that it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you. / And although my illness was a trial to you, you did not despise or reject me. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus Himself. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/1-8.htm">Philippians 1:8</a></span><br />God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-8.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:8</a></span><br />We cared so deeply that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our own lives as well. That is how beloved you have become to us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-11.htm">2 Corinthians 11:11</a></span><br />Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-15.htm">2 Corinthians 12:15</a></span><br />And for the sake of your souls, I will most gladly spend my money and myself. If I love you more, will you love me less?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-14.htm">1 Corinthians 4:14-16</a></span><br />I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children. / Even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel. / Therefore I urge you to imitate me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-11.htm">1 Corinthians 6:11</a></span><br />And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-9.htm">Romans 1:9-11</a></span><br />God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you / in my prayers at all times, asking that now at last by God’s will I may succeed in coming to you. / For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-1.htm">Romans 9:1-3</a></span><br />I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit. / I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. / For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own flesh and blood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-1.htm">Romans 10:1</a></span><br />Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-13.htm">Romans 11:13-14</a></span><br />I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry / in the hope that I may provoke my own people to jealousy and save some of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-30.htm">Romans 15:30-32</a></span><br />Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me. / Pray that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that my service in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints there, / so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and together with you be refreshed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-14.htm">Isaiah 49:14-16</a></span><br />But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me; the Lord has forgotten me!” / “Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you! / Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are ever before Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-9.htm">Isaiah 63:9</a></span><br />In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You are not straitened in us, but you are straitened in your own bowels.</p><p class="hdg">are not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/6-9.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:9</a></b></br> Better <i>is</i> the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this <i>is</i> also vanity and vexation of spirit.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/36-16.htm">Job 36:16</a></b></br> Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait <i>into</i> a broad place, where <i>there is</i> no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table <i>should be</i> full of fatness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/4-12.htm">Proverbs 4:12</a></b></br> When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.</p><p class="hdg">in your.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/philippians/1-8.htm">Philippians 1:8</a></b></br> For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_john/3-17.htm">1 John 3:17</a></b></br> But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels <i>of compassion</i> from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_corinthians/7-3.htm">Affection</a> <a href="/romans/1-26.htm">Affections</a> <a href="/acts/1-18.htm">Bowels</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-11.htm">Feelings</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-6.htm">Love</a> <a href="/luke/14-21.htm">Narrow</a> <a href="/acts/14-18.htm">Restrained</a> <a href="/matthew/7-14.htm">Restricted</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-8.htm">Straitened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-10.htm">Withholding</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_corinthians/7-7.htm">Affection</a> <a href="/galatians/5-24.htm">Affections</a> <a href="/philippians/1-8.htm">Bowels</a> <a href="/galatians/5-20.htm">Feelings</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-15.htm">Love</a> <a href="/numbers/22-24.htm">Narrow</a> <a href="/genesis/8-2.htm">Restrained</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-1.htm">Restricted</a> <a href="/job/18-7.htm">Straitened</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-26.htm">Withholding</a><div class="vheading2">2 Corinthians 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-1.htm">That he has approved himself a faithful minister of Christ by his exhortations,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-3.htm">and by integrity of life,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-4.htm">and by patiently enduring all kinds of affliction and disgrace for the gospel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-10.htm">Of which he speaks the more boldly amongst them because his heart is open to them,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-13.htm">and he expects the like affection from them again;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">exhorting them to flee the society and pollutions of idolaters, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">as being themselves temples of the living God.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of his ministry, Paul often faced misunderstandings and accusations, yet he consistently demonstrated a deep pastoral concern for the churches he founded. This phrase highlights the selfless nature of Paul's ministry, reflecting the love of Christ, who also loved without reservation (<a href="/john/13-34.htm">John 13:34</a>). Paul's affection is a model of Christ-like love, which is sacrificial and unconditional.<p><b>but yours,</b><br>Here, Paul points out that the issue lies with the Corinthians' response to his ministry. The church in Corinth was known for its divisions and spiritual immaturity (<a href="/1_corinthians/3.htm">1 Corinthians 3:1-4</a>). Their affection was limited, possibly due to their entanglement with worldly values and internal conflicts. This phrase challenges the Corinthians to examine their hearts and align their affections with the teachings of the Gospel. It serves as a call to spiritual maturity and unity, echoing the need for believers to love one another earnestly (<a href="/1_peter/1-22.htm">1 Peter 1:22</a>).<p><b>that is restrained.</b><br>The restraint in the Corinthians' affection may have been due to their spiritual struggles and the influence of false apostles who questioned Paul's authority (<a href="/2_corinthians/11-13.htm">2 Corinthians 11:13-15</a>). This phrase suggests a self-imposed limitation, where the Corinthians' hearts were not fully open to Paul or the message of the Gospel. It reflects a broader biblical theme of the heart's condition affecting one's relationship with God and others (<a href="/proverbs/4-23.htm">Proverbs 4:23</a>). The call here is for the Corinthians to remove any barriers to love and fellowship, reminiscent of the exhortation to love God with all one's heart, soul, and mind (<a href="/matthew/22-37.htm">Matthew 22:37</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a></b><br>- The apostle who wrote the letter to the Corinthians. He is addressing the church in Corinth with a pastoral heart, seeking to correct and guide them.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/corinth.htm">Corinth</a></b><br>- A major city in ancient Greece known for its wealth and immorality. The church in Corinth faced many challenges due to the surrounding culture.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/corinthian_church.htm">Corinthian Church</a></b><br>- The recipients of Paul's letter. They were struggling with divisions, immorality, and misunderstandings about the gospel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_restraint_in_relationships.htm">Understanding Restraint in Relationships</a></b><br>The Greek word for "restrained" implies being restricted or limited. Paul is pointing out that the Corinthians' limited affection is self-imposed, not due to any lack on his part.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/open_hearts_foster_unity.htm">Open Hearts Foster Unity</a></b><br>Paul’s call for the Corinthians to open their hearts is a reminder that genuine relationships in the body of Christ require vulnerability and openness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/self-examination_in_love.htm">Self-Examination in Love</a></b><br>Believers are encouraged to examine their own hearts to see if they are withholding love or affection from others, especially within the church community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reciprocal_love_in_the_church.htm">Reciprocal Love in the Church</a></b><br>Just as Paul loved the Corinthians openly, Christians are called to love one another with the same openness and sincerity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/overcoming_cultural_barriers.htm">Overcoming Cultural Barriers</a></b><br>The Corinthians were influenced by their culture, which may have contributed to their restrained affection. Christians today must be aware of cultural influences that can hinder genuine Christian love.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_corinthians_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Corinthians 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_hentai_sinful_in_the_bible.htm">Is viewing hentai considered sinful in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_inviting_jesus_mean.htm">What does inviting Jesus into your heart mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happened_to_midianite_virgins.htm">What does 'old things are passed away' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_marriage_in_the_afterlife.htm">What is sinning against your own body?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_corinthians/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">Ye are not straitened in us.</span>--The word presents a natural contrast to the expansion, the dilatation, of heart of the previous verse. There was no narrowness in him. In that large heart of his there was room for them and for a thousand others. It had, as it were, an infinite elasticity in its sympathies. The narrowness was found in their own "bowels"--<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> in their own affections. They would not make room for him in those hearts that were so straitened by passions, and prejudices, and antipathies.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_corinthians/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Ye are not straitened in us.</span> Any narrowing of the sympathy or straining of the relations between us does not rise in any way from me. (For the verb, see <a href="/2_corinthians/4-8.htm">2 Corinthians 4:8</a>.) <span class="cmt_word">Ye are straitened in your own bowels;</span> rather, <span class="accented">in your own hearts</span>. Any tightening or pressure of the feelings which should exist between us rises solely from your own hearts. Enlarge and open them, as I have done, and we shall once more love each other aright. The verb has already occurred in <a href="/2_corinthians/4-8.htm">2 Corinthians 4:8</a> ("distressed"). <span class="accented">Your own bowels</span>. It is to be regretted that the Authorized Version adopted the meaningless and often rather incongruous word "bowels" for the Greek word <span class="greek">σπλάγχνα</span> used in its Hebraic sense of "feelings," "affections" (<a href="/songs/5-4.htm">Song of Solomon 5:4</a>; <a href="/isaiah/16-11.htm">Isaiah 16:11</a>). This literalism is always out of place, and especially in <a href="/philemon/1-7.htm">Philemon 1:7, 12, 20</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_corinthians/6-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">[It is]</span><br /><span class="grk">δὲ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="grk">οὐ</span> <span class="translit">(ou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> </span><span class="str2">No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our</span><br /><span class="grk">ἡμῖν</span> <span class="translit">(hēmin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">affection,</span><br /><span class="grk">σπλάγχνοις</span> <span class="translit">(splanchnois)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4698.htm">Strong's 4698: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably strengthened from splen; an intestine; figuratively, pity or sympathy.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[but]</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">yours</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμῶν</span> <span class="translit">(hymōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that is restrained.</span><br /><span class="grk">στενοχωρεῖσθε</span> <span class="translit">(stenochōreisthe)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4729.htm">Strong's 4729: </a> </span><span class="str2">From the same as stenochoria; to hem in closely, i.e. cramp.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_corinthians/6-12.htm">2 Corinthians 6:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_corinthians/6-12.htm">2 Corinthians 6:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_corinthians/6-12.htm">2 Corinthians 6:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/6-12.htm">2 Corinthians 6:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/6-12.htm">2 Corinthians 6:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_corinthians/6-12.htm">2 Corinthians 6:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_corinthians/6-12.htm">2 Corinthians 6:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_corinthians/6-12.htm">2 Corinthians 6:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_corinthians/6-12.htm">2 Corinthians 6:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_corinthians/6-12.htm">2 Corinthians 6:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_corinthians/6-12.htm">NT Letters: 2 Corinthians 6:12 You are not restricted by us (2 Cor. 2C iiC 2Cor ii cor iicor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Corinthians 6:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Corinthians 6:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Corinthians 6:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Corinthians 6:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>