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We have spoken honestly with you, and our hearts are open to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_corinthians/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians; our heart is wide open.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are open wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Our mouth has been opened to you, Corinthians; our heart has been expanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />O <i>ye</i> Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_corinthians/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />O Corinthians! We have spoken openly to you, our heart is wide open.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_corinthians/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Our mouth has spoken freely to you, you Corinthians, our heart is opened wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Our mouth has spoken freely to you, O Corinthians, our heart is opened wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_corinthians/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Our mouth has spoken freely to you, O Corinthians, our heart is opened wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Our mouth has spoken freely to you, O Corinthians, our heart is opened wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_corinthians/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />We are speaking freely to you, Corinthians [we are keeping nothing back], and our heart is opened wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />We have spoken openly to you, Corinthians; our heart has been opened wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />We have spoken openly to you, Corinthians; our heart has been opened wide. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_corinthians/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Our mouth is open unto you, O Corinthians, our heart is enlarged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_corinthians/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Friends in Corinth, we are telling the truth when we say there is room in our hearts for you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_corinthians/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Our mouth is open unto you, O Corinthians, our heart is enlarged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_corinthians/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />We have been very open in speaking to you Corinthians. We have a place for you in our hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_corinthians/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Dear friends in Corinth! We have spoken frankly to you; we have opened our hearts wide. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_corinthians/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />We have spoken frankly to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are wide open. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_corinthians/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians; our heart has been opened wide to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_corinthians/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Our mouth is open to you, Corinthians. Our heart is enlarged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_corinthians/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open to you, our heart is enlarged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/2_corinthians/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />O Corinthians, our lips are unsealed to you: our heart is expanded.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are open wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_corinthians/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Our mouth is open to you, Corinthians. Our heart is enlarged. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_corinthians/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Our mouth has been open to you, O Corinthians, our heart has been enlarged!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Our mouth has been opened to you, Corinthians; our heart has been expanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_corinthians/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Our mouth hath been open unto you, O Corinthians, our heart hath been enlarged!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_corinthians/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Our month stands open to you, O Corinthians, our heart has been enlarged.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Our mouth is open to you, O ye Corinthians, our heart is enlarged. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_corinthians/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Our mouth is open to you, O Corinthians; our heart is enlarged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_corinthians/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />We have spoken frankly to you, Corinthians; our heart is open wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_corinthians/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />We have spoken frankly to you Corinthians; our heart is wide open to you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_corinthians/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />O Corinthians, we have told you everything, and our heart is relieved.<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 />Our mouth is opened to you, Corinthians, and our heart is enlarged.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/2_corinthians/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Corinthians, our mouth is opened to you, our heart is enlarged:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/2_corinthians/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Our mouth is open unto you, O Corinthians, our heart is enlarged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/2_corinthians/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Our mouth is opened unto you, O Corinthians! our heart is enlarged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/2_corinthians/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />O Corinthians, my heart is so full, my tongue cannot be silent:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/2_corinthians/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />O Corinthians, our lips are unsealed to you: our heart is expanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/2_corinthians/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Our mouth has been open to you, O Corinthians! our heart has been enlarged!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/2_corinthians/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />O Corinthians, our mouth is opened unto you, our heart is enlarged:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_corinthians/6-11.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=1043" 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">10</span>sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: To (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmōn (PPro-G1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">We</a> <a href="/greek/4750.htm" title="4750: stoma (N-NNS) -- The mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword. "></a> <a href="/greek/455.htm" title="455: aneōgen (V-RIA-3S) -- To open. From ana and oigo; to open up.">have spoken freely</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.">to</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymas (PPro-A2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you,</a> <a href="/greek/2881.htm" title="2881: Korinthioi (N-VMP) -- Corinthian, of Corinth. From Korinthos; a Corinthian, i.e. Inhabitant of Corinth.">Corinthians.</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmōn (PPro-G1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">Our</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2588.htm" title="2588: kardia (N-NFS) -- Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle.">hearts</a> <a href="/greek/4115.htm" title="4115: peplatyntai (V-RIM/P-3S) -- To enlarge, make broad; met: of the growth of tenderness and love. From platus; to widen.">are open wide.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">12</span>It is not our affection, but yours, that is restrained.…<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 7:2-3</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. / I do not say this to condemn you. I have said before that you so occupy our hearts that we live and die together with you.<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_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="/galatians/4-19.htm">Galatians 4:19-20</a></span><br />My children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you, / how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/1-7.htm">Philippians 1:7-8</a></span><br />It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart. For in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all partners in grace with me. / 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_corinthians/4-14.htm">1 Corinthians 4:14-15</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-4.htm">2 Corinthians 2:4</a></span><br />For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love 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="/1_john/3-18.htm">1 John 3:18</a></span><br />Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-15.htm">Ephesians 4:15</a></span><br />Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-22.htm">1 Peter 1:22</a></span><br />Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-31.htm">Acts 20:31</a></span><br />Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-20.htm">Jeremiah 31:20</a></span><br />Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-15.htm">Isaiah 49:15</a></span><br />“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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/11-8.htm">Hosea 11:8</a></span><br />How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">O you Corinthians, our mouth is open to you, our heart is enlarged.</p><p class="hdg">ye.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/galatians/3-1.htm">Galatians 3:1</a></b></br> O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/philippians/4-15.htm">Philippians 4:15</a></b></br> Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only.</p><p class="hdg">our mouth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/7-3.htm">2 Corinthians 7:3,4</a></b></br> I speak not <i>this</i> to condemn <i>you</i>: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with <i>you</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/2-1.htm">1 Samuel 2:1</a></b></br> And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/32-20.htm">Job 32:20</a></b></br> I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer.</p><p class="hdg">our heart.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/2-4.htm">2 Corinthians 2:4</a></b></br> For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/12-15.htm">2 Corinthians 12:15</a></b></br> And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-32.htm">Psalm 119:32</a></b></br> I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/18-8.htm">Corinthians</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-17.htm">Enlarged</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-5.htm">Expanded</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/2-12.htm">Freely</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-6.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-11.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-20.htm">Lips</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-13.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-18.htm">Open</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/2-12.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-14.htm">Unsealed</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/16-9.htm">Wide</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/18-8.htm">Corinthians</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-13.htm">Enlarged</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-5.htm">Expanded</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-8.htm">Freely</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-13.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-13.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/13-3.htm">Lips</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/13-1.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-13.htm">Open</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-13.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-5.htm">Unsealed</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-13.htm">Wide</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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This reflects his deep pastoral concern and love for them. In the context of 2 Corinthians, Paul is defending his apostolic authority and addressing issues within the church, such as divisions and false teachings. The use of "freely" suggests that Paul is not holding back any truth, aligning with his role as a faithful apostle who must convey God's message without compromise. The direct address to "Corinthians" personalizes the message, emphasizing the intimate relationship Paul has with this community. Historically, Corinth was a major city in ancient Greece, known for its wealth and immorality, which posed challenges for the early church. Paul's open communication is crucial in guiding the Corinthians towards spiritual maturity amidst these challenges.<p><b>Our hearts are open wide.</b><br>This phrase signifies Paul's deep affection and genuine love for the Corinthians. The imagery of an open heart suggests vulnerability and a willingness to embrace the Corinthians despite their flaws and previous conflicts. In the broader biblical context, an open heart is often associated with love, compassion, and a readiness to forgive, reflecting the character of Christ. Paul's openness contrasts with the potential closed-heartedness of the Corinthians, who may have been influenced by false apostles or internal strife. This expression of open-heartedness is a call for reconciliation and unity within the church, echoing themes found in other Pauline letters, such as <a href="/ephesians/4-32.htm">Ephesians 4:32</a>, which encourages believers to be kind and forgiving. Theologically, this openness can be seen as a reflection of God's own heart towards humanity, inviting believers to emulate such love and grace in their relationships.<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 expressing his deep affection and openness towards the Corinthian church.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/corinthians.htm">Corinthians</a></b><br>The recipients of the letter, members of the church in Corinth, a city known for its diversity and moral challenges.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/corinth.htm">Corinth</a></b><br>A major city in ancient Greece, known for its wealth, commerce, and moral decadence. The church there faced many challenges due to the surrounding culture.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul's_ministry.htm">Paul's Ministry</a></b><br>The broader context of Paul's missionary work, which involved establishing and nurturing early Christian communities.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/apostolic_authority.htm">Apostolic Authority</a></b><br>The role and authority of apostles like Paul in guiding and correcting early Christian communities.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/open_communication.htm">Open Communication</a></b><br>Paul models open and honest communication with the Corinthians. As believers, we should strive for transparency and sincerity in our relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/heartfelt_affection.htm">Heartfelt Affection</a></b><br>Paul's open heart towards the Corinthians challenges us to love others deeply, even when relationships are strained or challenging.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reconciliation_and_unity.htm">Reconciliation and Unity</a></b><br>The call to open our hearts wide is a call to pursue reconciliation and unity within the body of Christ, overcoming divisions and misunderstandings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/apostolic_example.htm">Apostolic Example</a></b><br>Paul's example as an apostle encourages us to follow spiritual leaders who demonstrate genuine care and integrity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_challenges.htm">Cultural Challenges</a></b><br>Just as the Corinthians faced cultural pressures, we too must navigate our faith amidst societal challenges, holding fast to biblical truths.<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/flee_from_temptation_and_idolatry.htm">Should you not flee from temptation and idolatry?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_are_believers_god's_temple_without_proof.htm">In 2 Corinthians 6:16, how can the believers be the temple of God without any tangible, verifiable sign beyond personal conviction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_paul_support_distant_churches.htm">2 Corinthians 11:29 - How could Paul meaningfully empathize with and support multiple distant churches given the limited communication and travel methods of his era?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_to_parents_of_gay_kids.htm">What does the Bible say to Christian parents of gay children?</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>(11) <span class= "bld">O ye Corinthians.</span>--There was manifestly a pause here as the letter was dictated. The rush of thoughts had reached its highest point. He rests, and feels almost as if some apology were needed for so vehement an outpouring of emotion. And now he writes as if personally pleading with them. Nowhere else in the whole range of his Epistles do we find any parallel to this form of speech--this "O ye Corinthians." He has to tell them that he speaks out of the fulness of his heart, that if his mouth has been opened with an unusual freedom it is because his heart has felt a more than common expansion.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_corinthians/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 11-18.</span> - <span class="accented">An appeal to the Corinthians to reciprocate his love for them, and separate themselves from evil</span>. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Corinthians</span>! A rare and very personal form of loving appeal, which occurs nowhere else in these Epistles (comp. <a href="/philippians/4-15.htm">Philippians 4:15</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Our mouth is open to you.</span> St. Paul has evidently been writing in a mood of inspired eloquence. The fervour of his feelings has found vent in an unusual flow of beautiful and forcible language. He appeals to the unreserved freedom with which he has written as a reason why they should treat him with the same frank love. <span class="cmt_word">Our heart is enlarged.</span> After writing the foregoing majestic appeal, he felt that he had disburdened his heart, and as it were made room in it to receive the Corinthians unreservedly, in spite of all the wrongs which some of them had done him (comp. <a href="/2_corinthians/7-3.htm">2 Corinthians 7:3</a>, 27). On the antithesis of the <span class="accented">mouth</span> and the <span class="accented">heart</span>, see <a href="/matthew/12-34.htm">Matthew 12:34</a>; <a href="/romans/10-10.htm">Romans 10:10</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_corinthians/6-11.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">We</span><br /><span class="grk">ἡμῶν</span> <span class="translit">(hēmōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 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">have spoken freely</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀνέῳγεν</span> <span class="translit">(aneōgen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_455.htm">Strong's 455: </a> </span><span class="str2">To open. From ana and oigo; to open up.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="grk">πρὸς</span> <span class="translit">(pros)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">Strong's 4314: </a> </span><span class="str2">To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you,</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμᾶς</span> <span class="translit">(hymas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 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">Corinthians.</span><br /><span class="grk">Κορίνθιοι</span> <span class="translit">(Korinthioi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2881.htm">Strong's 2881: </a> </span><span class="str2">Corinthian, of Corinth. From Korinthos; a Corinthian, i.e. Inhabitant of Corinth.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Our</span><br /><span class="grk">ἡμῶν</span> <span class="translit">(hēmōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 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">hearts</span><br /><span class="grk">καρδία</span> <span class="translit">(kardia)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2588.htm">Strong's 2588: </a> </span><span class="str2">Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are open wide.</span><br /><span class="grk">πεπλάτυνται</span> <span class="translit">(peplatyntai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4115.htm">Strong's 4115: </a> </span><span class="str2">To enlarge, make broad; met: of the growth of tenderness and love. From platus; to widen.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_corinthians/6-11.htm">2 Corinthians 6:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_corinthians/6-11.htm">2 Corinthians 6:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_corinthians/6-11.htm">2 Corinthians 6:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/6-11.htm">2 Corinthians 6:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/6-11.htm">2 Corinthians 6:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_corinthians/6-11.htm">2 Corinthians 6:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_corinthians/6-11.htm">2 Corinthians 6:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_corinthians/6-11.htm">2 Corinthians 6:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_corinthians/6-11.htm">2 Corinthians 6:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_corinthians/6-11.htm">2 Corinthians 6:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_corinthians/6-11.htm">NT Letters: 2 Corinthians 6:11 Our mouth is open to you Corinthians (2 Cor. 2C iiC 2Cor ii cor iicor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Corinthians 6:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Corinthians 6:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Corinthians 6:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Corinthians 6:12" /></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>