We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are open wide.
Parallel translations
- WEB Our mouth is open to you, Corinthians. Our heart is enlarged.
- KJV O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged.
- NKJV O Corinthians! We have spoken openly to you, our heart is wide open.
- NASB Our mouth has spoken freely to you, you Corinthians, our heart is opened wide.
- NLT Oh, dear Corinthian friends! We have spoken honestly with you, and our hearts are open to you.
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Quick answer
Paul speaks with open candor and an enlarged, affectionate heart toward the Corinthians. He holds nothing back in his love for them.
Overview
Having defended his ministry, Paul turns to warm, personal appeal, telling the Corinthians his mouth and heart are wide open to them. This frank, loving address sets the tone for the reconciliation he seeks. Genuine pastoral ministry is marked by openhearted affection.
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Cross-references · 14
- 2 Cor 12:15And 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?
- 2 Cor 7:3–4I 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.
- Ps 119:32I run in the path of Your commandments, for You will enlarge my heart.
- Phil 1:8God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
- 2 Cor 2:4For 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.
- Rev 22:12“Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.
- 1 Sam 2:1At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD in whom my horn is exalted. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.
- Gal 3:1O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.
- Phil 4:15And as you Philippians know, in the early days of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church but you partnered with me in the matter of giving and receiving.
- Ps 51:15O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
- Job 33:2–3Behold, I will open my mouth; my address is on the tip of my tongue.
- Job 32:20I must speak and find relief; I must open my lips and respond.
- Eph 6:8because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.
- Hab 2:5and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself and collects all the peoples as his own.
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