2 Corinthians 4:13
We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;
KJV
ἔχοντες δὲ τὸ αὐτὸ πνεῦμα τῆς πίστεως, κατὰ τὸ γεγραμμένον, ἐπίστευσα, διὸ καὶ ἐλάλησα, καὶ ἡμεῖς πιστεύομεν, διὸ καὶ λαλοῦμεν,
Greek NT
Habentes autem eumdem spiritum fidei, sicut scriptum est : Credidi, propter quod locutus sum : et nos credimus, propter quod et loquimur :
Vulgate
But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, I believed, and therefore did I speak; we also believe, and therefore also we speak;
ASV
But having the same spirit of faith, as it is written: I believed, for which cause I have spoken; we also believe. For which cause we speak also:
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In the original Greek
13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Intertextual echoes
This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.
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Ps 116:10 · exact_quote"I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:"Psalm 116: I believed, therefore I spoke — Paul on faith and proclamation
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§71"One Lord, one faith,"[139] writes the Apostle: the faith, that is, by which we hold fast to God, and to Jesus Christ whom He has sent.[140] The beloved disciple teaches us how closely this faith binds us to God: "Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God."[141] This Christian faith binds us no less closely to each other and to our …
Cross-references
- 1Cor 12:9 — To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
- 1Cor 12:9 — To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
- 1Thess 4:14 — For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
- 2Cor 1:9 — But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:
- 2Cor 3:12 — Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
- 2Pet 1:1 — Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
- 2Pet 1:1 — Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
- Acts 4:2 — Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
- Acts 15:11 — But we believe that through the grace of the LORD Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
- Heb 11:1 — Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
- Prov 21:28 — A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
- Prov 21:28 — A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
- Ps 116:10 — I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:
- Ps 116:10 — I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:
- Rom 1:12 — That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.
- Rom 8:38 — For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,