G4218–ποτέ–pote

But *I* have prayed for *you* that your faith may not fail, and you, when at last you have come back to your true self, must strengthen your brethren."

ποτε pote “when”

They brought him to the Pharisees--the man who had been blind.

ποτε pote “once [was]”

always in my prayers entreating that now, at length, if such be His will, the way may by some means be made clear for me to come to you.

ποτὲ pote “at last”

Once, apart from Law, I was alive, but when the Commandment came, sin sprang into life, and I died;

ποτέ· pote “once;”

but just as you were formerly disobedient to Him, but now have received mercy at a time when they are disobedient,

ποτε pote “once”

What soldier ever serves at his own cost? Who plants a vineyard and yet does not eat any of the grapes? Or who tends a herd of cattle and yet does not taste their milk?

ποτέ; pote “at any time?”

For you have heard of my early career in Judaism--how I furiously persecuted the Church of God, and made havoc of it;

ποτε pote “former”

They only heard it said, "He who was once our persecutor is now telling the Good News of the faith of which he formerly made havoc."

ποτε pote “formerly”ποτε pote “once”

From those leaders I gained nothing new. Whether they were men of importance or not, matters nothing to me--God recognizes no external distinctions. To me, at any rate, the leaders imparted nothing new.

ποτε pote “formerly”

which were once habitual to you while you walked in the ways of this world and obeyed the Prince of the powers of the air, the spirits that are now at work in the hearts of the sons of disobedience--to you God has given Life.

ποτε pote “once”

Among them all of us also formerly passed our lives, governed by the inclinations of our lower natures, indulging the cravings of those natures and of our own thoughts, and were in our original state deserving of anger like all others.

ποτε pote “once”

Therefore, do not forget that formerly you were Gentiles as to your bodily condition. You were called the Uncircumcision by those who style themselves the Circumcised--their circumcision being one which the knife has effected.

ποτὲ pote “formerly”

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were so far away have been brought near through the death of Christ.

ποτε pote “once”

There was a time when you were nothing but darkness. Now, as Christians, you are Light itself.

ποτε pote “once”

For never yet has a man hated his own body. On the contrary he feeds and cherishes it, just as Christ feeds and cherishes the Church;

ποτε pote “at any time”

But I rejoice with a deep and holy joy that now at length you have revived your thoughtfulness for my welfare. Indeed you have always been thoughtful for me, although opportunity failed you.

ποτὲ pote “at last”

And you, estranged as you once were and even hostile in your minds, amidst your evil deeds,

ποτε pote “once”

and you also were once addicted to them, while you were living under their power.

ποτε, pote “once”

For, as you are well aware, we have never used the language of flattery nor have we found pretexts for enriching ourselves--God is our witness;

ποτε pote “at any time”

For there was a time when we also were deficient in understanding, obstinate, deluded, the slaves of various cravings and pleasures, spending our lives in malice and envy, hateful ourselves and hating one another.

ποτε pote “once”

Formerly he was useless to you, but now--true to his name--he is of great use to you and to me.

ποτέ pote “once”

For to which of the angels did God ever say, "My Son art Thou: I have this day become Thy Father;" and again, "I will be a Father to Him, and He shall be My Son"?

ποτε pote “ever”

To which of the angels has He ever said, "Sit at My right hand till I make Thy foes a footstool for Thy feet"?

ποτε· pote “ever:”

And a will is only of force in the case of a deceased person, being never of any avail so long as he who made it lives.

μήποτε mēpote “otherwise”

Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God. Once you had not found mercy, but now you have.

ποτε pote “once [were]”