G5613–ὡς–hōs

When I was a babe, as a babe I was speaking, as a babe I was thinking, as a babe I was reasoning, and when I have become a man, I have made useless the things of the babe;

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for God is not `a God' of tumult, but of peace, as in all the assemblies of the saints.

ὡς hōs “as”

And if Timotheus may come, see that he may become without fear with you, for the work of the Lord he doth work, even as I,

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and our hope `is' stedfast for you, knowing that even as ye are partakers of the sufferings -- so also of the comfort.

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for we are not as the many, adulterating the word of God, but as of sincerity -- but as of God; in the presence of God, in Christ we do speak.

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Do we begin again to recommend ourselves, except we need, as some, letters of recommendation unto you, or from you?

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not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything, as of ourselves, but our sufficiency `is' of God,

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how that God was in Christ -- a world reconciling to Himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses; and having put in us the word of the reconciliation,

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in behalf of Christ, then, we are ambassadors, as if God were calling through us, we beseech, in behalf of Christ, `Be ye reconciled to God;'

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but in everything recommending ourselves as God's ministrants; in much patience, in tribulations, in necessities, in distresses,

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through glory and dishonour, through evil report and good report, as leading astray, and true;

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as unknown, and recognized; as dying, and lo, we live; as chastened, and not put to death;

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as sorrowful, and always rejoicing; as poor, and making many rich; as having nothing, and possessing all things.

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and `as' a recompense of the same kind, (as to children I say `it',) be ye enlarged -- also ye!

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because if anything to him in your behalf I have boasted, I was not put to shame; but as all things in truth we did speak to you, so also our boasting before Titus became truth,

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and his tender affection is more abundantly toward you, remembering the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye did receive him;

ὡς hōs “how”

Necessary, therefore, I thought `it' to exhort the brethren, that they may go before to you, and may make up before your formerly announced blessing, that this be ready, as a blessing, and not as covetousness.

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and I beseech `you', that, being present, I may not have courage, with the confidence with which I reckon to be bold against certain reckoning us as walking according to the flesh;

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that I may not seem as if I would terrify you through the letters,

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for not as not reaching to you do we stretch ourselves overmuch, for even unto you did we come in the good news of the Christ,

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and I fear, lest, as the serpent did beguile Eve in his subtilty, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that `is' in the Christ;

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no great thing, then, if also his ministrants do transform themselves as ministrants of righteousness -- whose end shall be according to their works.

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Again I say, may no one think me to be a fool; and if otherwise, even as a fool receive me, that I also a little may boast.

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That which I speak, I speak not according to the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this the confidence of boasting;

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in reference to dishonour I speak, how that we were weak, and in whatever any one is bold -- in foolishness I say `it' -- I also am bold.

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