2 Corinthians 1:21

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Now he that establisheth us with you in Christ, and anointed us, is God;

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Archaic language reduces readability
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

1 John 2:20 : 20 And ye have an anointing from the Holy One, and ye know all the things.
1 John 2:27 : 27 And as for you, the anointing which ye received of him abideth in you, and ye need {G5532} not that any one teach you; but as his anointing teacheth you; concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, ye abide in him.
Rev 1:6 : 6 and he made us [to be] a kingdom, {G2532} [to be] priests unto his God and Father; to him [be] the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Rev 3:18 : 18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold refined by fire, that thou mayest become rich; and white garments, that thou mayest clothe thyself, and [that] the shame of thy nakedness be not made manifest; and eyesalve to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.
2 Cor 5:5 : 5 Now he that wrought us for this very thing is God, who {G2532} gave unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
Col 2:7 : 7 rooted and builded up in him, and established in your faith, even as ye were taught, abounding {G846} in thanksgiving.
1 Thess 3:13 : 13 to the end he may establish your hearts unblameable in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus {G5547} with all his saints.
2 Thess 2:8 : 8 And then shall be revealed the lawless one, whom the Lord Jesus shall slay with the breath of his mouth, and bring to nought by the manifestation of his coming;
2 Thess 2:17 : 17 comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.
2 Thess 3:3 : 3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall establish you, and guard you from the evil [one].
1 Pet 5:10 : 10 And the God of all grace, who called you unto his eternal glory in Christ, {G2424} after that ye have suffered a little while, shall himself {G5209} perfect, establish, strengthen you.
Ps 37:23-24 : 23 A man's goings are established of Jehovah; And he delighteth in his way. 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For Jehovah upholdeth him with his hand.
Ps 45:7 : 7 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness: Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Ps 87:5 : 5 Yea, of Zion it shall be said, This one and that one was born in her; And the Most High himself will establish her.
Ps 89:4 : 4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, And build up thy throne to all generations. Selah
Isa 9:7 : 7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of Jehovah of hosts will perform this.
Isa 49:8 : 8 Thus saith Jehovah, In an acceptable time have I answered thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee; and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to raise up the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritages:
Isa 59:21 : 21 And as for me, this is my covenant with them, saith Jehovah: my Spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith Jehovah, from henceforth and for ever.
Isa 61:1 : 1 The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening [of the prison] to them that are bound;
Isa 62:7 : 7 and give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
John 3:34 : 34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for he giveth not the Spirit by measure.
Acts 10:38 : 38 [ even] Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
Rom 8:9 : 9 But ye are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you. But if any man hath not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
Rom 16:25 : 25 Now to him that is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which hath been kept in silence through times eternal,

Similar Verses (AI)

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2 Cor 1:22
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22who also sealed us, and gave [us] the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
2 Cor 1:19-20
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19For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, [even] by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not yea and nay, but in him is yea.
20For how many soever be the promises of God, in him is the yea: wherefore also through him is the Amen, unto the glory of God through us.
2 Cor 5:5
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5Now he that wrought us for this very thing is God, who {G2532} gave unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
2 Thess 2:16-17
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16Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
17comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.
2 Cor 1:1-4
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1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints that are in the whole of Achaia:
2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort;
4who comforteth us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort them that are in any affliction, through the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
Eph 1:2-3
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2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] in Christ:
2 Thess 1:11-12
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11To which end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfil every desire of goodness and [every] work of faith, with power;
12that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Cor 1:8-9
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8who shall also confirm you unto the end, [that ye be] unreproveable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9God is faithful, through whom ye were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Eph 1:12-14
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12to the end that we should be unto the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ:
13in whom ye also, having heard the word of the truth, the gospel of your salvation, — in whom, having also believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
14which is an earnest of our inheritance, unto the redemption of [God's] own possession, unto the praise of his glory.
1 Cor 1:30
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30But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:
Eph 1:6
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6to the praise of the glory of his grace, {G1722} which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved:
1 Thess 3:11
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11Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, {G5547} direct our way unto you:
2 Tim 1:9
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9who saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,
1 Pet 1:21
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21who through him are believers in God, that raised him {G1453} from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.
Rom 16:25
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25Now to him that is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which hath been kept in silence through times eternal,
2 Thess 1:2
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2Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Cor 1:6
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6even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:
1 Thess 1:5
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5how that our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and [in] much assurance; even as ye know what manner of men we showed ourselves toward you for your sake.
Eph 1:17
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17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;
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1 Thess 3:2
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2and sent Timothy, our brother and God's minister in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort [you] concerning your faith;
1 Cor 1:3-4
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3Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4I thank my God always concerning you, for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus;
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1Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.
2 Cor 4:14
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14knowing that he that raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also with Jesus, and shall present us with you.
2 Thess 3:3
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3But the Lord is faithful, who shall establish you, and guard you from the evil [one].
2 Cor 2:14
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14But thanks be unto God, who always leadeth us in triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest through us the savor of his knowledge in every place.
2 Tim 1:1
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1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,
Eph 4:6
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6one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in {G5213} all.
2 Cor 3:4
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4And such confidence have we through Christ to God-ward:
Eph 3:11
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11according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
Gal 1:5
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5to whom [be] the glory for ever and ever. Amen.
1 Tim 1:1
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1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Saviour, and {G2962} Christ Jesus our hope;
Eph 1:8
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8which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,
1 Cor 8:6
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2 Thess 2:13
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13But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, for that God {G138} chose you from the beginning unto salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
1 Tim 1:11
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11according to the gospel of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
Rom 1:5
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5through whom we received grace and apostleship, unto obedience of faith among all the nations, for his name's sake;
2 Pet 1:3
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3seeing that his divine power hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and virtue;
Col 1:27
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27to whom God was pleased to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: