• 2 Corinthians 4:2
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 2 ἀλλὰ but ἀπειπάμεθα we said away from selves τὰ the κρυπτὰ hidden (things) τῆς of the αἰσχύνης, shame, μὴ not περιπατοῦντες (ones) walking about ἐν in πανουργίᾳ all-working μηδὲ neither δολοῦντες (ones) handling deceitfully τὸν the λόγον word τοῦ of the θεοῦ, God, ἀλλὰ but τῇ to the φανερώσει manifestation τῆς of the ἀληθείας truth συνιστάνοντες making stand together ἑαυτοὺς selves πρὸς toward πᾶσαν every συνείδησιν conscience ἀνθρώπων of men ἐνώπιον in sight τοῦ of the θεοῦ. God.

  • 2 Corinthians 4:2
    The Bible in Living English

    • 2* but have renounced the concealments of shame, not walking in trickery nor adulterating God’s word, but by giving publicity to the truth commending ourselves to every human conscience before God.

  • 2 Corinthians 4:2
    American Standard Version

    • 2 but we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

  • 2 Corinthians 4:2
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 2 But have renounced the hidden things of shame, Not walking in craftiness Nor handling the word of God deceitfully,—But by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves unto every conscience of men in the sight of God.

  • 2 Corinthians 4:2
    King James Version

    • 2 But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

  • 2 Corinthians Study Notes—Chapter 4
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 4:2

      adulterating the word of God: In the Christian Greek Scriptures, this is the only occurrence of the Greek verb rendered “adulterating.” However, a related noun is rendered “deceit” at Ro 1:29 and 1Th 2:3 and “trickery” at 2Co 12:16. The basic idea of the phrase “adulterating the word of God” is that of corrupting, distorting, or falsifying God’s message. It may also include the idea of mixing God’s message with something that is foreign or inferior, such as human philosophies or personal ideas. Paul would not adulterate the word of God by mixing the pure truth of God’s word with the beliefs of those Jews and Greeks whom he was teaching, just to make it more palatable to them. He refused to water the truth down in order to make it more acceptable to a world whose wisdom was foolishness to God.​—1Co 1:21; see study note on 2Co 2:17.