2 Corinthians 5:12
12Notοὐagainπάλινourselvesἑαυτοὺςare we commendingσυνιστάνομενto youὑμῖν,butἀλλὰoccasionἀφορμὴνare givingδιδόντεςto youὑμῖνof boastingκαυχήματοςon behalf ofὑπὲρusἡμῶν,so thatἵναyou may have [an answer]ἔχητεtowardπρὸςthoseτοὺςinἐνappearanceπροσώπῳboastingκαυχωμένουςandκαὶnotμὴinἐν[the] heartκαρδίᾳ.
We do not commend ourselves to you⁺ again, but are giving to you⁺ occasion of boasting on behalf of us, so that you⁺ may have [something] toward those boasting in appearance and not in heart.
Vocab difficulty
45.1
Rare words
ἀφορμὴν
ἀφορμή
an occasion, opportunity