Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageFor we write nothing to you other than what you can read and genuinely understand; and I trust you will understand it fully,
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GFor we write nothing to you other than what you can read and truly recognise; and I hope you will fully recognise it to the very end—
KJV
King James VersionFor we write none other things unto you, than what ye read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end;
BSB
Berean Standard BibleFor we do not write you anything that is beyond your ability to read and understand. And I hope that you will understand us completely,
Footnotes
There is a deliberate Greek wordplay between ἀναγινώσκετε (anaginōskete, "you read") and ἐπιγινώσκετε (epiginōskete, "you fully recognise/acknowledge"); the prefix epi- intensifies the verb, moving from surface reading to deep, acknowledged recognition. Sha'ul is claiming complete transparency—his letters encode nothing; to read them faithfully is to understand them fully. F.O.G renders the distinction as "read…truly recognise"; F.O.G Message as "read…genuinely understand."
