New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Corinthians 12:13-21

13For in whatτίtiG5101respect were you treatedG2274as inferiorG2274to the restλοιπὰςloipasG3062of the churchesἐκκλησίας,ekklēsiasG1577,exceptG1508thatI myselfαὐτὸςautosG846did not become a burdenκατενάρκησαkatenarkēsaG2655to you? ForgiveχαρίσασθέcharisastheG5483methisταύτην.¶tautēnG3778wrongἀδικίανadikianG93!

14HereἸδοὺIdouG2400for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778thirdτρίτονtritonG5154timeG5154I amἔχωechōG2192readyἑτοίμωςhetoimōsG2093to comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064to you, and Iwill not be a burdenκαταναρκήσωkatanarkēsōG2655to you; for Ido not seekζητῶzētōG2212what is yoursG4771, but you; forchildrenτέκναteknaG5043are not responsibleὀφείλειopheileiG3784to saveθησαυρίζεινthēsaurizeinG2343up for theirparentsγονεῦσινgoneusinG1118, butparentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118for theirchildrenτέκνοις·teknoisG5043.

15I willmostG2234gladlyG2234spendδαπανήσωdapanēsōG1159and be expendedἐκδαπανηθήσομαιekdapanēthēsomaiG1550for your soulsψυχῶνpsuchōnG5590.IfεἰeiG1487I loveἀγαπῶνagapōnG25you moreG4057,am I to be lovedἀγαπῶμαι.agapōmaiG25lessG2269?

16But be that as it may, Idid not burdenκατεβάρησαkatebarēsaG2599you myselfἐγὼegōG1473;neverthelessἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,craftyπανοῦργοςpanourgosG3835fellow that I am, Itookἔλαβον.elabonG2983you in by deceitδόλῳdolōG1388.

17CertainlyI have not takenG4122advantageG4122of you throughδι᾽di᾽G1223anyτιναtinaG5100of those whomὧνhōnG3739I have sentἀπέσταλκαapestalkaG649to you, have I?

18IurgedπαρεκάλεσαparekalesaG3870TitusΤίτονTitonG5103to go,and I sentσυναπέστειλαsunapesteilaG4882the brotherἀδελφόν·adelphonG80with him. TitusΤίτος;TitosG5103did not takeG4122anyG4122advantageG4122of you, did he? Did we notconductG4043ourselvesG4043in the sameαὐτῷautōG846spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151and walkin the sameαὐτοῖςautoisG846stepsἴχνεσιν;¶ichnesinG2487?

19AllG3819thisG3819timeG3819you have been thinkingδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380that we are defendingἀπολογούμεθα.apologoumethaG626ourselves to you. Actually,it is in the sightκατέναντιkatenantiG2713of GodθεοῦtheouG2316that we have been speakingλαλοῦμεν.laloumenG2980in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547; andallπάντα,pantaG3956for your upbuildingοἰκοδομῆς.oikodomēsG3619,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27.

20For I amG5399afraidG5399that perhapsπωςpōsG4458when I comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064I may findεὕρωheurōG2147you to be not whatοἵουςoiousG3634I wishθέλωthelōG2309and may be foundεὑρεθῶheurethōG2147by you to be not whatοἷονhoionG3634you wishθέλετε,theleteG2309;that perhapsπωςpōsG4458there will bestrifeἔρις,erisG2054,jealousyζῆλος,zēlosG2205,angryG2372tempersG2372,disputesἐριθείαι,eritheiaiG2052,slandersκαταλαλιαί,katalaliaiG2636,gossipψιθυρισμοί,psithurismoiG5587,arroganceφυσιώσεις,phusiōseisG5450,disturbancesἀκαταστασίαι,akatastasiaiG181;

21I am afraid that when I comeἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064againπάλινpalinG3825my GodθεόςtheosG2316may humiliateταπεινώσῃtapeinōsēG5013me beforeπρὸςprosG4314you, and I may mournπενθήσωpenthēsōG3996over manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183of thoseG3588who havesinnedG4258in the pastG4258and not repentedμετανοησάντωνmetanoēsantōnG3340of theimpurityἀκαθαρσίᾳakatharsiaG167,immoralityπορνείᾳporneiaG4202and sensualityἀσελγείᾳaselgeiaG766whichᾗhēG3739they have practicedἔπραξαν.¶epraxanG4238.

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