New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Corinthians 12:11-18

11I have becomeΓέγοναGegonaG1096foolishἄφρωνaphrōnG878;you yourselvesG4771compelledἠναγκάσατε.ēnagkasateG315me. ActuallyγὰρgarG1063I shouldὤφειλονōpheilonG3784have been commendedσυνίστασθαι·sunistasthaiG4921by you, sinceγὰρgarG1063I wasin noG3762respectG3762inferiorὑστέρησαhusterēsaG5302to themostG5244eminentG5244apostlesἀποστόλων,apostolōnG652,evenκαὶkaiG2532thoughεἰeiG1487I amεἰμι.eimiG1510a nobodyG3762.

12ThedistinguishingG4592marksG4592of a true apostleἀποστόλουapostolouG652were performedκατειργάσθηkateirgasthēG2716amongG1722you with allπάσῃpasēG3956perseveranceὑπομονῇ,hupomonēaG5281, bysignsG4592,wondersτέρασινterasinG5059, andmiraclesδυνάμεσιν.dunamesinG1411.

13For in whatτίtiG5101respect were you treatedG2274asG2274inferiorG2274to the restλοιπὰςloipasG3062of the churchesἐκκλησίας,ekklēsiasG1577,exceptG1508thatI myselfαὐτὸςautosG846did not becomeG2655aG2655burdenκατενάρκησαkatenarkēsaG2655toG2655you? ForgiveχαρίσασθέcharisastheG5483methisταύτην.¶tautēnG3778wrongἀδικίανadikianG93!

14HereἸδοὺIdouG2400for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778thirdτρίτονtritonG5154timeG5154I amἔχωechōG2192readyἑτοίμωςhetoimōsG2093to comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064to you, and Iwill not beG2655aG2655burdenκαταναρκήσωkatanarkēsōG2655toG2655you; for Ido not seekζητῶzētōG2212what is yoursG4771, but you; forchildrenτέκναteknaG5043are not responsibleὀφείλειopheileiG3784to saveG2343upG2343for theirparentsγονεῦσινgoneusinG1118, butparentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118for theirchildrenτέκνοις·teknoisG5043.

15I willmostG2234gladlyG2234spendδαπανήσωdapanēsōG1159and be expendedἐκδαπανηθήσομαιekdapanēthēsomaiG1550for your soulsψυχῶνpsuchōnG5590.IfεἰeiG1487I loveἀγαπῶνagapōnG25you moreπερισσοτέρωςperissoterōsG4056,am I to be lovedἀγαπῶμαι.agapōmaiG25lessG2269?

16But be that as it may, Idid not burdenκατεβάρησαkatebarēsaG2599you myselfἐγὼegōG1473;neverthelessἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,deviousG3835personG3835that 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 notconductπεριεπατήσαμεν;periepatēsamenG4043ourselvesin the sameαὐτῷautōG846spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151and walkin the sameαὐτοῖςautoisG846stepsἴχνεσιν;¶ichnesinG2487?

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