New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Corinthians 12:13-21

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?

19AllG3819thisG3819timeG3819you have been thinkingδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380that we are defendingἀπολογούμεθα.apologoumethaG626ourselves to you. Actually,it is inG2713theG2713sightG2713of GodθεοῦtheouG2316that we have been speakingλαλοῦμεν.laloumenG2980in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547; andallπάντα,pantaG3956for buildingG3619you upG3619,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27.

20For I amG5399afraidG5399that perhapsπωςpōsG4458when I comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064I may findεὕρωheurōG2147you to be not whatοἵουςoiousG3634I wishθέλωthelōG2309,and may be foundεὑρεθῶheurethōG2147by you to be not whatοἷονhoionG3634you wishθέλετε,theleteG2309;that perhapsπωςpōsG4458there will bestrifeἔρις,erisG2054,jealousyζῆλος,zēlosG2205,angryG2372tempersG2372,selfishnessἐριθείαι,eritheiaiG2052,slandersκαταλαλιαί,katalaliaiG2636,gossipψιθυρισμοί,psithurismoiG5587,arroganceφυσιώσεις,phusiōseisG5450,disturbancesἀκαταστασίαι,akatastasiaiG181;

21I am afraidthat when I comeἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064againπάλινpalinG3825my GodθεόςtheosG2316may humiliateταπεινώσῃtapeinōsēG5013me beforeπρὸςprosG4314you, and I may mournπενθήσωpenthēsōG3996over manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183of thoseG3588who havesinnedG4258inG4258theG4258pastG4258and not repentedμετανοησάντωνmetanoēsantōnG3340of theimpurityἀκαθαρσίᾳakatharsiaG167,sexualπορνείᾳporneiaG4202immoralityG4202,and indecentG766behaviorG766whichᾗhēG3739they have practicedἔπραξαν.¶epraxanG4238.

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