2 Corinthians 12:14

2 Corinthians 12:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
• New International Version (NIV)Now I am ready to visit you for the third time, and I will not be a burden to you, because what I want is not your possessions but you. After all, children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Here for the third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be a burden, for I seek not what is yours but you. For children are not obligated to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now for the third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be burdensome to you; for I do not seek yours, but you. For the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

Context of 2 Corinthians 12:14

12Indeed, the signs of an apostle were performed among you with great perseverance by signs and wonders and powerful deeds. 13For how were you treated worse than the other churches, except that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this injustice! Look, for the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you, because I do not want your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children. 15Now I will most gladly spend and be spent for your lives! If I love you more, am I to be loved less? 16But be that as it may, I have not burdened you. Yet because I was a crafty person, I took you in by deceit!

2 Corinthians 12:14 word by word

Ἰδοὺ τρίτον τοῦτο ἑτοίμως ἔχω ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ὑμᾶς καὶ οὐ καταναρκήσω οὐ γὰρ ζητῶ τὰ ὑμῶν ἀλλ᾽ ὑμᾶς. οὐ γὰρ ὀφείλει τὰ τέκνα τοῖς γονεῦσιν θησαυρίζειν ἀλλ᾽ οἱ γονεῖς τοῖς τέκνοις·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• the third timeτρίτοςtritos · thirdG5154
• I amἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• readyἑτοίμωςhetoimōs · readilyG2093
• to comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• youσύsu · youG4771
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• I willκαταναρκάομαιkatanarkaō · to burdenG2655
• notοὐou · noG3756
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• I seekζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• the childrenτέκνονteknon · childG5043
• oughtὀφείλωopheilō opheileō · to oweG3784
• to lay upθησαυρίζωthēsaurizō · to store upG2343
• for the parentsγονεύςgoneus · parentG1118

Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 12:14

• 2 Corinthians 1:15And with this confidence I intended to come to you first so that you would get a second opportunity to see us,
• 2 Corinthians 13:1This is the third time I am coming to visit you. By the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter will be established.
• 1 Corinthians 4:19But I will come to you soon, if the Lord is willing, and I will find out not only the talk of these arrogant people, but also their power.
• 1 Corinthians 11:34If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, so that when you assemble it does not lead to judgment. I will give directions about other matters when I come.
• 1 Corinthians 16:5But I will come to you after I have gone through Macedonia – for I will be going through Macedonia –
• Proverbs 11:30The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.
• Acts 20:33I have desired no one’s silver or gold or clothing.
• 1 Corinthians 10:33just as I also try to please everyone in all things. I do not seek my own benefit, but the benefit of many, so that they may be saved.
• Philippians 4:1So then, my brothers and sisters, dear friends whom I long to see, my joy and crown, stand in the Lord in this way, my dear friends!
• 1 Thessalonians 2:5For we never appeared with flattering speech, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed – God is our witness –
• 1 Peter 5:2Give a shepherd’s care to God’s flock among you, exercising oversight not merely as a duty but willingly under God’s direction, not for shameful profit but eagerly.
• Genesis 24:35“The Lord has richly blessed my master and he has become very wealthy. The Lord has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.
• Genesis 31:14Then Rachel and Leah replied to him, “Do we still have any portion or inheritance in our father’s house?
• Proverbs 13:22A benevolent person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.
• Proverbs 19:14A house and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
• 1 Corinthians 4:14I am not writing these things to shame you, but to correct you as my dear children.

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 12:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14The third time I am ready - That is, this is the third time that I am ready - have formed the resolution, to visit you. He had formed this resolution twice before, but was disappointed. See 1 Corinthians 16:5, and 2 Corinthians 1:15, 2 Corinthians 1:16. He now formed it a third time, having more probability of seeing them now than he had before. See 2 Corinthians 13:2. I seek not yours, but you - I seek your salvation, I desire not your property; others…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you - That is, this is the third time that I have purposed to come and see you, and have made preparation for it. He does not mean that he had been twice with them and was now coming the third time, but that he had twice before intended to go and had been disappointed; see 1 Corinthians 16:5; 2 Corinthians 1:15-16. His purpose had been to visit them on his way to Macedonia and again on his return from…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-21Verses 11-21 We owe it to good men, to stand up in the defence of their reputation; and we are under special obligations to those from whom we have received benefit, especially spiritual benefit, to own them as instruments in God's hand of good to us. Here is an account of the apostle's behaviour and kind intentions; in which see the character of a faithful minister of the gospel. This was his great aim and design, to do good. Here are noticed several…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-15a third time: Paul's first visit was when he first preached in Corinth (Acts 18:1–18). The second was an unexpected "painful visit" (2 Corinthians 2:1). Paul hopes the next visit will be happier, but there is still some distrust. They need to clear the air. I will not be a burden: Paul did not want their money. He wanted them to fully accept his authority. He was willing to give his time and energy for them instead of taking payment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. the third time--See Introduction to the first Epistle. His second visit was probably a short one (1Co 16:7), and attended with humiliation through the scandalous conduct of some of his converts (compare 2Co 12:21; 2Co 2:1). It was probably paid during his three years' sojourn at Ephesus, from which he could pass so readily by sea to Corinth (compare 2Co 1:15, 16; 13:1, 2). The context here implies nothing of a third preparation to come; but, "I am…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Corinthians 12:14

• Corinth
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In the dictionaries

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• Revelation
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Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings