2COR 9:3 Parallel View

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ULT But I sent the brothers so that our boasting which is about you might not be futile in this matter and so that you might be ready, as I was saying.

UST However, although we know that you are eager, we have chosen these three fellow believers to visit you to make sure that the great things we say about how you are eager to give prove true. They are visiting you so that you can finish preparing to give and in this way match what I have told the Macedonians about you.

BSB § But I am sending the brothers in order that our boasting about you in this matter should not prove empty, but that you will be prepared, just as I said.

BLB But I have sent the brothers in order that our boasting about you in this matter should not be made void, that you may be prepared, as I have been saying.

AICNT So I sent the brothers, in order that our boasting about you might not be made empty in this respect, so that, just as I was saying, you would be prepared,

OEB So my reason for sending our friends is to prevent what we said about you from proving, in this particular matter, an empty boast, and to enable you to be as well prepared as I have been saying that you are.

WEB But I have sent the brothers so that our boasting on your behalf may not be in vain in this respect, that, just as I said, you may be prepared,

NET But I am sending these brothers so that our boasting about you may not be empty in this case, so that you may be ready just as I kept telling them.

LSV and I sent the brothers, that our boasting on your behalf may not be made vain in this respect; that, according as I said, you may be ready,

FBV But I'm sending these brothers so that my boasting about you regarding this won't be proved wrong, and that you're prepared, just as I said you would be.

TCNT But I have sent the brothers so that our boasting about you in this matter may not prove to be empty, but that you may be prepared, just as I said you would be.

T4T However, I am sending Titus and the other two believers in order that they will be able to help you finish collecting the money. Then when I and others arrive later, the people with me will see for themselves that the things that I have been boasting about you are true [LIT]. I want you to have your gift ready for us(exc) to take to Jerusalem, just like I have been telling others that you were ready.

LEB But I am sending the brothers in order that our boasting about you would not prove to be empty in this case, so that you may be prepared just as I was saying,

BBE But I have sent the brothers, so that the good things we said about you may be seen to be true, and that, as I said, you may be ready:

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ASV But I have sent the brethren, that our glorying on your behalf may not be made void in this respect; that, even as I said, ye may be prepared:

DRA Now I have sent the brethren, that the thing which we boast of concerning you, be not made void in this behalf, that (as I have said) you may be ready:

YLT and I sent the brethren, that our boasting on your behalf may not be made vain in this respect; that, according as I said, ye may be ready,

DBY But I have sent the brethren, in order that our boasting about you may not be made void in this respect, in order that, as I have said, ye may be prepared;

RV But I have sent the brethren, that our glorying on your behalf may not be made void in this respect; that, even as I said, ye may be prepared:

WBS But I have sent the brethren, that our glorying on your behalf may not be made void in this respect; that, even as I said, ye may be prepared:

KJB Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready:
(Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye/you_all may be ready:)

BB Yet haue I sent the brethren, lest our boastyng which I make of you, should be in vayne in this behalfe, that ye (as I haue sayde) may prepare your selues.
(Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boastyng which I make of you, should be in vayne in this behalfe, that ye/you_all (as I have said) may prepare your selves.)

GNV Nowe haue I sent the brethren, lest our reioycing ouer you shoulde bee in vaine in this behalfe, that yee (as I haue sayde) be readie:
(Now have I sent the brethren, lest our reioycing over you should be in vaine in this behalfe, that ye/you_all (as I have said) be readie:)

CB Neuertheles yet haue we sent these brethren, lest oure reioysinge ouer you shulde be in vayne in this behalfe, that ye mighte be ready, as I haue reported of you:
(Nevertheless yet have we sent these brethren, lest our reioysinge over you should be in vayne in this behalfe, that ye/you_all mighte be ready, as I have reported of you:)

TNT Never thelesse yet have I sent these brethren lest oure reioysynge over you shuld be in vayne in this behalfe and that ye (as I have sayd) preparare youre selues
(Never thelesse yet have I sent these brethren lest our reioysynge over you should be in vayne in this behalfe and that ye/you_all (as I have said) preparare yourselves)

WYC And we han sent britheren, that this thing that we glorien of you, be not auoidid in this parti, that as Y seide, ye be redi.
(And we have sent brethren/brothers, that this thing that we gloryn of you, be not auoidid in this parti, that as I said, ye/you_all be redi.)

LUT Ich habe aber diese Brüder darum gesandt, daß nicht unser Ruhm von euch zunichte würde in dem Stücke, und daß ihr bereit seid, gleichwie ich von euch gesagt habe,
(I have but diese brothers therefore sent, that not unser Ruhm from you zunichte würde in to_him Stücke, and that her bereit seid, gleichwie I from you gesagt have,)

CLV Misi autem fratres: ut ne quod gloriamur de vobis, evacuetur in hac parte, ut (quemadmodum dixi) parati sitis:
(Misi however fratres: as ne that gloriamur about vobis, evacuetur in hac parte, as (quemadmodum dixi) parati sitis:)

UGNT ἔπεμψα δὲ τοὺς ἀδελφούς, ἵνα μὴ τὸ καύχημα ἡμῶν, τὸ ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν, κενωθῇ ἐν τῷ μέρει τούτῳ, ἵνα καθὼς ἔλεγον, παρεσκευασμένοι ἦτε.
(epempsa de tous adelfous, hina maʸ to kauⱪaʸma haʸmōn, to huper humōn, kenōthaʸ en tōi merei toutōi, hina kathōs elegon, pareskeuasmenoi aʸte.)

SBL-GNT ἔπεμψα δὲ τοὺς ἀδελφούς, ἵνα μὴ τὸ καύχημα ἡμῶν τὸ ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν κενωθῇ ἐν τῷ μέρει τούτῳ, ἵνα καθὼς ἔλεγον παρεσκευασμένοι ἦτε,
(epempsa de tous adelfous, hina maʸ to kauⱪaʸma haʸmōn to huper humōn kenōthaʸ en tōi merei toutōi, hina kathōs elegon pareskeuasmenoi aʸte,)

TC-GNT Ἔπεμψα δὲ τοὺς ἀδελφούς, ἵνα μὴ τὸ καύχημα ἡμῶν τὸ ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν κενωθῇ ἐν τῷ μέρει τούτῳ· ἵνα, καθὼς ἔλεγον, παρεσκευασμένοι ἦτε·
(Epempsa de tous adelfous, hina maʸ to kauⱪaʸma haʸmōn to huper humōn kenōthaʸ en tōi merei toutōi; hina, kathōs elegon, pareskeuasmenoi aʸte;)

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

δὲ

but

Here, the word But introduces a contrast with what Paul has said in 9:1–2 about how eager the Corinthians are. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces this kind of contrast. Alternate translation: “On the other hand,” or “Despite that,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / pastforfuture

ἔπεμψα

˱I˲_sent

Here Paul refers to how he sent the two believers and Titus when he sent this letter. Use the same tense that you used in 8:17 for Titus’ travel. Alternate translation: “I am sending” or “I have sent”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τοὺς ἀδελφούς

the brothers

Here, the word brothers refers to Titus and the two fellow believers who travel with him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make the idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “these brothers” or “the three brothers I have mentioned”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τοὺς ἀδελφούς

the brothers

Paul is using the term brothers to mean people who share the same faith. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the believers” or “the Christians”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν τῷ μέρει τούτῳ

in ¬the regard this

Here, the phrase this matter identifies the topic that Paul is speaking about: giving to the collection for the Jerusalem believers. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “in this matter of giving to the Jerusalem believers” or “in this matter of contributing to the collection”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

παρεσκευασμένοι ἦτε

/having/_prepared ˱you_all˲_may_be

Here Paul implies that he wants them to be ready to give to the collection. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make the idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “you might be ready to contribute”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

καθὼς ἔλεγον

as ˱I˲_/was/_saying

Here, the phrase I was saying refers back to what Paul wrote in 9:2 about how he tells the Macedonian believers that the Corinthians have been prepared to give since the previous year. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make the idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “as I was saying to the Macedonians” or “as I was saying that you were ready since last year”

Parallel 2COR 9:3