Verse List for 2 COR 12:19

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OET (OET-RV) Now you’re already supposing that we’re defending ourselves? Actually, we’re speaking as followers of Messiah knowing that God is watching, and dear friends, everything has been with the aim of building you up.

OET-LV Already you _all _are _supposing that to _you _all we _are _defending?
In _front _of god in chosen _one /messiah we _are _speaking.
And the things all, beloved, because/for the of _you _all building are.

ULT Do you think all of this time that we are defending ourselves to you? Before God in Christ we are speaking. But all these things, beloved, are for the sake of your building up.

UST You should know that the reason why we have said these things is not to explain to you that I and those who serve with me are trustworthy. Rather, as those whom God has united to the Messiah, we have been saying what pleases God. Of course, fellow believers whom we love, we intend everything we say and do to help you grow.

BSB Have you been thinking all along that we were making a defense to you? We speak before God in Christ, and all of [this], beloved, [is] to build you up.

MSB Do you still think that we are making a defense to you?[fn] We speak before God in Christ, and all of [this], beloved, [is] to build you up.

BLB Have you been thinking all along that we have been making a defense to you? We speak in Christ before God, but all things, beloved, for your edification.

AICNT [[For a long time,]][fn] Do you think that we have been defending ourselves to you. We speak before God [in Christ];[fn] but all things, beloved, are for your edification.

OEB Have you all this time been fancying that it is to you that we are making our defence? No, it is in the sight of God, and in union with Christ, that we are speaking. And all this, dear friends, is to build up your characters;

WEBBE Again, do you think that we are excusing ourselves to you? In the sight of God we speak in Christ. But all things, beloved, are for your edifying.

WMBB Again, do you think that we are excusing ourselves to you? In the sight of God we speak in Messiah. But all things, beloved, are for your edifying.

NET Have you been thinking all this time that we have been defending ourselves to you? We are speaking in Christ before God, and everything we do, dear friends, is to build you up.

LSV Again, [do] you think that we are making defense to you? We speak before God in Christ; and all things, beloved, [are] for your up-building,

FBV Maybe you're thinking that all along we've been just trying to defend ourselves. No, we speak for Christ before God. Everything we do, friends, is for your benefit.

TCNT [fn]Do you still think that we are defending ourselves to you? In the sight of God we are speaking in Christ, and everything we do, beloved, is for your edification.

T4T While you have been reading this letter, if you have been thinking that I have just been saying these things to defend myself against those who accuse me, you are wrong. I have been saying these things honestly, knowing that God is listening to me. I also speak as one who has a close relationship with Christ. Everything that I do and everything that I say is to help you whom I love ◄to grow spiritually/ to become spiritually mature►.

LEB Have you been thinking all this time that we are defending ourselves to you? We are speaking in Christ before God, and all these things, dear friends, are for your edification.

BBE It may seem to you that all this time we have been attempting to put ourselves in the right; but we are saying these things before God in Christ. For all things, dear brothers, are for your profit.

Moff You think all this time I am defending myself to you? No, I am speaking in Christ before the presence of God, and speaking every word, beloved, in order to build you up.

Wymth You are imagining, all this time, that we are making our defense at your bar. In reality it is as in God's presence and in communion with Christ that we speak; but, dear friends, it is all with a view to your progress in goodness.

ASV Ye think all this time that we are excusing ourselves unto you. In the sight of God speak we in Christ. But all things, beloved, are for your edifying.

DRA Of old, think you that we excuse ourselves to you? We speak before God in Christ; but all things, my dearly beloved, for your edification.

YLT Again, think ye that to you we are making defence? before God in Christ do we speak; and the all things, beloved, [are] for your up-building,

Drby Ye have long been supposing that we excuse ourselves to you: we speak before [fn]God in Christ; and all things, beloved, for your building up.

RV Ye think all this time that we are excusing ourselves unto you. In the sight of God speak we in Christ. But all things, beloved, are for your edifying.
(Ye/You_all think all this time that we are excusing ourselves unto you. In the sight of God speak we in Christ. But all things, beloved, are for your edifying.)

SLT Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves to you? before God in Christ we speak: and all things, beloved, for your building up.

Wbstr Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves to you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edification.

KJB-1769 Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.
(Again, think ye/you_all that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.)

KJB-1611 Againe, thinke you that we excuse our selues vnto you? wee speake before God in Christ: but wee doe all things, dearely beloued, for your edifying.
(Again, think you that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.)

Bshps Agayne, thynke you that we excuse our selues vnto you? We speake in Christ in the syght of God: but we do all thinges dearely beloued, for your edifiyng.
(Again, think you that we excuse ourselves unto you? We speak in Christ in the sight of God: but we do all things dearly beloved, for your edifiing.)

Gnva Againe, thinke yee that wee excuse our selues vnto you? we speake before God in Christ. But wee doe all thinges, dearely beloued, for your edifying.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Cvdl Agayne, thynke ye yt we excuse oure selues? We speake in Christ in the sighte off God. But all this (dearly beloued) is done for yor edifyenge.
(Again, think ye/you_all it we excuse ourselves? We speak in Christ in the sight off God. But all this (dearly beloved) is done for your edifying.)

TNT Agayne thynke ye that we excuse oure selves? We speake in Christ in the sight of God. But we do all thynges dearly beloved for youre edifyinge.
(Again think ye/you_all that we excuse our selves? We speak in Christ in the sight of God. But we do all things dearly beloved for your(pl) edifyinge.)

Wycl Sum tyme ye wenen, that we schulen excuse vs anentis you. Bifor God in Crist we speken; and, moost dere britheren, alle thingis for youre edifiyng.
(Sum time ye/you_all wenen, that we should excuse us towards you. Before God in Christ we speaking; and, most dear brethren/brothers, all things for your(pl) edifiing.)

Luth Lasset ihr euch abermal dünken, wir verantworten uns? Wir reden in Christo vor GOtt; aber das alles geschieht, meine Liebsten, euch zur Besserung.
(Let you(pl)/their/her you again seem, we/us to_be_responsible us/to_us/ourselves? We talk(v) in Christ before/in_front_of God; but the all/everything happens/occurs, my Liebsten, you to/for improvement/recovery.)

ClVg Olim putatis quod excusemus nos apud vos? coram Deo in Christo loquimur: omnia autem, carissimi, propter ædificationem vestram.[fn]
(Olim you_think that excusemus us at you(pl)? before to_God in/into/on to_Christ/Messiah we_are_talking: everything however, carissimi, because building your.)

SR-GNT Πάλαι δοκεῖτε ὅτι ὑμῖν ἀπολογούμεθα; Κατέναντι ˚Θεοῦ ἐν ˚Χριστῷ λαλοῦμεν. Τὰ δὲ πάντα, ἀγαπητοί, ὑπὲρ τῆς ὑμῶν οἰκοδομῆς. ‡

UGNT πάλαι δοκεῖτε ὅτι ὑμῖν ἀπολογούμεθα? κατέναντι Θεοῦ ἐν Χριστῷ λαλοῦμεν. τὰ δὲ πάντα, ἀγαπητοί, ὑπὲρ τῆς ὑμῶν οἰκοδομῆς.

SBL-GNT ⸀Πάλαι δοκεῖτε ὅτι ὑμῖν ἀπολογούμεθα; ⸀κατέναντι θεοῦ ἐν Χριστῷ λαλοῦμεν. τὰ δὲ πάντα, ἀγαπητοί, ὑπὲρ τῆς ὑμῶν οἰκοδομῆς,

RP-GNT Πάλιν δοκεῖτε ὅτι ὑμῖν ἀπολογούμεθα; Κατενώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν χριστῷ λαλοῦμεν· τὰ δὲ πάντα, ἀγαπητοί, ὑπὲρ τῆς ὑμῶν οἰκοδομῆς.

TC-GNT [fn]Πάλιν δοκεῖτε ὅτι ὑμῖν ἀπολογούμεθα; [fn]κατενώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν Χριστῷ λαλοῦμεν· τὰ δὲ πάντα, ἀγαπητοί, ὑπὲρ τῆς ὑμῶν οἰκοδομῆς.

Verse List for 2 COR 12:19

Verse List for 2 COR 12:19