Verse List for 2 COR 12:20

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OET (OET-RV) You see, I’m worried that when I come, I might not find you living how I’d want, and you all might not find me how you’d want. I’m worried that I might find strife and jealousy, anger and selfish ambition, slander and gossip, and conceit and disturbances.

OET-LV For/Because I _am _fearing, lest somehow having _come not such _as I _am _wanting, I _may _find you _all, and _I may _be _found by _you _all such _as not you _all _are _wanting, lest somehow strife, jealousy, rages, selfish _ambitions, slanders, gossips, conceits, disturbances,

ULT For I fear that somehow, having come, I might find you not such as I wish, and I might be found by you not such as you wish; that somehow, there may be quarreling, jealousy, ragings, rivalries, slanders, gossips, inflated egos, and riots,

UST I have said these things because I am concerned about what will happen when I visit. I am concerned that I will discover that you are not acting as I want you to act and that you will discover that I am not acting as you want me to act. I am concerned that you may be fighting with each other, being jealous of each other, being angry with each other, trying to control each other, saying bad things about each other, telling false stories about others, saying great things about yourselves, or stirring up crowds against each other.

BSB For I am afraid [that] when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find {me} as you wish. [I fear] that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, [and] disorder.

MSB For I am afraid [that] when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find {me} as you wish. [I fear] that there may be quarrels,[fn] jealousies,[fn] rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, [and] disorder.

BLB For I fear lest perhaps having come, I may not find you such as I wish, and I might be found by you such as you do not wish; lest perhaps there may be quarreling, jealousy, anger, contentions, slander, gossip, conceit, disorder;

AICNT For I fear that perhaps when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and I may be found by you as you do not wish; perhaps there will be strife, jealousy, anger, selfishness, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

OEB for I am afraid that perhaps, when I come, I may find that you are not what I want you to be, and, on the other hand, that you may find that I am what you do not want me to be. I am afraid that I may find quarrelling, jealousy, ill feeling, rivalry, slandering, backbiting, self-assertion, and disorder.

WEBBE & WMBB For I am afraid that perhaps when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you don’t desire, that perhaps there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, or riots,

NET For I am afraid that somehow when I come I will not find you what I wish, and you will find me not what you wish. I am afraid that somehow there may be quarreling, jealousy, intense anger, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

LSV for I fear lest, having come, I may not find you such as I wish, and I may be found by you such as you do not wish, lest there be strifes, envyings, wraths, revelries, slanders, whisperings, puffings up, insurrections,

FBV I do worry when I visit that somehow I won't find you as I would want to, and that you won't find me as you would want to! I'm afraid that there will be arguments, jealousy, anger, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

TCNT For I fear that when I come I may not find you as I wish, and that you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be [fn]quarrels, [fn]jealousies, fits of anger, selfish ambitions, insults, words of gossip, puffed up behaviors, and disorderly actions.

T4T I have written this way to you because I worry that when I come to visit you, I will see that some of you are not conducting your lives the way that I want you to. If that is so, when I get there you will see that I will have to act in a very severe way toward you, and I am sure that you do not want that. Specifically, I am afraid that some of you may be quarreling, or that you are being jealous of each other, or that you quickly get very angry with them, or that you are acting selfishly, or that some of you are saying bad things about others, or that you are ◄spreading false rumors/saying false things► about each other, or that you are acting proudly, or that you are doing things in a disorderly manner.

LEB For I am afraid lest somehow when I[fn] arrive, I will not find you as I want, and I may be found by you as you do not want. I am afraid[fn] lest somehow there will be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, pride, disorder.

BBE For I have a fear that, when I come, you may not be answering to my desire, and that I may not be answering to yours; that there may be fighting, hate, angry feeling, divisions, evil talk about others, secrets, thoughts of pride, outbursts against authority;

Moff For I am afraid I may perhaps come and find you are not what I could wish, while you may find I am not what you could wish; I am afraid of finding quarrels, jealousy, temper, rivalry, slanders, gossiping, arrogance, and disorder —

Wymth For I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may not find you to be what I desire, and that you may find me to be what you do not desire; that perhaps there may be contention, jealousy, bitter feeling, party spirit, ill-natured talk, backbiting, undue eulogy, unrest;

ASV For I fear, lest by any means, when I come, I should find you not such as I would, and should myself be found of you such as ye would not; lest by any means there should be strife, jealousy, wraths, factions, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;

DRA For I fear lest perhaps when I come I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found by you such as you would not. Lest perhaps contentions, envyings, animosities, dissensions, detractions, whisperings, swellings, seditions, be among you.

YLT for I fear lest, having come, not such as I wish I may find you, and I — I may be found by you such as ye do not wish, lest there be strifes, envyings, wraths, revelries, evil-speakings, whisperings, puffings up, insurrections,

Drby For I fear lest perhaps coming I find you not such as I wish, and that I be found by you such as ye do not wish: lest [there might be] strifes, jealousies, angers, contentions, evil speakings, whisperings, puffings up, disturbances;

RV For I fear, lest by any means, when I come, I should find you not such as I would, and should myself be found of you such as ye would not; lest by any means there should be strife, jealousy, wraths, factions, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;
(For I fear, lest by any means, when I come, I should find you not such as I would, and should myself be found of you such as ye/you_all would not; lest by any means there should be strife, jealousy, wraths, factions, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;)

SLT For I am afraid, lest somehow, having come, I find you not such; as I will, and I find you such as ye wish not: lest somehow, strifes, jealousies, wraths, intrigues, calumnies, whisperings, inflations, derangements:

Wbstr For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found by you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

KJB-1769 For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:
(For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye/you_all would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:)

KJB-1611 For I feare lest when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall bee found vnto you such as ye would not, lest there bee debates, enuyings, wraths, strifes, backebitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults,
(For I fear lest when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye/you_all would not, lest there be debates, enuyings, wraths, strifes, backebitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults,)

Bshps For I feare lest when I come, I shall not fynde you such as I woulde: and that I shalbe founde vnto you, such as ye woulde not: lest there be debates, enuyinges, wrathes, strifes, backbitinges, whisperinges, swellinges, & seditions:
(For I fear lest when I come, I shall not find you such as I would: and that I shall be found unto you, such as ye/you_all would not: lest there be debates, enuyinges, wrathes, strifes, backbitinges, whisperings, swellinges, and seditions:)

Gnva For I feare least when I come, I shall not finde you such as I would: and that I shalbe found vnto you such as ye woulde not, and least there be strife, enuying, wrath, contentions, backebitings, whisperings, swellings and discord.
(For I fear least when I come, I shall not find you such as I would: and that I shall be found unto you such as ye/you_all would not, and least there be strife, enuying, wrath, contentions, backebitings, whisperings, swellings and discord.)

Cvdl For I feare, lest whan I come, I shal not fynde you soch as I wolde: and lest ye shal fynde me soch as ye wolde not: lest there be amonge you, debates, envyenges, wrathes, stryuynges, bacbytinges, whysperinges, swellinges, vproures:
(For I fear, lest when I come, I shall not find you such as I wolde: and lest ye/you_all shall find me such as ye/you_all would not: lest there be among you, debates, envyenges, wrathes, strivings, bacbytinges, whysperinges, swellinges, uproars:)

TNT For I feare lest it come to passe that when I come I shall not fynde you soche as I wolde: and I shalbe foude vnto you soche as ye wolde not: I feare lest ther be founde amonge you debate envyinge wrath stryfe backbytynges whisperynges swellynges and discorde.
(For I fear lest it come to pass that when I come I shall not find you such as I wolde: and I shall be found unto you such as ye/you_all would not: I fear lest there be found among you debate envyinge wrath strife backbytynges whisperynges swellynges and discorde.)

Wycl But Y drede, lest whanne Y come, Y schal fynde you not suche as Y wole, and Y schal be foundun of you suche as ye wolen not; lest perauenture stryuyngis, enuyes, sturdynessis, dissenciouns and detraccions, preuy spechis of discord, bolnyngis bi pride, debatis ben among you;
(But I dread, lest when I come, I shall find you not such as I will, and I shall be found of you such as ye/you_all woollen not; lest peradventure/perhaps strivingis, enuyes, sturdynessis, dissensions and detraccions, privy/private speeches of discord, bolnyngis by pride, debatis been among you;)

Luth Denn ich fürchte, wenn ich komme, daß ich euch nicht finde, wie ich will, und ihr mich auch nicht findet, wie ihr wollet: daß nicht Hader, Neid, Zorn, Zank, Afterreden, Ohrenblasen, Aufblähen, Aufruhr da sei;
(Because I fear(v), when I come, that I you not find, as/like I will, and you(pl)/their/her me also not finds, as/like you(pl)/their/her wanted: that not discord/discontentment, envy/jealousy, anger, quarrel(n), Afterreden, earsblasen, Aufblähen, revolt there be;)

ClVg Timeo enim ne forte cum venero, non quales volo, inveniam vos: et ego inveniar a vobis, qualem non vultis: ne forte contentiones, æmulationes, animositates, dissensiones, detractiones, susurrationes, inflationes, seditiones sint inter vos:
(Timeo because not perhaps when/with venero, not/no what_kind I_want, I_will_find you(pl): and I I_foundar from to_you(pl), what_kind not/no you_want: not perhaps contentiones, with_envys, in_mindsitates, dissensiones, detractiones, susurrationes, inflationes, seditions let_them_be between you(pl):)

SR-GNT Φοβοῦμαι γὰρ, μή πως ἐλθὼν οὐχ οἵους θέλω, εὕρω ὑμᾶς, κἀγὼ εὑρεθῶ ὑμῖν οἷον οὐ θέλετε, μή πως ἔρις, ζῆλος, θυμοί, ἐριθεῖαι, καταλαλιαί, ψιθυρισμοί, φυσιώσεις, ἀκαταστασίαι· ‡

UGNT φοβοῦμαι γὰρ, μή πως ἐλθὼν οὐχ οἵους θέλω, εὕρω ὑμᾶς, κἀγὼ εὑρεθῶ ὑμῖν οἷον οὐ θέλετε; μή πως ἔρις, ζῆλος, θυμοί, ἐριθεῖαι, καταλαλιαί, ψιθυρισμοί, φυσιώσεις, ἀκαταστασίαι;

SBL-GNT φοβοῦμαι γὰρ μή πως ἐλθὼν οὐχ οἵους θέλω εὕρω ὑμᾶς, κἀγὼ εὑρεθῶ ὑμῖν οἷον οὐ θέλετε, μή πως ⸀ἔρις, ⸀ζῆλος, θυμοί, ἐριθεῖαι, καταλαλιαί, ψιθυρισμοί, φυσιώσεις, ἀκαταστασίαι·

RP-GNT Φοβοῦμαι γάρ, μήπως ἐλθὼν οὐχ οἵους θέλω εὕρω ὑμᾶς, κἀγὼ εὑρεθῶ ὑμῖν οἷον οὐ θέλετε· μήπως ἔρεις, ζῆλοι, θυμοί, ἐριθεῖαι, καταλαλιαί, ψιθυρισμοί, φυσιώσεις, ἀκαταστασίαι·

TC-GNT φοβοῦμαι γάρ, μήπως ἐλθὼν οὐχ οἵους θέλω εὕρω ὑμᾶς, κἀγὼ εὑρεθῶ ὑμῖν οἷον οὐ θέλετε· μήπως [fn]ἔρεις, [fn]ζῆλοι, θυμοί, [fn]ἐριθεῖαι, καταλαλιαί, ψιθυρισμοί, φυσιώσεις, ἀκαταστασίαι·

Verse List for 2 COR 12:20

Verse List for 2 COR 12:20