Verse List for 2 COR 5:12

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OET (OET-RV) Again, we’re not trying to promote ourselves to you, but we’re giving you all an opportunity to take pride in us, so that you can respond to those who take pride in outside appearances rather than in what’s in the heart.

OET-LV Not again ourselves we _are _commending to _you _all, but opportunity giving to _you _all of _boast for us, in _order _that you _all _may _be _having toward the ones in appearance boasting, and not in the_heart.

ULT We are not again commending ourselves to you, but are giving you an opportunity of boasting on our behalf, so that you may have, an answer for the ones boasting in appearance and not in heart.

UST We are not proving to you a second time that we are trustworthy. Rather, we are enabling you to say great things about us. That way, you can respond to anybody who says great things about how people appear on the outside and not about who those people really are on the inside.

BSB We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances [rather than] in [the] heart.

MSB For[fn] we are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances [rather than] in [the] heart.

BLB We are not commending ourselves to you again, but are giving to you occasion of boasting on behalf of us, so that you may have an answer toward those boasting in appearance, and not in the heart.

AICNT [[For]][fn] We are not commending ourselves to you again, but giving you an opportunity for boasting on our behalf, so that you may have something to say to those who boast in appearance and not in heart.

OEB We are not ‘commending ourselves’ again to you, but rather are giving you cause for pride in us, so that you may have an answer ready for those who pride themselves on appearances and not on character.

2DT We are not again affirming ourselves to you but giving you an opportunity for boasting about us so you may have something against ones boasting in face but not in heart.

WEBBE & WMBB For we are not commending ourselves to you again, but speak as giving you occasion of boasting on our behalf, that you may have something to answer those who boast in appearance and not in heart.

NET We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to be proud of us, so that you may be able to answer those who take pride in outward appearance and not in what is in the heart.

LSV for we do not again recommend ourselves to you, but we are giving occasion to you of glorifying in our behalf, that you may have [something] in reference to those glorifying in face and not in heart;

FBV We are not trying to speak well of ourselves again, just trying to give you the opportunity to be proud of us, so you can answer those who are proud of outward show and not what they are inside.[fn]

TCNT [fn]For we are not commending ourselves to you again, but we are giving you an opportunity to boast about us, so that you may be able to answer those who boast about outward appearances and not about matters of the heart.

T4T Once again I say, as I write this, I am not just trying to make you think well/highly of me, as some people will probably say that I am. Instead, I am telling you in this letter why you have good reason to tell those who criticize me that you think highly of me. I am telling you this so that you will know what to say to those teachers of false doctrine among you. They are proud of what they have done, instead of making sure that they are right with God and being pleased with that.

LEB We are not commending ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to boast about us, in order that you may have an answer for those who boast in appearance and not in heart.

BBE We are not again requesting your approval, but we are giving you the chance of taking pride in us, so that you may be able to give an answer to those whose glory is in seeming, and not in the heart.

Moff This is not "recommending myself to you again"; it is giving you an incentive to be proud of me, which you can use against men who are proud of externals instead of the inward reality.

Wymth We are not again commending ourselves to your favour, but are furnishing you with a ground of boasting on our behalf, so that you may have a reply ready for those with whom superficial appearances are everything and sincerity of heart counts for nothing.

ASV We are not again commending ourselves unto you, but speak as giving you occasion of glorying on our behalf, that ye may have wherewith to answer them that glory in appearance, and not in heart.

DRA We commend not ourselves again to you, but give you occasion to glory in our behalf; that you may have somewhat to answer them who glory in face, and not in heart.

YLT for not again ourselves do we recommend to you, but we are giving occasion to you of glorifying in our behalf, that ye may have [something] in reference to those glorifying in face and not in heart;

Drby [For] we do not again commend ourselves to you, but [we are] giving to you occasion of boast in our behalf, that ye may have [such] with those boasting in countenance, and not in heart.

RV We are not again commending ourselves unto you, but speak as giving you occasion of glorying on our behalf, that ye may have wherewith to answer them that glory in appearance, and not in heart.
(We are not again commonding ourselves unto you, but speak as giving you occasion of glorying on our behalf, that ye/you_all may have wherewith to answer them that glory in appearance, and not in heart.)

SLT For not again do we recommend ourselves to you, but giving you occasion for boasting over us, that ye might have for them boasting in face, and not in heart.

Wbstr For we commend not ourselves again to you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them who glory in appearance, and not in heart.

KJB-1769 For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart.
(For we commond not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye/you_all may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart.)

KJB-1611 For we commend not our selues againe vnto you, but giue you occasion to glory on our behalfe, that you may haue somewhat to answere them, which glory [fn]in appearance, and not in heart.
(For we commond not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that you may have somewhat to answer them, which glory in appearance, and not in heart.)

Bshps For we prayse not our selues agayne vnto you, but geue you an occasion to reioyce of vs, that ye may haue somwhat agaynst them which reioyce in the face, and not in the heart.
(For we praise not ourselves again unto you, but give you an occasion to rejoice of us, that ye/you_all may have somewhat against them which rejoice in the face, and not in the heart.)

Gnva For we prayse not our selues againe vnto you, but giue you an occasion to reioyce of vs, that ye may haue to answere against them, which reioyce in the face, and not in the heart.
(For we praise not ourselves again unto you, but give you an occasion to rejoice of us, that ye/you_all may have to answer against them, which rejoice in the face, and not in the heart.)

Cvdl We prayse not oure selues agayne vnto you, but geue you an occasion to reioyse of vs, yt ye maye haue to reioyse agaynst them, which reioyse after the outwarde appearaunce, and not after the hert.
(We praise not ourselves again unto you, but give you an occasion to rejoice of us, it ye/you_all may have to rejoice against them, which rejoice after the outward appearance, and not after the heart.)

TNT We prayse not oure selves agayne vnto you but geve you an occasion to reioyce of vs that ye maye have some what agaynst the whych reioyce in the face and not in the hert.
(We praise not our selves again unto you but give you an occasion to rejoice of us that ye/you_all may have some what against the whych rejoice in the face and not in the heart.)

Wycl We comenden not vs silf eftsoone to you, but we yyuen to you occasioun to haue glorie for vs, that ye haue to hem that glorien in the face, and not in the herte.
(We comingden not us self soon_afterward to you, but we given to you occasioun to have glory for us, that ye/you_all have to them that gloryn in the face, and not in the heart.)

Luth Daß wir uns nicht abermal loben, sondern euch eine Ursache geben, zu rühmen von uns, auf daß ihr habet zu rühmen wider die, so sich nach dem Ansehen rühmen und nicht nach dem Herzen.
(That we/us us/to_us/ourselves not again praise, rather you a/one cause give, to/for boast/praise from us/to_us/ourselves, on/in/to that you(pl)/their/her have to/for boast/praise against that, so itself/yourself/themselves after to_him view/reputation boast/praise and not after to_him heart(s).)

ClVg Non iterum commendamus nos vobis, sed occasionem damus vobis gloriandi pro nobis: ut habeatis ad eos qui in facie gloriantur, et non in corde.
(Not/No again commendamus us to_you(pl), but opportunity damus to_you(pl) gloryndi for us: as you(pl)_have to them who/which in/into/on face they_boast, and not/no in/into/on heart.)

SR-GNT Οὐ πάλιν ἑαυτοὺς συνιστάνομεν ὑμῖν, ἀλλὰ ἀφορμὴν διδόντες ὑμῖν καυχήματος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν, ἵνα ἔχητε πρὸς τοὺς ἐν προσώπῳ καυχωμένους, καὶ μὴ ἐν καρδίᾳ. ‡

UGNT οὐ πάλιν ἑαυτοὺς συνιστάνομεν ὑμῖν, ἀλλὰ ἀφορμὴν διδόντες ὑμῖν καυχήματος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν, ἵνα ἔχητε πρὸς τοὺς ἐν προσώπῳ καυχωμένους, καὶ μὴ ἐν καρδίᾳ.

SBL-GNT ⸀οὐ πάλιν ἑαυτοὺς συνιστάνομεν ὑμῖν, ἀλλὰ ἀφορμὴν διδόντες ὑμῖν καυχήματος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν, ἵνα ἔχητε πρὸς τοὺς ἐν προσώπῳ καυχωμένους καὶ ⸂μὴ ἐν⸃ καρδίᾳ.

RP-GNT Οὐ γὰρ πάλιν ἑαυτοὺς συνιστάνομεν ὑμῖν, ἀλλὰ ἀφορμὴν διδόντες ὑμῖν καυχήματος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν, ἵνα ἔχητε πρὸς τοὺς ἐν προσώπῳ καυχωμένους καὶ οὐ καρδίᾳ.

TC-GNT οὐ [fn]γὰρ πάλιν ἑαυτοὺς συνιστάνομεν ὑμῖν, [fn]ἀλλὰ ἀφορμὴν διδόντες ὑμῖν καυχήματος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν, ἵνα ἔχητε πρὸς τοὺς ἐν προσώπῳ καυχωμένους καὶ [fn]οὐ καρδίᾳ.

Verse List for 2 COR 5:12

Verse List for 2 COR 5:12