2COR 12:1 Parallel Verse View

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12:1 See http://bibledifferences.net/2019/04/24/156-boast.

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT It is necessary to boast. It is not profitable, but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord.

UST I need to say great things about myself. So, although it is not helpful, I am moving on to speak about how the Lord Jesus specially shows things to specific people.

BSB § I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to gain, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.

BLB It behooves me to boast; it is not profitable indeed, but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord.

AICNT {Boasting is necessary, though not beneficial};[fn] , but I will proceed to visions and revelations of the Lord.

12:1, Boasting is necessary, though not beneficial: Later manuscripts read “Indeed, boasting does not benefit me.” BYZ TR

OEB I must boast! It is unprofitable; but I will pass to visions and revelations given by the Lord.

WEBBE It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast, but I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET It is necessary to go on boasting. Though it is not profitable, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.

LSV To boast, really, is not profitable for me, for I will come to visions and revelations of the LORD.

FBV I suppose I have to boast, even though it doesn't really help. Let me go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.

TCNT [fn]Surely [fn]it is not beneficial for me to boast, yet I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.

12:1 Surely ¦ Although it is necessary CT

12:1 it is not beneficial for me to boast 95.4% ¦ to boast, it is not beneficial CT 2.3%

T4T It seems that I must go on boasting about myself. Although I do not think that my telling you about this will help you to accept me as Christ’s representative to you, I will say this anyway. I will tell you about visions that the Lord gave a certain man and about things that he supernaturally revealed to that man. I will tell you this because some of the people among you boast that it was in visions that they received the things that they teach.

LEB It is necessary to boast; it is not profitable, but I will proceed to visions and revelations of the Lord.

BBE As it is necessary for me to take glory to myself, though it is not a good thing, I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

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Wymth I am compelled to boast. It is not a profitable employment, but I will proceed to visions and revelations granted me by the Lord.

ASV I must needs glory, though it is not expedient; but I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

DRA If I must glory (it is not expedient indeed), but I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

YLT To boast, really, is not profitable for me, for I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

Drby Well, it is not of profit to me to boast, for I will come to visions and revelations of [the] Lord.

RV I must needs glory, though it is not expedient; but I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

Wbstr It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

KJB-1769 It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

KJB-1611 ¶ It is not expedient for me, doubtlesse, to glory, I wil come to visions and reuelations of the Lord.
(¶ It is not expedient for me, doubtlesse, to glory, I will come to visions and reuelations of the Lord.)

Bshps It is not expedient doubtles, for me to glorie, I wyl come to visions & reuelations of the Lorde.
(It is not expedient doubtles, for me to glory, I will come to visions and reuelations of the Lord.)

Gnva It is not expedient for me no doubt to reioyce: for I will come to visions and reuelations of the Lord.

Cvdl It profiteth me nothinge (no doute) to boaste. Neuertheles I wil come to ye visions and reuelacions off the LORDE.
(It profiteth me nothing (no doute) to boaste. Nevertheless I will come to ye/you_all visions and reuelacions off the LORD.)

TNT It is not expediet for me (no dout to reioyce. Neverthelesse I will come to visions and revelacions of the lorde.
(It is not expediet for me (no dout to reioyce. Nevertheless I will come to visions and revelacions of the lorde. )

Wycl If it bihoueth to haue glorie, it spedith not; but Y schal come to the visiouns and to the reuelaciouns of the Lord.
(If it behoves to have glory, it spedith not; but I shall come to the visiouns and to the revelations of the Lord.)

Luth Es ist mir ja das Rühmen nichts nütze; doch will ich kommen auf die Gesichte und Offenbarungen des HErr’s.
(It is to_me ja the Rühmen nothing nütze; though/but will I coming on the Gesichte and Offenbarungen the LORD’s.)

ClVg Si gloriari oportet (non expedit quidem), veniam autem ad visiones et revelationes Domini.
(When/But_if gloriari oportet (non expedit quidem), veniam however to visiones and revelationes Master. )

UGNT καυχᾶσθαι δεῖ, οὐ συμφέρον μέν; ἐλεύσομαι δὲ εἰς ὀπτασίας καὶ ἀποκαλύψεις Κυρίου.
(kauⱪasthai dei, ou sumferon men; eleusomai de eis optasias kai apokalupseis Kuriou.)

SBL-GNT Καυχᾶσθαι ⸀δεῖ· οὐ ⸂συμφέρον μέν⸃, ἐλεύσομαι ⸀δὲ εἰς ὀπτασίας καὶ ἀποκαλύψεις κυρίου.
(Kauⱪasthai ⸀dei; ou ⸂sumferon men⸃, eleusomai ⸀de eis optasias kai apokalupseis kuriou.)

TC-GNT Καυχᾶσθαι [fn]δὴ οὐ [fn]συμφέρει μοι· ἐλεύσομαι [fn]γὰρ εἰς ὀπτασίας καὶ ἀποκαλύψεις Κυρίου.
(Kauⱪasthai daʸ ou sumferei moi; eleusomai gar eis optasias kai apokalupseis Kuriou. )

12:1 δη ¦ δει CT

12:1 συμφερει μοι 95.4% ¦ συμφερον μεν CT 2.3%

12:1 γαρ ¦ δε CT

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

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

καυχᾶσθαι & οὐ συμφέρον μέν & δὲ

/to_be/_boasting & not benefitting indeed & and

Here, the phrase not profitable could go with: (1) I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. Alternate translation: “to boast: even though it is not profitable,” (2) It is necessary to boast. Alternate translation: “to boast, though it is not profitable. But”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐλεύσομαι & εἰς

˱I˲_/will_be/_coming & to

Here Paul speaks of moving on to a new topic as if he were physically moving to a new location. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or plain language. Alternate translation: “I will now speak about”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

ὀπτασίας καὶ ἀποκαλύψεις

visions and revelations

The terms visions and revelations mean similar things. It is possible that visions refers to experiences in which someone sees amazing things, while revelations refers to experiences in which someone learns amazing things in general. Paul uses both words to refer in general to all these kinds of experiences. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express Paul’s general focus with a single phrase. Alternate translation: “revelations” or “various visions”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

ὀπτασίας καὶ ἀποκαλύψεις Κυρίου

visions and revelations ˱of˲_/the/_Lord

Here, Paul is using the possessive form to describe visions and revelations that could: (1) come from the Lord. Alternate translation: “visions and revelations from the Lord” (2) be about the Lord. Alternate translation: “visions and revelations about the Lord”

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