2COR 13:7 Parallel Verse View

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ULT Now we pray to God that you may not do anything wrong, not so that we ourselves might be seen as approved, but so that you yourselves might do the good, even if we ourselves might be as unapproved.

UST We pray to God that you may not be doing any bad things. We pray for this, not because we want people to consider that we have been successful in disciplining you, but so that you would be doing good things. We want this for you even if it means that people consider that we have failed because you did not need us.

BSB § Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong—not that we will appear to have stood the test, but that you will do what is right, even if we appear to have failed.

BLB Now I pray to God for you to do nothing wrong. Not that we might appear approved, but that you may do what is right, though we might appear as unapproved.

AICNT Now {we}[fn] pray to God that you do no evil, not that we may appear approved, but that you may do what is right, even though we may appear disqualified.

13:7, we: Later manuscripts read “I.” BYZ TR

OEB We pray to God that you may do nothing wrong, not that we may be seen to stand the test, but that you may do what is right, even though we may seem not to stand the test.

WEBBE Now I pray to God that you do no evil; not that we may appear approved, but that you may do that which is honourable, though we may seem to have failed.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Now we pray to God that you may not do anything wrong, not so that we may appear to have passed the test, but so that you may do what is right even if we may appear to have failed the test.

LSV and I pray before God that you do no evil, not that we may appear approved, but that you may do that which is right, and we may be as disapproved;

FBV We pray to God that you won't do anything bad—not so we can show we passed the test, but so you can do what is good, even if we appear to be failures.

TCNT [fn]I pray to God that you will not do anything wrong—not so that we may appear to have met the test, but so that you may do what is right, even though we may appear to have failed.

13:7 I ¦ We CT

T4T But because I do not want to have to punish you, I am praying to God that he will help you not to do anything evil that would cause me to have to punish you. I pray this, not in order that when people who say that I am not your apostle realize that my ministry among you has been very successful, they will have to agree that I do have authority from Christ. Instead, I pray this because I want you to do what is right, even though that might mean that my opponents would think that I do not have authority from Christ, since I would not have an opportunity to show my authority to discipline you.

LEB Now we pray to God that you not do wrong in any way, not that we are seen as approved, but that you do what is good, even though we are seen as though unqualified.

BBE Now our prayer to God is that you may do no evil; not in order that it may be put to our credit, but so that you may do what is right, whatever we may seem.

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Wymth And our prayer to God is that you may do nothing wrong; not in order that our sincerity may be demonstrated, but that you may do what is right, even though our sincerity may seem to be doubtful.

ASV Now we pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we may appear approved, but that ye may do that which is honorable, though we be as reprobate.

DRA Now we pray God, that you may do no evil, not that we may appear approved, but that you may do that which is good, and that we may be as reprobates.

YLT and I pray before God that ye do no evil, not that we may appear approved, but that ye may do that which is right, and we may be as disapproved;

Drby But we pray to [fn]God that ye may do nothing evil; not that we may appear approved, but that ye may do what is right, and we be as reprobates.

13.7 Elohim

RV Now we pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we may appear approved, but that ye may do that which is honourable, though we be as reprobate.

Wbstr Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we should be as reprobates.

KJB-1769 Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates.
(Now I pray to God that ye/you_all do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye/you_all should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates. )

KJB-1611 Now I pray to God, that ye doe no euill, not that we should appeare approued, but that ye should doe y^t which is honest, though we be as reprobates.
(Now I pray to God, that ye/you_all do no evil, not that we should appear approued, but that ye/you_all should do y^t which is honest, though we be as reprobates.)

Bshps Truely I pray to God that ye do none euyll, not that we shoulde seeme approued: but yt ye shoulde do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates.
(Truely I pray to God that ye/you_all do none evil, not that we should seem approued: but it ye/you_all should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates.)

Gnva Nowe I pray vnto God that yee doe none euill, not that we should seeme approued, but that ye should doe that which is honest: though we be as reprobates.
(Now I pray unto God that ye/you_all do none evil, not that we should seem approued, but that ye/you_all should do that which is honest: though we be as reprobates. )

Cvdl I desyre before God yt ye do no euell: not yt we shulde seme comendable, but yt ye shulde do yt which is good, & let vs be as cast awayes.
(I desire before God it ye/you_all do no evil: not it we should seem comendable, but it ye/you_all should do it which is good, and let us be as cast aways.)

TNT I desyre before God that ye do none evyll not that we shuld seme comendable: but that ye shuld do that which is honest: and let vs be counted as leawde persones.
(I desire before God that ye/you_all do none evil not that we should seem comendable: but that ye/you_all should do that which is honest: and let us be counted as leawde persones. )

Wycl And we preien the Lord, that ye do no thing of yuel; not that we seme preued, but that ye do that that is good, and that we ben as repreuable.
(And we preien the Lord, that ye/you_all do no thing of evil; not that we seem proved, but that ye/you_all do that that is good, and that we been as repreuable.)

Luth Ich bitte aber GOtt, daß ihr nichts Übles tut, nicht auf daß wir tüchtig gesehen werden, sondern auf daß ihr das Gute tut, und wir wie die Untüchtigen seien.
(I bitte but God, that you/their/her nothing Übles tut, not on that we/us tüchtig seen become, rather on that you/their/her the Gute tut, and we/us like the Untüchtigen seien.)

ClVg Oramus autem Deum ut nihil mali faciatis, non ut nos probati appareamus, sed ut vos quod bonum est faciatis: nos autem ut reprobi simus.[fn]
(Oramus however God as nihil mali faciatis, not/no as we probati appareamus, but as you that bonum it_is faciatis: we however as reprobi simus. )

13.7 Oramus autem, etc. Hoc orat Apostolus, ut his bene agentibus in eis corripienda non inveniat, et sic reprobi appareant: probati enim videntur, dum judicant peccatores. Sic ergo si non sint quos judicet, cessante auctoritate quasi reprobi videntur. Reprobi simus, id est appareamus reprobi, non habentes quod vindicemus vel dijudicemus.

13.7 Oramus however, etc. This orat Apostolus, as his bene agentibus in to_them corripienda not/no inveniat, and so reprobi appareant: probati because videntur, dum yudicant peccatores. So therefore when/but_if not/no sint which yudicet, cessante auctoritate as_if reprobi videntur. Reprobi simus, id it_is appareamus reprobi, not/no habentes that vindicemus or diyudicemus.

UGNT εὐχόμεθα δὲ πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν, μὴ ποιῆσαι ὑμᾶς κακὸν μηδέν; οὐχ ἵνα ἡμεῖς δόκιμοι φανῶμεν, ἀλλ’ ἵνα ὑμεῖς τὸ καλὸν ποιῆτε, ἡμεῖς δὲ ὡς ἀδόκιμοι ὦμεν.
(euⱪometha de pros ton Theon, maʸ poiaʸsai humas kakon maʸden; ouⱪ hina haʸmeis dokimoi fanōmen, all’ hina humeis to kalon poiaʸte, haʸmeis de hōs adokimoi ōmen.)

SBL-GNT ⸀εὐχόμεθα δὲ πρὸς τὸν θεὸν μὴ ποιῆσαι ὑμᾶς κακὸν μηδέν, οὐχ ἵνα ἡμεῖς δόκιμοι φανῶμεν, ἀλλʼ ἵνα ὑμεῖς τὸ καλὸν ποιῆτε, ἡμεῖς δὲ ὡς ἀδόκιμοι ὦμεν.
(⸀euⱪometha de pros ton theon maʸ poiaʸsai humas kakon maʸden, ouⱪ hina haʸmeis dokimoi fanōmen, allʼ hina humeis to kalon poiaʸte, haʸmeis de hōs adokimoi ōmen.)

TC-GNT [fn]Εὔχομαι δὲ πρὸς τὸν Θεόν, μὴ ποιῆσαι ὑμᾶς κακὸν μηδέν, οὐχ ἵνα ἡμεῖς δόκιμοι φανῶμεν, ἀλλ᾽ ἵνα ὑμεῖς τὸ καλὸν ποιῆτε, ἡμεῖς δὲ ὡς ἀδόκιμοι ὦμεν.
(Euⱪomai de pros ton Theon, maʸ poiaʸsai humas kakon maʸden, ouⱪ hina haʸmeis dokimoi fanōmen, all hina humeis to kalon poiaʸte, haʸmeis de hōs adokimoi ōmen. )

13:7 ευχομαι ¦ ευχομεθα CT

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

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

δὲ

and

Paul is using the word translated Now to introduce a slightly new topic. Use a word, phrase, or other method in your language that is natural for this, or it may be more natural to leave it out. Alternate translation: [Also,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

μὴ ποιῆσαι ὑμᾶς κακὸν μηδέν

not /to/_do ˱to˲_you_all evil nothing

If it would be clearer in your language, you could use a positive expression to translate this double negative that consists of the negative particle not and the negative word wrong. Alternate translation: [you may do everything right]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἡμεῖς δόκιμοι φανῶμεν

we approved /may_be/_seen

If your language does not use the passive form in these ways, you could express the ideas in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who does the actions, it is people in general who do the seeing and either God or people who do the approving. Alternate translation: [people see that, for our part, God approves of us] or [people see our work with you and approve of us, the workers]

δόκιμοι

approved

Alternate translation: [having gained God’s approval]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rpronouns

ἡμεῖς & ὑμεῖς & ἡμεῖς

we & you_all & we

Paul uses the words ourselves and yourselves to emphasize the difference between his thinking and the thinking of the Corinthian believers. He wants only good for them, while they suspect that he wants only good for himself. Use a way that is natural in your language to indicate this significance. If you use the following suggestion, it will need a comma before each phrase. Alternate translation: [on our part, … on your part, … on our part,]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἡμεῖς δὲ ὡς ἀδόκιμοι ὦμεν

we we and as unqualified may_be

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the approving, it is either God or people in general. Alternate translation: [even if it seems that God has not approved of us ourselves] or [even if people think that we ourselves have had no part in your success]

Parallel 2COR 13:7