2 COR 9:4 Parallel Verse View

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Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Otherwise, if Macedonians might come with me and might find you unprepared, we would be ashamed—not to mention you—by this situation.[fn]

UST On the other hand, think about what would happen were some believers from Macedonia province to visit you with me and discover that you had not finished preparing to give. How you had acted would shame even us, and it would most definitely shame you.

BSB Otherwise if [any] Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we—to say nothing of you—would be ashamed of [having been] so confident.

MSB Otherwise, if [any] Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we—to say nothing of you—would be ashamed of [having been] so confident [in our] boasting.[fn]

BLB Otherwise, if Macedonians should come with me and find you unprepared, we--not that we might say you--would be put to shame in this confidence.

AICNT [lest][fn] perhaps, if Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we (not to mention you) would be put to shame in this confidence [[of boasting]].[fn]

9:4, lest: Absent from some manuscripts. BYZ TR

9:4, of boasting: Later manuscripts add. BYZ TR

OEB Otherwise, if any Macedonians were to come with me, and find you unprepared, we – to say nothing of you – should feel ashamed of our present confidence.

WEBBE lest by any means, if anyone from Macedonia comes there with me and finds you unprepared, we (to say nothing of you) would be disappointed in this confident boasting.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For if any of the Macedonians should come with me and find that you are not ready to give, we would be humiliated (not to mention you) by this confidence we had in you.

LSV lest if Macedonians may come with me, and find you unprepared, we may be put to shame (that we do not say—you) in this same confidence of boasting.

FBV This is just in case some Macedonians should come with me and find you unprepared. We, not to mention you, would be really embarrassed if this project failed!

TCNT Otherwise, if any of the Macedonians were to come with me and find you unprepared, we (not to mention you) would be ashamed [fn]of this confident boasting.

9:4 of this confident boasting 84.8% ¦ for being so confident CT 3.6%

T4T When I come, if any of the believers from Macedonia come with me, I do not want them to find that your gift is [MTY, EUP] not ready. If that were to happen, I would be very ashamed, and you yourselves would be even more ashamed.

LEB No LEB 2 COR book available

BBE For fear that, if any from Macedonia come with me, and you are not ready, we (not to say, you) might be put to shame in this thing.

Moff No Moff 2 COR book available

Wymth for fear that, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we—not to say you yourselves—should be put to the blush in respect to this confidence.

ASV lest by any means, if there come with me any of Macedonia and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be put to shame in this confidence.

DRA Lest, when the Macedonians shall come with me, and find you unprepared, we (not to say ye) should be ashamed in this matter.

YLT lest if Macedonians may come with me, and find you unprepared, we — we may be put to shame (that we say not — ye) in this same confidence of boasting.

Drby lest haply, if Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we, that we say not ye, may be put to shame in this confidence.

RV lest by any means, if there come with me any of Macedonia, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be put to shame in this confidence.

SLT Lest if in some way the Macedonians come with me, and find you unprepared, we should be ashamed, (that we should not say, ye) in this principle of boasting.

Wbstr Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.

KJB-1769 Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.
(Lest happily if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting. )

KJB-1611 Lest happily if they of Macedonia come with mee, & find you vnprepared, wee (that wee say not, you) should bee ashamed in this same confident boasting.
(Lest happily if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, you) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.)

Bshps No Bshps 2 COR book available

Gnva Lest if they of Macedonia come with me, and finde you vnprepared, we (that wee may not say, you) should be ashamed in this my constant boasting.
(Lest if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we may not say, you) should be ashamed in this my constant boasting. )

Cvdl No Cvdl 2 COR book available

TNT lest paraveture yf they of Macedonia come with me and fynde you vnprepared the boost that I made in this matter shuld be a shame to vs: I saye not vnto you.
(lest paraveture if they of Macedonia come with me and find you unprepared the boost that I made in this matter should be a shame to us: I say not unto you. )

Wycl No Wycl 2 COR book available

Luth No Luth 2 COR book available

ClVg ne cum venerint Macedones mecum, et invenerint vos imparatos, erubescamus nos (ut non dicamus vos) in hac substantia.[fn]
(not when/with venerint Macedones with_me, and invenerint you imparatos, erubescamus we/us (ut not/no I_will_sayus you) in/into/on this_way substantia. )

9.4 Erubescamus. Si enim non fuerit hoc inventum, quod Apostolus testificatus est de his, et ipse erubescet et ipsi amplius confundentur.

9.4 Erubescamus. When/But_if because not/no has_been this inventum, that Apostolus testificatus it_is from/about his, and exactly_that/himself erubescet and themselves more confundentur.

UGNT μή πως ἐὰν ἔλθωσιν σὺν ἐμοὶ Μακεδόνες, καὶ εὕρωσιν ὑμᾶς ἀπαρασκευάστους, καταισχυνθῶμεν ἡμεῖς, ἵνα μὴ λέγωμεν ὑμεῖς, ἐν τῇ ὑποστάσει ταύτῃ.
(maʸ pōs ean elthōsin sun emoi Makedones, kai heurōsin humas aparaskeuastous, kataisⱪunthōmen haʸmeis, hina maʸ legōmen humeis, en taʸ hupostasei tautaʸ.)

SBL-GNT μή πως ἐὰν ἔλθωσιν σὺν ἐμοὶ Μακεδόνες καὶ εὕρωσιν ὑμᾶς ἀπαρασκευάστους καταισχυνθῶμεν ἡμεῖς, ἵνα μὴ ⸀λέγωμεν ὑμεῖς, ἐν τῇ ὑποστάσει ⸀ταύτῃ.
(maʸ pōs ean elthōsin sun emoi Makedones kai heurōsin humas aparaskeuastous kataisⱪunthōmen haʸmeis, hina maʸ ⸀legōmen humeis, en taʸ hupostasei ⸀tautaʸ.)

RP-GNT μήπως, ἐὰν ἔλθωσιν σὺν ἐμοὶ Μακεδόνες καὶ εὕρωσιν ὑμᾶς ἀπαρασκευάστους, καταισχυνθῶμεν ἡμεῖς - ἵνα μὴ λέγωμεν ὑμεῖς - ἐν τῇ ὑποστάσει ταύτῃ τῆς καυχήσεως.
(maʸpōs, ean elthōsin sun emoi Makedones kai heurōsin humas aparaskeuastous, kataisⱪunthōmen haʸmeis - hina maʸ legōmen humeis - en taʸ hupostasei tautaʸ taʸs kauⱪaʸseōs.)

TC-GNT μήπως, ἐὰν ἔλθωσι σὺν ἐμοὶ Μακεδόνες καὶ εὕρωσιν ὑμᾶς ἀπαρασκευάστους, καταισχυνθῶμεν ἡμεῖς—ἵνα μὴ [fn]λέγωμεν ὑμεῖς—ἐν τῇ ὑποστάσει ταύτῃ [fn]τῆς καυχήσεως.
(maʸpōs, ean elthōsi sun emoi Makedones kai heurōsin humas aparaskeuastous, kataisⱪunthōmen haʸmeis—hina maʸ legōmen humeis—en taʸ hupostasei tautaʸ taʸs kauⱪaʸseōs. )

9:4 λεγωμεν ¦ λεγω NA

9:4 της καυχησεως 84.8% ¦ — CT 3.6%

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

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

μή πως

not somehow

Here, the word Otherwise introduces a possible situation in which the Corinthians would be unprepared, in contrast to what Paul said in the previous verse about them being ready. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a contrasting situation. Alternate translation: [However] or [But if that did not happen]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical

ἐὰν ἔλθωσιν σὺν ἐμοὶ Μακεδόνες, καὶ εὕρωσιν ὑμᾶς ἀπαρασκευάστους

if ˓may˒_come with me Macedonians and ˱they˲_˓may˒_find you_all unprepared

Here Paul introduces something that could happen when Paul visits them. There are two things that Paul thinks are possibilities. First, Macedonians might travel with him. Second, the Corinthians might be unprepared. Paul wishes to say that if both these things were to happen, both he and the Corinthians would be ashamed. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a form that introduces something that might happen. Alternate translation: [suppose that Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared; in that case]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀπαρασκευάστους

unprepared

Here Paul implies that they would be unprepared to give money to the collection. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make the idea more explicit. Alternate: “unprepared to contribute” or “unprepared to give generously”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

καταισχυνθῶμεν ἡμεῖς, ἵνα μὴ λέγωμεν ὑμεῖς, ἐν τῇ ὑποστάσει ταύτῃ

˓may_be˒_disgraced we in_order_that not ˱we˲_˓may_be˒_saying you_all by ¬the confidence this

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. Alternate translation: [this situation would shame us—not to mention you.]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

καταισχυνθῶμεν ἡμεῖς, ἵνα μὴ λέγωμεν ὑμεῖς, ἐν

˓may_be˒_disgraced we in_order_that not ˱we˲_˓may_be˒_saying you_all by

Here, the phrase not to mention you indicates that Paul thinks that the Corinthians would obviously be ashamed, even more than Paul and his fellow workers. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a form that expresses that idea. Alternate translation: [we, and most surely you, would be ashamed by] or [we—to say nothing of you—would be ashamed by]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τῇ ὑποστάσει ταύτῃ

¬the confidence this

Here, the phrase this situation could refer to: (1) what would actually happen if the Corinthians were unprepared, in contrast to what Paul had told the Macedonians would happen. Alternate translation: [what would actually be true] or [what had happened] (2) how sure Paul had been that the Corinthians would be ready. Alternate translation: [how confident we were] or [this confidence] (3) the project that Paul was undertaking, which was the collection of money for the Jerusalem believers. Alternate translation: [our project] or [what we were planning to do]

Note 7 topic: translate-textvariants

τῇ ὑποστάσει ταύτῃ

¬the confidence this

Here most ancient manuscripts read this situation. The ULT follows that reading. Some ancient manuscripts read “this situation of boasting.” Most likely, the phrase “of boasting” was added by accident because it appears in the similar phrase in [11:17](../11/17.md). So, it is recommended that you use the reading of the ULT.

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