2 Corinthians 12:19 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Corinthians 12:19 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Πάλαι
pálai
G3819
long ago
δοκεῖτε
dokéō
G1380
to think
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ἀπολογούμεθα
apologéomai
G626
to defend
κατέναντι
katénanti
G2713
opposite
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
ἐν
en
G1722
in
Χριστῷ
Christós
G5547
Christ
λαλοῦμεν
laléō
G2980
to speak
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
πάντα
pâs
G3956
all
ἀγαπητοί
agapētós
G27
beloved
ὑπὲρ
hypér
G5228
over
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
οἰκοδομῆς
oikodomḗ
G3619
building
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Again, do you think that we are excusing ourselves to you? In the sight of God we speak in Christ. But all things, beloved, are for your edifying.
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King James Version Public Domain
Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Do you think all of this time that we are defending ourselves to you? Before God in Christ we are speaking. But all these things, beloved, for the sake of your building up.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).