2 Corinthians 13:10 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Corinthians 13:10 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 →
διὰ
diá
G1223
through
τοῦτο
hoûtos
G3778
this
ταῦτα
hoûtos
G3778
this
ἀπὼν
ápeimi
G548
to depart
γράφω
gráphō
G1125
to write
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
παρὼν
páreimi
G3918
to be present
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
ἀποτόμως
apotómōs
G664
sharply
χρήσωμαι
chráomai
G5530
to borrow
κατὰ
katá
G2596
down
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ἐξουσίαν
exousía
G1849
authority
ἣν
hós
G3739
who
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
κύριος
kýrios
G2962
Lord
ἔδωκέν
dídōmi
G1325
to give
μοι
egṓ
G1473
I
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
οἰκοδομὴν
oikodomḗ
G3619
building
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
καθαίρεσιν
kathaíresis
G2506
destruction
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
For this cause I write these things while absent, that I may not deal sharply when present, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building up, and not for tearing down.
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King James Version Public Domain
Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Because of this, I write these things being absent so that, being present, I would not treat harshly according to the authority which the Lord gave to me for building up and not for tearing down.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).