2 Corinthians 13:7 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Corinthians 13:7 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 →
εὐχόμεθα
eúchomai
G2172
to pray
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
θεὸν
theós
G2316
God
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
ποιῆσαι
poiéō
G4160
to make
ὑμᾶς
hymeîs
G5210
you
κακὸν
kakós
G2556
evil
μηδέν
mēdeís
G3367
no one
οὐχ
ou
G3756
not
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
ἡμεῖς
hēmeîs
G2249
we
δόκιμοι
dókimos
G1384
approved
φανῶμεν
phaínō
G5316
to shine
ἀλλ’
allá
G235
but
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
ὑμεῖς
hymeîs
G5210
you
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
καλὸν
kalós
G2570
good
ποιῆτε
poiéō
G4160
to make
ἡμεῖς
hēmeîs
G2249
we
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ὡς
hōs
G5613
as
ἀδόκιμοι
adókimos
G96
unapproved
ὦμεν
eimí
G1510
to be
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now I pray to God that you do no evil; not that we may appear approved, but that you may do that which is honorable, though we are as reprobate.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now we pray to God that you may not do anything wrong, not so that we ourselves might be seen approved, but so that you yourselves might do the good, even if we ourselves might be as unapproved.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).