2 Corinthians 2:3 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Corinthians 2:3 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 →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἔγραψα
gráphō
G1125
to write
τοῦτο
hoûtos
G3778
this
αὐτὸ
autós
G846
he
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
ἐλθὼν
érchomai
G2064
to come
λύπην
lýpē
G3077
grief
σχῶ
échō
G2192
to have
ἀφ’
apó
G575
from
ὧν
hós
G3739
who
ἔδει
deî
G1163
it is necessary
με
egṓ
G1473
I
χαίρειν
chaírō
G5463
to rejoice
πεποιθὼς
peíthō
G3982
to persuade
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
πάντας
pâs
G3956
all
ὑμᾶς
hymeîs
G5210
you
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
ἐμὴ
emós
G1699
my
χαρὰ
chará
G5479
joy
πάντων
pâs
G3956
all
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
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World English Bible Public Domain
And I wrote this very thing to you, so that, when I came, I wouldn't have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy would be shared by all of you.
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King James Version Public Domain
And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I wrote this same thing so that, having come, I might not have sorrow from whom it is necessary for me to rejoice, having become confident in all of you that my joy is of all of you.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).