2 Corinthians 2:4 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Corinthians 2:4 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 →
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
πολλῆς
polýs
G4183
many
θλίψεως
thlîpsis
G2347
affliction
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
συνοχῆς
synochḗ
G4928
narrowing
καρδίας
kardía
G2588
heart
ἔγραψα
gráphō
G1125
to write
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
διὰ
diá
G1223
through
πολλῶν
polýs
G4183
many
δακρύων
dákry
G1144
tear
οὐχ
ou
G3756
not
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
λυπηθῆτε
lypéō
G3076
to grieve
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ἀγάπην
agápē
G26
brotherly love
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
γνῶτε
ginṓskō
G1097
to know
ἣν
hós
G3739
who
ἔχω
échō
G2192
to have
περισσοτέρως
perissotérōs
G4056
more abundantly
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
ὑμᾶς
hymeîs
G5210
you
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World English Bible Public Domain
For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you should be made sorry, but that you might know the love that I have so abundantly for you.
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King James Version Public Domain
For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For I wrote to you out of much tribulation and anguish of heart, through many tears, not so that you would be grieved, but so that you might know the love that I have more abundantly for you.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).