2 Corinthians 7:12 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Corinthians 7:12 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 →
ἄρα
ára
G686
therefore
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἔγραψα
gráphō
G1125
to write
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἕνεκεν
héneka
G1752
for
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
ἀδικήσαντος
adikéō
G91
absolutely
οὐδὲ
oudé
G3761
neither
ἕνεκεν
héneka
G1752
for
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
ἀδικηθέντος
adikéō
G91
absolutely
ἀλλ’
allá
G235
but
ἕνεκεν
héneka
G1752
for
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
φανερωθῆναι
phaneróō
G5319
to manifest
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
σπουδὴν
spoudḗ
G4710
haste
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ὑπὲρ
hypér
G5228
over
ἡμῶν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
ὑμᾶς
hymeîs
G5210
you
ἐνώπιον
enṓpion
G1799
before
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
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World English Bible Public Domain
So although I wrote to you, I wrote not for his cause that did the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered the wrong, but that your earnest care for us might be revealed in you in the sight of God.
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King James Version Public Domain
Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So even though I wrote to you, not for the sake of the one having done wrong, nor for the sake of the one having suffered wrong, but so that your earnestness which on our behalf might be revealed to you before God.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).