2 Corinthians 9:3 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Corinthians 9:3 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 →
ἔπεμψα
pémpō
G3992
to send
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
τοὺς
ho
G3588
the
ἀδελφούς
adelphós
G80
brother
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
καύχημα
kaúchēma
G2745
boasting
ἡμῶν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
ὑπὲρ
hypér
G5228
over
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
κενωθῇ
kenóō
G2758
to empty
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
μέρει
méros
G3313
part
τούτῳ
hoûtos
G3778
this
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
καθὼς
kathṓs
G2531
according as
ἔλεγον
légō
G3004
to say
παρεσκευασμένοι
paraskeuázō
G3903
to prepare oneself
ἦτε
eimí
G1510
to be
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
But I have sent the brothers that our boasting on your behalf may not be in vain in this respect, that, just as I said, you may be prepared,
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King James Version Public Domain
Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But I sent the brothers so that our boasting which about you might not be futile in this matter so that you might be ready, as I was saying.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).