2 Corinthians 9:4 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Corinthians 9:4 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 →
μήπως
mḗpōs
G3381
lest
ἐὰν
eán
G1437
if
ἔλθωσιν
érchomai
G2064
to come
σὺν
sýn
G4862
with
ἐμοὶ
egṓ
G1473
I
Μακεδόνες
Makedṓn
G3110
Macedonian
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
εὕρωσιν
heurískō
G2147
to find
ὑμᾶς
hymeîs
G5210
you
ἀπαρασκευάστους
aparaskeúastos
G532
unprepared
καταισχυνθῶμεν
kataischýnō
G2617
to dishonor
ἡμεῖς
hēmeîs
G2249
we
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
λέγωμεν
légō
G3004
to say
ὑμεῖς
hymeîs
G5210
you
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
ὑποστάσει
hypóstasis
G5287
confidence
ταύτῃ
hoûtos
G3778
this
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World English Bible Public Domain
so that I won't by any means, if there come with me any of Macedonia and find you unprepared, we (to say nothing of you) should be disappointed in this confident boasting.
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King James Version Public Domain
Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Otherwise, if Macedonians might come with me and might find you unprepared, we would be ashamed—not to mention you—by this situation.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).