2 Corinthians 12:20

HCSB

2 Corinthians 12:20

Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

For I fear that perhaps when I come I will not find you to be what I want, and I may not be found by you to be what you want; there may be quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

New American Standard Bible

For I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may find you to be not what I wish and may be found by you to be not what you wish; that perhaps there will be strife, jealousy, angry tempers, disputes, slanders, gossip, arrogance, disturbances;

King James Version

For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

International Standard Version

I am afraid that I may come and somehow find you not as I want to find you, and that you may find me not as you want to find me. Perhaps there will be quarreling, jealousy, anger, selfishness, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorderly conduct.

A Conservative Version

For I fear lest somehow, having come, I may find you not such as I want, and I may be found by you such as ye do not want, lest somehow there be strifes, envyings, wraths, selfish ambitions, slanderings, whisperings, puffings up, t

American Standard Version

For I fear, lest by any means, when I come, I should find you not such as I would, and should myself be found of you such as ye would not; lest by any means there should be'strife, jealousy, wraths, factions, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;

Amplified

For I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may find you not to be as I wish, and that you may find me not as you wish—that perhaps there may be strife, jealousy, angry tempers, disputes, slander, gossip, arrogance and disorder;

An Understandable Version

For I am afraid that somehow, when I come [to you], I might not find you the way I want you to be, and you might not find me the way you want me to be. I am afraid there might be quarrelling, jealousy, angry outbursts, factious spirits, slander, gossip, arrogance and [other] disturbances [there].

Anderson New Testament

For I fear, lest when I come I shall find you not, such as I wish, and I shall be found by you not such as you wish: lest there shall be contentions, envies, excitements, strife, evil speaking, whisperings, party spirit, disorderly conduct:

Bible in Basic English

For I have a fear that, when I come, you may not be answering to my desire, and that I may not be answering to yours; that there may be fighting, hate, angry feeling, divisions, evil talk about others, secrets, thoughts of pride, outbursts against authority;

Common New Testament

For I am afraid that when I come I may not find you what I wish you to be, and you may not find me what you wish me to be; I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, gossip, arrogance and disorder.

Daniel Mace New Testament

yet I fear when I do come I shall not find you such as I would, and that you will find me such as you least desire: I am afraid there are among you debates, envyings, animosities, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, arrogance, tumults:

Darby Translation

For I fear lest perhaps coming I find you not such as I wish, and that I be found by you such as ye do not wish: lest there might be strifes, jealousies, angers, contentions, evil speakings, whisperings, puffings up, disturbances;

Godbey New Testament

For I fear lest, having come, I may not find you as I wish, and may not be found by you as you wish; lest perhaps strife, jealousy, animosities, selfseekings, calumniations, eavesdroppings, inflations, outfallings, are among you;

Goodspeed New Testament

for I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may find you not as I want to find you, and that you may find me not as you want to find me. I am afraid that perhaps there may be quarreling, jealousy, bad feeling, rivalry, slander, gossip, conceit, and disorder,

John Wesley New Testament

For I fear lest when I come, I should not find you such as I would, and lest I should be found by you such as ye would not: lest there should be contentions, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults, Lest my God should humble me when I come to you again,

Julia Smith Translation

For I am afraid, lest somehow, having come, I find you not such; as I will, and I find you such as ye wish not: lest somehow, strifes, jealousies, wraths, intrigues, calumnies, whisperings, inflations, derangements:

King James 2000

For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I wish, and that I shall be found unto you such as you desire not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, conceit, tumults:

Lexham Expanded Bible

For I am afraid lest somehow [when I] arrive, I will not find you as I want, and I may be found by you as you do not want. [I am afraid] lest somehow [there will be] strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, pride, disorder.

Modern King James verseion

For I fear, lest somehow coming I might not find you as I wish, and that I shall be found by you such as you might not wish; lest somehow there be strifes, envyings, angers, contentions, backbitings, whisperings, proud thoughts, tumults;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For I fear, lest it come to pass, that when I come I shall not find you such as I would: and I shall be found unto you such as I would not. I fear lest there be found among you debate, envying, wrath, strife, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, and discord.

Moffatt New Testament

For I am afraid I may perhaps come and find you are not what I could wish, while you may find I am not what you could wish; I am afraid of finding quarrels, jealousy, temper, rivalry, slanders, gossiping, arrogance, and disorder ??21 afraid that when I come back to you, my God may humiliate me before you, and I may have to mourn for many who sinned some time ago and yet have never repented of the impurity, the sexual vice, and the sensuality which they have practised.

Montgomery New Testament

For I dread that perhaps, when I come, I may not find you to be such as I wish, and that I may be found by you such as you do not wish; I dread lest there should be quarrels, jealousy, tempers, party spirit, slandering, gossip, arrogance, tumults;

NET Bible

For I am afraid that somehow when I come I will not find you what I wish, and you will find me not what you wish. I am afraid that somehow there may be quarreling, jealousy, intense anger, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

New Heart English Bible

For I am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you do not desire; that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, riots;

Noyes New Testament

For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and lest I too shall be found by you such as ye would not; lest there be wranglings, envying, wraths, rivalries, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;

Sawyer New Testament

For I fear lest when I come I shall not find you such as I wish, and that I shall be found such as you wish not; lest there shall be strife, envy, anger, contentions, evil speakings, whisperings, pride, dissensions;

The Emphasized Bible

For I fear - lest, by any means, when I come, not such as I wish, should I find you, and, I, should be found by you, such as ye do not wish; - lest, by any means, I should find strife, jealousy, outbursts of wrath, factions, railings, whisperings, puffed up pretensions, confusions; -

Thomas Haweis New Testament

For I am afraid that when I come I shall not find you such as I wish, and that I shall be found of you such as ye would not: lest haply there be contentions, jealousies, animosities, quarrels, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

Twentieth Century New Testament

For I am afraid that perhaps, when I come, I may find that you are not what I want you to be, and, on the other hand, that you may find that I am what you do not want me to be. I am afraid that I may find quarreling, jealousy, ill-feeling, rivalry, slandering, back-biting, self-assertion, and disorder.

Webster

For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found by you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

Weymouth New Testament

For I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may not find you to be what I desire, and that you may find me to be what you do not desire; that perhaps there may be contention, jealousy, bitter feeling, party spirit, ill-natured talk, backbiting, undue eulogy, unrest;

Williams New Testament

I repeat it, I am apprehensive that, somehow or other, there may be quarreling, jealousy, anger, rivalries, slanders, gossiping, haughty pride, and disorders,

World English Bible

For I am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you don't desire; that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, riots;

Worrell New Testament

For I fear, lest by any means, when I come, I should find you not such as I desire, and that I, too, should be found by you such as ye do not desire; lest, by any means, there should be strife, jealousy, wraths, factions, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;

Worsley New Testament

For I am afraid least when I come, I should not find you such as I could wish, and I should be found to you such as ye would not: least there should be contentions, emulations, animosities, strifes, thwartings, whisperings, swellings, tumults: and least,

Youngs Literal Translation

for I fear lest, having come, not such as I wish I may find you, and I -- I may be found by you such as ye do not wish, lest there be strifes, envyings, wraths, revelries, evil-speakings, whisperings, puffings up, insurrections,

Themes

Backsliders » Instances of » Corinthian Christians

Care » Paul's care of the church

Church » For other leaders » Paul's care for

Church » Care of » Paul's care of

Church » Similitudes of the church compared to » Strife in

Church » Dissensions in

Evil » Speech evil speaking » Backbiting

Evil » Whispering » Evil whispering, general references to

Evil » Speech evil speaking » Evil whispering, general references to

Ministers » Call of, examples of » Care for the church

Paul's » Care for the church

Slander » Includes » Whispering

Slander » Includes » Backbiting

Speaking, evil » Backbiting

Speaking, evil » Whispering, evil, general references to

Strife » Causes of » In the church

Strife » Shameful in saints

Whisperer » A slanderer

Topics

Arrogance, In The Church

Disorder In The Church

Interlinear

English(KJV)

Strong's

Root Form

Definition

Usage

For

G1063

γάρ
Gar

for, , not tr

Usage: 825

I fear

G5399

φοβέω
Phobeo

fear, be afraid, be afraid of, reverence,

Usage: 68

lest

G3381
G3381

μήπως μήπως
mepos
μήπως μήπως
mepos

lest, lest by any means, lest perhaps, lest haply, lest by some means, lest that by any means
lest, lest by any means, lest perhaps, lest haply, lest by some means, lest that by any means

Usage: 12
Usage: 12

when I come

G2064

ἔρχομαι
Erchomai

come, go, , vr come

Usage: 424

I shall

G2147

εὑρίσκω
heurisko

find,

Usage: 130

not

G3756
G3756

οὐ
Ou
οὐ
Ou

not, no, cannot ,
not, no, cannot ,

Usage: 1032
Usage: 1032

find

G2147

εὑρίσκω
heurisko

find,

Usage: 130

you

G5209

ὑμᾶς
Humas

you, ye, for your sakes Trans, not tr,

Usage: 314

such as

G3634
G3634

οἷος
Hoios
οἷος
Hoios

such as, as, which, what manner, so as, what manner of man, what
such as, as, which, what manner, so as, what manner of man, what

Usage: 11
Usage: 11

I would

G2309

θέλω ἐθέλω
thelo

will/would, will/would have, desire, desirous, list, to will,

Usage: 136

and

G2504

κἀγώ κἀμοί κἀμέ
Kago

and I, I also, so I, I, even I, me also,

Usage: 39

that I

G2504

κἀγώ κἀμοί κἀμέ
Kago

and I, I also, so I, I, even I, me also,

Usage: 39

shall be found

G2147

εὑρίσκω
heurisko

find,

Usage: 130

unto you

G5213

ὑμῖν
Humin

you, ye, your, not tr,

Usage: 293

ye would

G2309

θέλω ἐθέλω
thelo

will/would, will/would have, desire, desirous, list, to will,

Usage: 136

there be debates

G2054

ἔρις
Eris

strife, debate, contention, variance

Usage: 9

envyings

G2205

ζῆλος
Zelos

zeal, envying, indignation, envy, fervent mind, jealousy, emulation

Usage: 17

wraths

G2372

θυμός
Thumos

wrath, fierceness, indignation

Usage: 18

strifes

G2052

ἐριθεία
Eritheia

strife, contention, contentious

Usage: 7

backbitings

G2636

καταλαλία
Katalalia

backbiting, evil speaking

Usage: 2

whisperings

G5587

ψιθυρισμός
Psithurismos

whispering

Usage: 1

swellings

G5450

φυσίωσις
Phusiosis

swelling

Usage: 1

References

Fausets

Paul

Hastings

Corinthians, Second Epistle to

Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Corinthians 12:20

Verse Info

Bible Rank: 6074
2 Corinthians Rank: 125
21 Topics
18 Themes
28 Cross References
3 Readings
Interlinear
2 References

Context Readings

Paul's Concern About The Corinthians' Way Of Life

¹⁹ You have thought all along that we were defending ourselves to you. No, in the sight of God we are speaking in Christ, and everything, dear friends, is for building you up. ²⁰ For I fear that perhaps when I come I will not find you to be what I want, and I may not be found by you to be what you want; there may be quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder. ²¹ I fear that when I come my God will again humiliate me in your presence, and I will grieve for many who sinned before and have not repented of the moral impurity, sexual immorality, and promiscuity they practiced.

Cross References

Romans 1:29

They are filled with all unrighteousness, evil, greed, and wickedness. They are full of envy, murder, quarrels, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,

1 Corinthians 1:11

For it has been reported to me about you, my brothers, by members of Chloe’s household, that there is rivalry among you.

1 Peter 2:1

So rid yourselves of all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander.

Psalm 41:7

All who hate me whisper together about me;
they plan to harm me.

Proverbs 16:28

A contrary man spreads conflict,
and a gossip separates close friends.

1 Corinthians 3:3-4

because you are still fleshly. For since there is envy and strife among you, are you not fleshly and living like unbelievers?

1 Corinthians 4:6-8

Now, brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the saying: “Nothing beyond what is written.” The purpose is that none of you will be inflated with pride in favor of one person over another.

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may found fear find anger jealousy slander perhaps quarreling arrogance gossip selfish disorder outbursts ambitions