2 Corinthians 7:12
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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.So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.
In other translations
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.So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.
Greek words
ἄραaraSoG686εἰeiifG1487καὶkaievenG2532ἔγραψαegrapsaI wroteG1125ὑμῖν,huminto you,G4771οὐχouch[it was] notG3756ἕνεκενhenekenfor the sake ofG1752τοῦtouthe [one]G3588ἀδικήσαντοςadikēsantoshaving done wrongG91οὐδὲoudenorG3761ἕνεκενhenekenfor the sake ofG1752τοῦtouthe [one]G3588ἀδικηθέντος,adikēthentoshaving suffered wrong,G91ἀλλ᾽all᾽but ratherG235ἕνεκενhenekenfor the sake ofG1752τοῦtou<the>G3588φανερωθῆναιphanerōthēnaibeing revealedG5319τὴνtēntheG3588σπουδὴνspoudēnearnestnessG4710ὑμῶνhumōnof youG4771τὴνtēnwhich [is]G3588ὑπὲρhuperforG5228ἡμῶνhēmōnusG3165πρὸςprostoG4314ὑμᾶςhumasyouG4771ἐνώπιονenōpionbeforeG1799τοῦtou<the>G3588θεοῦ.theouGod.G2316
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Related verses
- 2 Corinthians 2:9For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.My purpose in writing you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.
- 1 Timothy 3:5(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?
- 2 Corinthians 2:3-43 And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all. 4 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.3 I wrote as I did so that on my arrival I would not be saddened by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would share my joy. 4 For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.
- 2 Corinthians 2:17For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.
- 2 Corinthians 11:28Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.Apart from these external trials, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches.
- 2 Corinthians 7:8For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Although I did regret it, I now see that my letter caused you sorrow, but only for a short time.
- 2 Corinthians 11:11Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth.Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!
- 1 Corinthians 5:1-21 It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father’s wife. 2 And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.1 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is intolerable even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife. 2 And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this?
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