KJV 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:
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2 Corinthians 12:20
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:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
WEB 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;
ASV 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;
YLT Young’s 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,
Surrounding context — 2 Corinthians 12
17 Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you?
18 I desired Titus, and with [him] I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? walked we not in the same spirit? [walked we] not in the same steps?
19 Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but [we do] all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.
20 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:
21 [And] lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and [that] I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
φοβοῦμαιG5399 · phobeōto fearγὰρG1063 · garforμήG3361 · mēnotπωςG4458 · pōshowἐλθὼνG2064 · erchomaito come/goοὐχG3756 · ounoοἵουςG3634 · ohiossuch asθέλωG2309 · thelōto will/desireεὕρωG2147 · ehuriskōto find/meetὑμᾶς,G4771 · suyouκἀγὼG1473 · egōI/weεὑρεθῶG2147 · ehuriskōto find/meetὑμῖνG4771 · suyouοἷονG3634 · ohiossuch asοὐG3756 · ounoθέλετε,G2309 · thelōto will/desireμήG3361 · mēnotπωςG4458 · pōshowἔρις,G2054 · erisquarrelζῆλος,G2205 · zēloszealθυμοί,G2372 · thumoswrathἐριθείαι,G2052 · eritheiarivalryκαταλαλιαί,G2636 · katalaliaslanderψιθυρισμοί,G5587 · psithurismosgossipφυσιώσεις,G5450 · phusiōsisarroganceἀκαταστασίαι,G181 · akatastasiadisorder
Cross-references
Galatians 5:19-21Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are [these]; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,1 Peter 2:1Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,Romans 1:29Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,1 Corinthians 1:11For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them [which are of the house] of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.Proverbs 16:28A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.Jude 1:16These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling [words], having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.Galatians 5:15But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.James 4:1-5From whence [come] wars and fightings among you? [come they] not hence, [even] of your lusts that war in your members?1 Corinthians 4:6-8And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and [to] Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think [of men] above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.1 Corinthians 4:18-21Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you.Psalm 41:7All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.1 Corinthians 3:3-4For ye are yet carnal: for whereas [there is] among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?1 Corinthians 5:3-5For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, [concerning] him that hath so done this deed,2 Corinthians 13:9-10For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, [even] your perfection.2 Peter 2:18For when they speak great swelling [words] of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, [through much] wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.Ephesians 4:31-32Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:James 3:14-16But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.1 Corinthians 11:16-19But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.
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