2 Corinthians 12:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.”

2 Corinthians 12:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Corinthians 12:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Corinthians 12:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Even so, I myself didn’t burden you. But you might say that being crafty, I caught you with deception.”

2 Corinthians 12:16 — World English Bible

2 Corinthians 12:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But be it so, I did not myself burden you; but, being crafty, I caught you with guile. ”

2 Corinthians 12:16 — American Standard Version

2 Corinthians 12:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And be it <FI>so<Fi> , I--I did not burden you, but being crafty, with guile I did take you;”

2 Corinthians 12:16 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Corinthians 12:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But be it so. I did not burden you, but being crafty I took you by guile. ”

2 Corinthians 12:16 — Darby Translation

2 Corinthians 12:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But bee it that I charged you not: yet for as much as I was craftie, I tooke you with guile.”

2 Corinthians 12:16 — Geneva Bible

2 Corinthians 12:16 in Context — 2 Corinthians 12

14 Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

15 And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.

16 But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.

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?

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What Does 2 Corinthians 12:16 Mean?

2 Corinthians 12:16 is a verse from the Book of 2 Corinthians, part of the New Testament. It appears in 2 Corinthians chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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