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?
What Does 2 Corinthians 12:16 Mean?
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