2 Corinthians 9:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.”
2 Corinthians 9:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Corinthians 9:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Corinthians 9:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“lest by any means, if anyone from Macedonia comes there with me and finds you unprepared, we (to say nothing of you) would be disappointed in this confident boasting.”
2 Corinthians 9:4 — World English Bible
2 Corinthians 9:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“lest by any means, if there come with me any of Macedonia and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be put to shame in this confidence. ”
2 Corinthians 9:4 — American Standard Version
2 Corinthians 9:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“lest if Macedonians may come with me, and find you unprepared, we--we may be put to shame (that we say not--ye) in this same confidence of boasting.”
2 Corinthians 9:4 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Corinthians 9:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“lest haply, if Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we, that we say not ye, may be put to shame in this confidence. ”
2 Corinthians 9:4 — Darby Translation
2 Corinthians 9:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Lest if they of Macedonia come with me, and finde you vnprepared, we (that wee may not say, you) should be ashamed in this my constant boasting.”
2 Corinthians 9:4 — Geneva Bible
2 Corinthians 9:4 in Context — 2 Corinthians 9
2 For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.
3 Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready:
4 Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.
5 Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.
6 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
What Does 2 Corinthians 9:4 Mean?
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