2 Corinthians 12:20 
Context| NETBible | For I am afraid that somehow when I come I will not find you what I wish, and you will find me 1 not what you wish. I am afraid that 2 somehow there may be quarreling, jealousy, intense anger, selfish ambition, 3 slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder. |
| NIV © biblegateway 2Co 12:20 |
For I am afraid that when I come I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not find me as you want me to be. I fear that there may be quarrelling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, gossip, arrogance and disorder. |
| NASB © biblegateway 2Co 12:20 |
For I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may find you to be not what I wish and may be found by you to be not what you wish; that perhaps there will be strife, jealousy, angry tempers, disputes, slanders, gossip, arrogance, disturbances; |
| NLT © biblegateway 2Co 12:20 |
For I am afraid that when I come to visit you I won’t like what I find, and then you won’t like my response. I am afraid that I will find quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfishness, backstabbing, gossip, conceit, and disorderly behavior. |
| MSG © biblegateway 2Co 12:20 |
I do admit that I have fears that when I come you'll disappoint me and I'll disappoint you, and in frustration with each other everything will fall to pieces--quarrels, jealousy, flaring tempers, taking sides, angry words, vicious rumors, swelled heads, and general bedlam. |
| BBE © SABDAweb 2Co 12:20 |
For I have a fear that, when I come, you may not be answering to my desire, and that I may not be answering to yours; that there may be fighting, hate, angry feeling, divisions, evil talk about others, secrets, thoughts of pride, outbursts against authority; |
| NRSV © bibleoremus 2Co 12:20 |
For I fear that when I come, I may find you not as I wish, and that you may find me not as you wish; I fear that there may perhaps be quarreling, jealousy, anger, selfishness, slander, gossip, conceit, and disorder. |
| NKJV © biblegateway 2Co 12:20 |
For I fear lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I wish, and that I shall be found by you such as you do not wish; lest there be contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, backbitings, whisperings, conceits, tumults; |
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| NASB © biblegateway 2Co 12:20 |
For I am <5399> afraid <5399> that perhaps <4458> when I come <2064> I may find <2147> you to be not what <3634> I wish <2309> and may be found <2147> by you to be not what <3634> you wish <2309> ; that perhaps <4458> there will be strife <2054> , jealousy <2205> , angry <2372> tempers <2372> , disputes <2052> , slanders <2636> , gossip <5587> , arrogance <5450> , disturbances <181> ; |
| NET [draft] ITL | For <1063> I am afraid <5399> that somehow <4458> when <2064> I come <2064> I will <2147> not <3756> find <2147> you <5209> what I wish <2309> , and <2504> you <5213> will find <2147> me not <3756> what you wish <2309> . I am afraid that somehow <4458> there may be quarreling <2054> , jealousy <2205> , intense anger <2372> , selfish ambition <2052> , slander <2636> , gossip <5587> , arrogance <5450> , and disorder <181> . |
| GREEK | |
| NETBible | For I am afraid that somehow when I come I will not find you what I wish, and you will find me 1 not what you wish. I am afraid that 2 somehow there may be quarreling, jealousy, intense anger, selfish ambition, 3 slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder. |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Grk “and I will be found by you.” The passive construction has been converted to an active one in the translation. 2 tn The words “I am afraid that” are not repeated in the Greek text, but are needed for clarity. 3 tn Or “intense anger, hostility.” |
