2 Corinthians 12:20

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.

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.

Her forteller Bibelen en historie om noen andre. Spør deg selv hva den kan si oss i dag. Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.

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ÅB
For jeg frykter for at når jeg kommer, skal jeg ikke finne dere slik som jeg ønsker, og at jeg skal finnes av dere slik som dere ikke ønsker - at det skal være kiv, avind, vrede, stridigheter, baktalelse, sladder, oppblåsthet, uorden -
OTB
For jeg frykter at når jeg kommer, kan jeg ikke finne dere slik jeg ønsker, og dere kan ikke finne meg slik dere ønsker; at det kanskje vil være strid, sjalusi, sinte temperamenter, egoisme, baktalelse, sladder, arroganse, forstyrrelser;
B1930
For jeg frykter for at når jeg kommer, skal jeg ikke finne eder slik som jeg ønsker, og at jeg skal finnes av eder slik som I ikke ønsker - at det skal være kiv, avind, vrede, stridigheter, baktalelse, sladder, opblåsthet, uorden -
BSB
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.
KJV
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:
WEB
For I am afraid that perhaps 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 perhaps there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, or riots,
ASV
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;
DARBY
For I fear lest perhaps coming I find you not such as I wish, and that *I* be found by you such as ye do not wish: lest [there might be] strifes, jealousies, angers, contentions, evil speakings, whisperings, puffings up, disturbances;
BLB
For I fear lest somehow, having come, I might not find you⁺ such as I wish, and I might be found by you⁺ such as you⁺ do not wish; lest somehow [there is] strife, jealousy, rage, rivalries, slander, gossip, conceit, disorder;

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