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2 Corinthians 12:14

Love for othersParents and children

12 The true marks of an apostle—signs, wonders, and miracles—were performed among you with great perseverance.

13 In what way were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!

See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.

15 And for the sake of your souls, I will most gladly spend my money and myself. If I love you more, will you love me less?

16 Be that as it may, I was not a burden to you; but crafty as I am, I caught you by trickery.

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BSB
See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
KJV
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.
WEB
Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you; for I seek not your possessions, but you. For the children ought not to save up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
ASV
Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be a burden 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.
DARBY
Behold, this third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be in laziness a charge; for I do not seek yours, but you; for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
BLB
Behold, this third time I am ready to come to you⁺, and I will not be a burden. For I do not seek what [is] yours⁺, but you⁺. For the children ought not to treasure up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
ÅB
Se, for tredje gang er jeg nå rede til å komme til dere, og jeg vil ikke falle dere til byrde; for jeg søker ikke det som deres er, men dere selv. Barna er jo ikke skyldige å samle til foreldrene, men foreldrene til barna.
OTB
For tredje gang er jeg klar til å komme til dere, og jeg vil ikke være en byrde for dere; for jeg søker ikke det som er deres, men dere. For barn er ikke forpliktet til å spare opp for sine foreldre, men foreldre for sine barn.
B1930
Se, for tredje gang er jeg nu rede til å komme til eder, og jeg vil ikke falle eder til byrde; for jeg søker ikke det som eders er, men eder selv. Barna er jo ikke skyldige å samle til foreldrene, men foreldrene til barna.

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