2 Corinthians 12:20

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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;

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 -

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