2 Corinthians 12:14

King James Version (KJV)

Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not your's but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

Translations

2 Corinthians 12:14 - Amplified Bible

Now for the third time I am ready to come to [visit] you. And I will not burden you [financially], for it is not your [money] that I want but you; for children are not duty bound to lay up store for their parents, but parents for their children.

2 Corinthians 12:14 - American Standard Version

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.

2 Corinthians 12:14 - Bible in Basic English

This is now the third time that I am ready to come to you; and I will not be a trouble to you: my desire is for you, not for your property: for it is not the children's business to make store for their fathers, but the fathers for the children.

2 Corinthians 12:14 - Darby Bible

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.

2 Corinthians 12:14 - English Standard Version

Here for the third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be a burden, for I seek not what is yours but you. For children are not obligated to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.

2 Corinthians 12:14 - King James Version

2 Corinthians 12:14 - La Biblia de las Americas

He aquì, esta es la tercera vez que estoy preparado para ir a vosotros, y no os seré una carga, pues no busco lo que es vuestro, sino a vosotros; porque los hijos no tienen la responsabilidad de atesorar para sus padres, sino los padres para sus hijos.

2 Corinthians 12:14 - The Message

Everything is in readiness now for this, my third visit to you. But don’t worry about it; you won’t have to put yourselves out. I’ll be no more of a bother to you this time than on the other visits. I have no interest in what you have—only in you. Children shouldn’t have to look out for their parents; parents look out for the children. I’d be most happy to empty my pockets, even mortgage my life, for your good. So how does it happen that the more I love you, the less I’m loved?

2 Corinthians 12:14 - New American Standard Bible

Here for this third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you; for I do not seek what is yours, but you; for children are not responsible to save up for {their} parents, but parents for {their} children.

2 Corinthians 12:14 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Miren, ésta es la tercera vez que estoy preparado para ir a ustedes, y no les seré una carga, pues no busco lo que es de ustedes, sino a ustedes. Porque los hijos no tienen la responsabilidad de atesorar para sus padres, sino los padres para sus hijos.

2 Corinthians 12:14 - World English Bible

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.

2 Corinthians 12:14 - Young's Living Translation

Lo, a third time I am ready to come unto you, and I will not be a burden to you, for I seek not yours, but you, for the children ought not for the parents to lay up, but the parents for the children,

2 Corinthians 12:14 - Additional Comments

Paul is their spiritual parent. He should be meeting their needs, not expecting his "children" to meet his needs.

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