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2 Corinthians 12:16

King James Version (KJV)

But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.

Translations

2 Corinthians 12:16 - Amplified Bible

But though granting that I did not burden you [with my support, some say that] I was crafty [and that] I cheated {and} got the better of you with my trickery.

2 Corinthians 12:16 - American Standard Version

But be it so, I did not myself burden you; but, being crafty, I caught you with guile.

2 Corinthians 12:16 - Bible in Basic English

But let it be so, that I was not a trouble to you myself; but (someone may say) being false, I took you with deceit.

2 Corinthians 12:16 - Darby Bible

But be it so. *I* did not burden you, but being crafty I took you by guile.

2 Corinthians 12:16 - English Standard Version

But granting that I myself did not burden you, I was crafty, you say, and got the better of you by deceit.

2 Corinthians 12:16 - King James Version

But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.

2 Corinthians 12:16 - La Biblia de las Americas

Pero, en todo caso, yo no os fui carga; no obstante, siendo astuto, os sorprendì con engaño.

2 Corinthians 12:16 - The Message

And why is it that I keep coming across these whiffs of gossip about how my self-support was a front behind which I worked an elaborate scam? Where’s the evidence? Did I cheat or trick you through anyone I sent? I asked Titus to visit, and sent some brothers along. Did they swindle you out of anything? And haven’t we always been just as aboveboard, just as honest?

2 Corinthians 12:16 - New American Standard Bible

But be that as it may, I did not burden you myself; nevertheless, crafty fellow that I am, I took you in by deceit.

2 Corinthians 12:16 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Pero, en todo caso, yo no les fui carga. No obstante, siendo astuto, los sorprendì con engaño.

2 Corinthians 12:16 - World English Bible

But be it so, I did not myself burden you. But, being crafty, I caught you with deception.

2 Corinthians 12:16 - Young's Living Translation

And be it [so], I -- I did not burden you, but being crafty, with guile I did take you;

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