2 Corinthians 7:12

King James Version (KJV)

Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.

Translations

2 Corinthians 7:12 - Amplified Bible

So although I did write to you [as I did], it was not for the sake {and} because of the one who did [the] wrong, nor on account of the one who suffered [the] wrong, but in order that you might realize before God [that your readiness to accept our authority revealed] how zealously you do care for us.

2 Corinthians 7:12 - American Standard Version

So although I wrote unto you, I wrote not for his cause that did the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered the wrong, but that your earnest care for us might be made manifest unto you in the sight of God.

2 Corinthians 7:12 - Bible in Basic English

So though I sent you a letter, it was not only because of the man who did the wrong, or because of him to whom the wrong was done, but so that your true care for us might be made clear in the eyes of God.

2 Corinthians 7:12 - Darby Bible

So then, if also I wrote to you, [it was] not for the sake of him that injured, nor for the sake of him that was injured, but for the sake of our diligent zeal for you being manifested to you before God.

2 Corinthians 7:12 - English Standard Version

So although I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of the one who did the wrong, nor for the sake of the one who suffered the wrong, but in order that your earnestness for us might be revealed to you in the sight of God.

2 Corinthians 7:12 - King James Version

Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.

2 Corinthians 7:12 - La Biblia de las Americas

Asì que, aunque os escribì, no fue por causa del que ofendiò, ni por causa del ofendido, sino para que vuestra solicitud por nosotros se manifestara a vosotros delante de Dios.

2 Corinthians 7:12 - The Message

2 Corinthians 7:12 - New American Standard Bible

So although I wrote to you, {it was} not for the sake of the offender nor for the sake of the one offended, but that your earnestness on our behalf might be made known to you in the sight of God.

2 Corinthians 7:12 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Asì que, aunque les escribì, no fue por causa del que ofendiò, ni por causa del ofendido, sino para que la solicitud de ustedes por nosotros les fuera manifestada delante de Dios.

2 Corinthians 7:12 - World English Bible

So although I wrote to you, I wrote not for his cause that did the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered the wrong, but that your earnest care for us might be revealed in you in the sight of God.

2 Corinthians 7:12 - Young's Living Translation

If, then, I also wrote to you -- not for his cause who did wrong, nor for his cause who did suffer wrong, but for our diligence in your behalf being manifested unto you before God --

2 Corinthians 7:12 - Additional Comments

Paul's focus was not particularly the 2 poeple involved, the offender and the one offended, but the church, and how it affected the body.

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