II Corinthians 9:4
“Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Corinthians 9:4 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
lest by any means, if there come with me any of Macedonia and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be put to shame in this confidence.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Otherwise, if any Macedonians were to come with me, and find you unprepared, we — to say nothing of you — should feel ashamed of our present confidence.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
damit nicht etwa, wenn die Macedonier mit mir kommen und euch unbereit finden, wir, daß wir nicht sagen ihr, in dieser Zuversicht zu Schanden würden.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
No sea que, si vinieren conmigo Macedonios, y os hallaren desapercibidos, nos avergoncemos nosotros, por no decir vosotros, de este firme gloriarnos.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Para que, se caso vierem alguns macedônios comigo, e vos encontrarem despreparados, não nos envergonhemos (para não dizermos vós), por causa da confiança neste orgulho.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
De outro modo, caso alguns macedônios fossem comigo e vos encontrassem despreparados, nós, para não dizer vós, seríamos envergonhados por termos tanta confiança em vós.
📖 II Corinthians 9:4 in Context
2For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.
3Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready:
4Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.
5Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.
6But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
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