2 Corinthians 12:14 — King James Version← Study notes
“Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome 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 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 2 Corinthians 12:1431 words
ἸδοὺIdoubehold
τρίτονtritonthird(-ly)
τοῦτοtoutohe (it was that), hereof, it
ἑτοίμωςhetoimōsready
ἔχωechōhave
ἐλθεῖνeltheincome / go
πρὸςprosto / toward
ὑμᾶςhymasyou
καὶkaiand / also
οὐounot
καταναρκήσωkatanarkēsōbe burdensome
(chargeable)
οὐounot
γὰρgarfor
ζητῶzētōbe (go) about, desire, endeavour
τὰtathe
ὑμῶνhymōnyou
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
ὑμᾶςhymasyou
οὐounot
γὰρgarfor
ὀφείλειopheileibehove, be bound, (be) debt(-or)
τὰtathe
τέκναteknachild
τοῖςtoisthe
γονεῦσινgoneusinparent
θησαυρίζεινthēsaurizeinlay up
(treasure), (keep) in store, (heap…
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
οἱhoithe
γονεῖςgoneisparent
τοῖςtoisthe
τέκνοιςteknoischild
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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