2 Corinthians 12:20 — King James Version← Study notes
“For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:”
2 Corinthians 12:20 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 2 Corinthians 12:2026 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 12:20
“For I fear, lest by any means when I come, I should not find you such as I would, and should myself be found of you such as you would not.” He is going to say something great and offensive. And therefore he also inserts this excuse [for it], both by saying, “All things are for your edifying,” and by adding, “I fear,” softening the harshness of what was presently going to be said. For it was not here out of arrogance nor the authority of a teacher, but out of a father's…
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