19Again, think ye that to you we are making defence? before God in Christ do we speak; and the all things, beloved, are for your up-building,


In Context

16 And be it so, I — I did not burden you, but being crafty, with guile I did take you;

17 any one of those whom I have sent unto you — by him did I take advantage of you?

18 I entreated Titus, and did send with him the brother; did Titus take advantage of you? in the same spirit did we not walk? — did we not in the same steps?

19 Again, think ye that to you we are making defence? before God in Christ do we speak; and the all things, beloved, are for your up-building,

20 for I fear lest, having come, not such as I wish I may find you, and I — I may be found by you such as ye do not wish, lest there be strifes, envyings, wraths, revelries, evil-speakings, whisperings, puffings up, insurrections,

21 lest again having come, my God may humble me in regard to you, and I may bewail many of those having sinned before, and not having reformed concerning the uncleanness, and whoredom, and lasciviousness, that they did practise.

2 Corinthians 12:19 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:19Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but [we do] all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:19Have you been thinking all along that we have been defending ourselves to you? We have been speaking in the sight of God as those in Christ; and everything we do, dear friends, is for your strengthening.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:19Of old, think you that we excuse ourselves to you? We speak before God in Christ; but all things, my dearly beloved, for your edification.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:19Ye think all this time that we are excusing ourselves unto you. In the sight of God speak we in Christ. But all things, beloved, are for your edifying.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:19Ye have long been supposing that we excuse ourselves to you: we speak before God in Christ; and all things, beloved, for your building up.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:19Ye think all this time that we are excusing ourselves unto you. In the sight of God speak we in Christ. But all things, beloved, are for your edifying.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:19Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves to you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edification.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:19Again, do you think that we are excusing ourselves to you? In the sight of God we speak in Christ. But all things, beloved, are for your edifying.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:19Again, think you that we excuse ourselves to you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.