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2 Corinthians 12:15
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13 For what is it in which you were inferior to other churches, except that I myself was not burdensome to you? Forgive me this wrong!

Love for the Church

14 aNow for the third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be burdensome to you; for bI do not seek yours, but you. cFor the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.  
15 And I will very gladly spend and be spent afor your souls; though bthe more abundantly I love you, the less I am loved.  
16 But be that as it may, aI did not burden you. Nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you by cunning!  
17 Did I take advantage of you by any of those whom I sent to you?
18 I urged Titus, and sent our abrother with him. Did Titus take advantage of you? Did we not walk in the same spirit? Did we not walk in the same steps?  
19 aAgain,1 do you think that we excuse ourselves to you? bWe speak before God in Christ. cBut we do all things, beloved, for your edification.  
20 For I fear lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I wish, and that aI shall be found by you such as you do not wish; lest there be contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, backbitings, whisperings, conceits, tumults;  
21 lest, when I come again, my God awill humble me among you, and I shall mourn for many bwho have sinned before and have not repented of the uncleanness, cfornication, and lewdness which they have practiced. 
Verse Comparison: 2 Corinthians 12:15

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American Standard Version
And I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more abundantly, am I loved the less?

Amplified® Bible
But I will most gladly spend [myself] and be utterly spent for your souls. If I love you exceedingly, am I to be loved [by you] the less?

Contemporary English Version
So I will gladly give all that I have and all that I am. Will you love me less for loving you too much?

Darby English Version
Now *I* shall most gladly spend and be utterly spent for your souls, if even in abundantly loving you I should be less loved.

Good News Bible
I will be glad to spend all I have, and myself as well, in order to help you. Will you love me less because I love you so much?

International Standard Version
I will be very glad to spend my money and myself for you. Do you love me less because I love you so much?

King James Version
And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.

New American Standard Bible
I will most gladly spend and be expended for your souls. If I love you more, am I to be loved less?

New International Version
So I will very gladly spend for you everything I have and expend myself as well. If I love you more, will you love me less?

New King James Version
And I will very gladly spend and be spent for your souls; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I am loved.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
I will most gladly spend and expend myself for your souls If I love you more, do you love me less?

Young's Literal Translation
and I most gladly will spend and be entirely spent for your souls, even if, more abundantly loving you, less I am loved.


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