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Butδέlet it be so:ἔστωIἐγὼdid notοὐburdenκατεβάρησαyou;ὑμᾶςbutἀλλὰbeingὑπάρχωνcrafty,πανοῦργοςI caughtἔλαβονyouὑμᾶςby deceit.δόλῳ
2 Corinthians 12:16
Study it in the app“But let it be so: I did not burden you; but being crafty, I caught you by deceit.”
With the Greek beneath
2 Corinthians 12:16, word by word
- let it be soἔστωestō
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estō” appears- burdenκατεβάρησαkatebarēsa
burden
Be a heavy burden to someone.
Where else “katebarēsa” appears- beingὑπάρχωνhyparchōn
be
To exist, or to be already in a condition.
Where else “hyparchōn” appears- craftyπανοῦργοςpanourgos
crafty
Crafty, ready for any trick.
Where else “panourgos” appears- I caughtἔλαβονelabon
take
To grasp something in the hand, or take it from someone.
Where else “elabon” appears- by deceitδόλῳdolōi
deceit
Deceit, trickery.
Where else “dolōi” appears
Translation note
It can be understood that Paul repeats what some were saying about him (compare 10:10).
The context
15And I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more, am I to be loved less?
16 · This verse (above)
17Surely I did not take advantage of you through any of those whom I have sent to you?