2 Corinthians 12:14 BSB

2 Corinthians 12:14

See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.

BSB

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ASV

Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be a burden 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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The third time I am ready - That is, this is the third time that I am ready - have formed the resolution, to visit you. He had formed this resolution twice before, but was disappointed. See 1Co 16:5, and 2Co 1:15, 2Co 1:16. He now formed it a third time, having more probability of seeing them now than he had before. See 2Co 13:2. I seek not yours, but you - I seek your salvation, I desire not your property; others have sought your property, but not your salvation. See 2Co 11:

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He sought not to enrich himself, but to save their souls: he did not desire to make a property of them to himself, but to gain them over to Christ, whose servant he was. Note, Those who aim at clothing themselves with the fleece of the flock, and take no care of the sheep, are hirelings, and not good shepherds.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The context here implies nothing of a third preparation to come; but, "I am coming, and the third time, and will not burden you this time any more than I did at my two previous visits" [ALFORD]. not yours, but you-- (Php 4:17). children . . . parents--Paul was their spiritual father (1Co 4:14, 15).

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Original language & word study

31 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἰδοὺ	Idou	Behold	G2400 →
τρίτον	triton	third time	G5154 →
τοῦτο	touto	this	G3778 →
ἑτοίμως	hetoimōs	ready	G2093 →
ἔχω	echō	I am	G2192 →
ἐλθεῖν	elthein	to come	G2064 →
πρὸς	pros	to	G4314 →
ὑμᾶς	humas	you	G4771 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
οὐ	ou	not	G3756 →
καταναρκήσω	katanarkēsō	I will burden	G2655 →
οὐ	ou	not	G3756 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
ζητῶ	zētō	I seek	G2212 →
τὰ	ta	what [is]	G3588 →
ὑμῶν	humōn	yours	G4771 →
ἀλλ᾽	all᾽	but	G235 →
ὑμᾶς.	humas	you.	G4771 →
οὐ	ou	Not	G3756 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
ὀφείλει	opheilei	ought	G3784 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
τέκνα	tekna	children	G5043 →
τοῖς	tois	for the	G3588 →
γονεῦσιν	goneusin	parents	G1118 →
θησαυρίζειν	thēsaurizein	to treasure up	G2343 →
ἀλλ᾽	all᾽	but	G235 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
γονεῖς	goneis	parents	G1118 →
τοῖς	tois	for the	G3588 →
τέκνοις·	teknois	children;	G5043 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 19:14
Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
leads to
- Proverbs 18:22
  He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
- Proverbs 31:10–31
  A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
- Proverbs 13:22
  A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
- Proverbs 3:6
  in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Through
1 Corinthians 10:24
No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 9:19–23
  Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Romans 15:1–2
  We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
- Philippians 2:4–5
  Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.
- 1 Corinthians 10:33
  as I also try to please everyone in all I do. For I am not seeking my own good, but the good of many, that they may be saved.

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01Commentary

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Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 2 Corinthians

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 2 Corinthians