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2 Corinthians 12:16

But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.

KJV

Ἔστω δέ, ἐγὼ οὐ κατεβάρησα ὑμᾶς· ἀλλὰ ὑπάρχων πανοῦργος δόλῳ ὑμᾶς ἔλαβον.

Greek NT

Sed esto : ego vos non gravavi : sed cum essem astutus, dolo vos cepi.

Vulgate

But be it so, I did not myself burden you; but, being crafty, I caught you with guile.

ASV

But be it so: I did not burthen you: but being crafty, I caught you by guile.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δόλος
dolos
noun · 11×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καταβαρέω
katabareo
verb · 2×
λαμβάνω
lambano
verb · 259×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
πανοῦργος
panourgos
noun · 1×
ἀλλά
alla
conjunction · 636×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×
ὑπάρχω
uparcho
verb · 60×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Thess 2:3 — For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:
  • 2Pet 1:16 — For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.