2 Corinthians 9:4
Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.
KJV
μήπως ἐὰν ἔλθωσιν σὺν ἐμοὶ Μακεδόνες καὶ εὕρωσιν ὑμᾶς ἀπαρασκευάστους καταισχυνθῶμεν ἡμεῖς, ἵνα μὴ λέγωμεν ὑμεῖς, ἐν τῇ ὑποστάσει ταύτῃ.
Greek NT
ne cum venerint Macedones mecum, et invenerint vos imparatos, erubescamus nos (ut non dicamus vos) in hac substantia.
Vulgate
lest by any means, if there come with me any of Macedonia and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be put to shame in this confidence.
ASV
Lest, when the Macedonians shall come with me and find you unprepared, we (not to say ye) should be ashamed in this matter.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
19 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- λέγωμεν — SBLGNT
- λέγωμεν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
- λέγω — Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ταύτῃ — SBLGNT
- ταύτῃ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + τῆς καυχήσεως — Robinson-Pierpont
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 2Cor 8:1 — Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;
- 2Cor 11:17 — That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.
- Heb 11:1 — Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
- Phil 1:6 — Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: