2 Corinthians 12:14-15

King James Version

¹⁴Behold, 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.

¹⁵And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.

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2 Corinthians 12:14-15

New International Version

¹⁴Now I am ready to visit you for the third time,^(A) and I will not be a burden to you, because what I want is not your possessions but you. After all, children should not have to save up for their parents,^(B) but parents for their children.^(C) ¹⁵So I will very gladly spend for you everything I have and expend myself as well.^(D) If I love you more,^(E) will you love me less?

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2 Corinthians 12:14-15

New King James Version

Love for the Church

¹⁴^(A)Now for the third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be burdensome to you; for ^(B)I do not seek yours, but you. ^(C)For the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children. ¹⁵And I will very gladly spend and be spent ^(D)for your souls; though ^(E)the more abundantly I love you, the less I am loved.

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2 Corinthians 12:14-15

English Standard Version

¹⁴Here ^(A)for the third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be a burden, for ^(B)I seek not what is yours but you. For ^(C)children are not obligated to save up for their parents, but ^(D)parents for their children. ¹⁵^(E)I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If ^(F)I love you more, am I to be loved less?