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2 Corinthians 12:14

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14Behold, nthe third time I am ready to come to you; and lI will not be burdensome to you: for oI seek not yours, but you: for pthe children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

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Footnotes

  1. nch. 13:1. Comp. ch. 1:15. & 13:2.
  2. lch. 11:9 (Gk.).
  3. oSee Acts 20:33. So 1 Cor. 10:33.
  4. p1 Cor. 4:14, 15. Comp. Prov. 19:14.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Here for the third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be a burden, for I seek not what is yours but you. For children are not obligated to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Now I am ready to visit you for the third time, 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, but parents for their children.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Look, I am ready to come to you this third time. I will not burden you, since I am not seeking what is yours, but you. For children ought not save up for their parents, but parents for their children.

NLTNew Living Translation

Now I am coming to you for the third time, and I will not be a burden to you. I don’t want what you have—I want you. After all, children don’t provide for their parents. Rather, parents provide for their children.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Behold, this third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you. For I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children are not obligated to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.