2 Corinthians 9:3
3 cYet I have sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this respect, that, as I said, you may be ready;
2 Corinthians 9:3 — The New International Version (NIV)
3 But I am sending the brothers in order that our boasting about you in this matter should not prove hollow, but that you may be ready, as I said you would be.
2 Corinthians 9:3 — English Standard Version (ESV)
3 But I am sending the brothers so that our boasting about you may not prove empty in this matter, so that you may be ready, as I said you would be.
2 Corinthians 9:3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
3 Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready:
2 Corinthians 9:3 — New Living Translation (NLT)
3 But I am sending these brothers to be sure you really are ready, as I have been telling them, and that your money is all collected. I don’t want to be wrong in my boasting about you.
2 Corinthians 9:3 — New Century Version (NCV)
3 But I am sending the brothers to you so that our bragging about you in this will not be empty words. I want you to be ready, as I said you would be.
2 Corinthians 9:3 — American Standard Version (ASV)
3 But I have sent the brethren, that our glorying on your behalf may not be made void in this respect; that, even as I said, ye may be prepared:
2 Corinthians 9:3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
3 But I have sent the brethren, in order that our boasting about you may not be made void in this respect, in order that, as I have said, ye may be prepared;
2 Corinthians 9:3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
3 I’ve sent my coworkers so that when we brag that you’re ready, we can back it up.
2 Corinthians 9:3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
3 But I sent the brothers so our boasting about you in the matter would not prove empty, and so you would be prepared just as I said.
2 Corinthians 9:3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
3 But I am sending the brothers in order that our boasting about you may not prove to have been empty in this case, so that you may be ready, as I said you would be;
2 Corinthians 9:3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
3 But I am sending the brothers in order that our boasting about you would not prove to be empty in this case, so that you may be prepared just as I was saying,
2 Corinthians 9:3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
3 But I am sending the brothers. Then our bragging about you in this matter will have a good reason. You will be ready, just as I said you would be.
2 Corinthians 9:3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
3 But I have sent the brethren, in order that our boasting about you may not be made empty in this case, so that, as I was saying, you may be prepared;