In 2 Corinthians 12:16 Paul says:
2 Corinthians 12:16,
New International Version
Be that as it may, I have not been a burden to you.
Yet, crafty fellow that I am, I caught you by trickery!
New Living Translation
Some of you admit I was not a burden to you. But others still think
I was sneaky and took advantage of you by trickery.
English Standard Version
But granting that I myself did not burden you,
I was crafty, you say, and got the better of you by deceit.
New American Standard Bible
But be that as it may, I did not burden you myself; nevertheless,
crafty fellow that I am, I took you in by deceit.
King James Bible
But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless,
being crafty, I caught you with guile.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now granted, I have not burdened you;
yet sly as I am, I took you in by deceit!
International Standard Version
Granting that I have not been a burden to you, was
I a clever schemer who trapped you by some trick?
NET Bible
But be that as it may, I have not burdened you.
Yet because I was a crafty person, I took you in by deceit!
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And perhaps I was not a burden to you,
but as a crafty man I robbed you by treachery.
Jubilee Bible 2000
But be it so, I did not burden you; nevertheless,
being crafty, I caught you with guile.
King James 2000 Bible
But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless,
being crafty, I took you with guile.
American King James Version
But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless,
being crafty, I caught you with guile.
American Standard Version
But be it so, I did not myself burden you; but,
being crafty, I caught you with guile.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But be it so: I did not burthen you:
but being crafty, I caught you by guile.
Darby Bible Translation
But be it so. *I* did not burden you,
but being crafty I took you by guile.
English Revised Version
But be it so, I did not myself burden you;
but, being crafty, I caught you with guile.
Webster's Bible Translation
But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless,
being crafty, I caught you with guile.
World English Bible
But be it so, I did not myself burden you.
But, being crafty, I caught you with deception.
Young's Literal Translation
And be it so, I -- I did not burden you,
but being crafty, with guile I did take you;
2 Corinthians 12:16
Text Analysis
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[TD="class: top, width: 20%"]Transliteration[/TD]
[TD="class: top, width: 21%"]Greek[/TD]
[TD="class: top, width: 21%"]English[/TD]
[TD="class: top, width: 21%"]Morphology[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: strongsnt"]
1510 [e][/TD]
[TD="class: translit"]
Estō[/TD]
[TD="class: greek2"]Ἔστω[/TD]
[TD="class: eng"]be it so[/TD]
[TD="class: pos"]
V-PMA-3S[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: strongsnt"]
1161 [e][/TD]
[TD="class: translit"]
de[/TD]
[TD="class: greek2"]δέ,[/TD]
[TD="class: eng"]however,[/TD]
[TD="class: pos"]
Conj[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: strongsnt"]
1473 [e][/TD]
[TD="class: translit"]
egō[/TD]
[TD="class: greek2"]ἐγὼ[/TD]
[TD="class: eng"]I[/TD]
[TD="class: pos"]
PPro-N1S[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: strongsnt"]
3756 [e][/TD]
[TD="class: translit"]
ou[/TD]
[TD="class: greek2"]οὐ[/TD]
[TD="class: eng"]not[/TD]
[TD="class: pos"]
Adv[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: strongsnt"]
2599 [e][/TD]
[TD="class: translit"]
katebarēsa[/TD]
[TD="class: greek2"]κατεβάρησα[/TD]
[TD="class: eng"]did burden[/TD]
[TD="class: pos"]
V-AIA-1S[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: strongsnt"]
4771 [e][/TD]
[TD="class: translit"]
hymas[/TD]
[TD="class: greek2"]ὑμᾶς·[/TD]
[TD="class: eng"]you;[/TD]
[TD="class: pos"]
PPro-A2P[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: strongsnt"]
235 [e][/TD]
[TD="class: translit"]
alla[/TD]
[TD="class: greek2"]ἀλλὰ[/TD]
[TD="class: eng"]but[/TD]
[TD="class: pos"]
Conj[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: strongsnt"]
5225 [e][/TD]
[TD="class: translit"]
hyparchōn[/TD]
[TD="class: greek2"]ὑπάρχων[/TD]
[TD="class: eng"]being[/TD]
[TD="class: pos"]
V-PPA-NMS[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: strongsnt"]
3835 [e][/TD]
[TD="class: translit"]
panourgos[/TD]
[TD="class: greek2"]πανοῦργος[/TD]
[TD="class: eng"]crafty,[/TD]
[TD="class: pos"]
Adj-NMS[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="class: strongsnt"]
1388[e]
[/TD]
[TD="class: translit"]
dolō[/TD]
[TD="class: greek2"]
δόλῳ[/TD]
[TD="class: eng"]
by trickery[/TD]
[TD="class: pos"]
N-DMS[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: strongsnt"]
4771 [e][/TD]
[TD="class: translit"]
hymas[/TD]
[TD="class: greek2"]ὑμᾶς[/TD]
[TD="class: eng"]you[/TD]
[TD="class: pos"]
PPro-A2P[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: strongsnt"]
2983 [e][/TD]
[TD="class: translit"]
elabon[/TD]
[TD="class: greek2"]ἔλαβον.[/TD]
[TD="class: eng"]I caught.[/TD]
[TD="class: pos"]
V-AIA-1S[/TD]
[/TR]
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1388 - dolosStrong's Concordance
dolos: a bait, fig. craft, deceit
Original Word: δόλος, ου, ὁ
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: dolos
Phonetic Spelling: (dol'-os)
Short Definition:
deceit, guile, treachery
Definition:
deceit, guile, treachery.
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