2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 12:20
20For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| I am afraid | φοβοῦμαι | phoboumai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular | G5399 I fear, am terrified |
| when I come | ἐλθὼν | elthōn | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2064 I come, go |
| I may not find | εὕρω | heurō | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular | G2147 I find |
| you | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| as | οἵους | hoious | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3634 of what kind, such as |
| I wish | θέλω | thelō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2309 I will, wish, desire |
| and | κἀγὼ | kagō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G2504 I also, I too |
| you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| may not find | εὑρεθῶ | heurethō | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 1st Person Singular | G2147 I find |
| as | οἷον | hoion | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3634 of what kind, such as |
| you wish | θέλετε | thelete | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2309 I will, wish, desire |
| that there may be | πως | pōs | Adverb | G4459 how, in what manner |
| quarreling | ἔρις | eris | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G2054 contention, strife |
| jealousy | ζῆλος | zēlos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2205 eagerness, zeal, rivalry |
| rage | θυμοί | thymoi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2372 an outburst of passion, wrath |
| rivalry | ἐριθεῖαι | eritheiai | Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural | G2052 ambition, rivalry |
| slander | καταλαλιαί | katalaliai | Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural | G2636 evil-speaking, backbiting, detraction |
| gossip | ψιθυρισμοί | psithyrismoi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5587 a whispering, secret slandering |
| arrogance | φυσιώσεις | physiōseis | Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural | G5450 a puffing up, pride |
| disorder | ἀκαταστασίαι | akatastasiai | Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural | G181 disturbance, upheaval, revolution |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Peter 2:1 · Galatians 5:19–21 · 1 Corinthians 1:11 · Romans 1:29 · Proverbs 16:28 · Jude 1:16 · Galatians 5:15 · James 4:1–5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.