2 Corinthians 12:6

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* [[1395 AD|1395]] For if Y schal wilne to glorie, Y schal not be vnwijs, for Y schal seie treuthe; but Y spare, lest ony man gesse me ouer that thing that he seeth in me, or herith ony thing of me. ([[Wyclif's Bible]] by [[John Wycliffe]])
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* [[1534 AD|1534]] And yet though I wolde reioyce I shuld not be a fole: for I wolde saye the trouthe. Neverthe lesse I spare lest eny man shuld thynke of me above that he seith me to be or heareth of me. ([[Tyndale Bible]] by [[William Tyndale]])
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* [[1535 AD|1535]] And though I wolde boast my selfe, I dyd not foolishly, for I wolde saye the trueth. But I refrayne my selfe, lest eny ma shulde thinke of me aboue yt he seyth in me, or heareth of me. (Coverdale Bible)
* [[1539 AD|1539]] ([[Great Bible]] First Edition - [[Miles Coverdale]])
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* [[1540 AD|1540]] For though I wolde boast, I shall not be a foole: for I wolde saye the trueth. Neuerthelesse, I spare you: lest any man shulde thinke of me, aboue that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me. ([[Great Bible]] Second Edition - [[Miles Coverdale]])
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* [[1549 AD|1549]] And yet thoughe I woulde reioyce, I shoulde not be a fole: for I shoulde saye the trueth: Neuerthelesse I spare, lest anye man shoulde thynke of me aboue that he seeth me to be, or heareth of me. ([[Matthew's Bible]] - [[John Rogers]])
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* [[1568 AD|1568]] For though I woulde desire to glorie, I shall not be a foole, for I wyll say the trueth: but I nowe refrayne, lest any man shoulde thynke of me, aboue that which he seeth me to be, or yt he heareth of me. ([[Bishop's Bible]] First Edition
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* [[1587 AD|1587]] For though I woulde reioyce, I should not be a foole, for I will say the trueth: but I refraine, lest any man should thinke of me aboue that hee seeth in me, or that he heareth of me. ([[Geneva Bible]]) by [[William Whittingham]]
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* [[1611 AD|1611]] For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a foole: for I will say the trueth. But now I forbeare, lest any man should thinke of me aboue that which hee seeth me to bee, or that hee heareth of me: ([[King James Version]])
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* [[1729 AD|1729]] tho' if I had a mind to glory, I might do it without vanity, for I should say nothing but what is true: but now I forbear, lest any man should ascribe more to me than my actions, or my preaching can justify. ([[Mace New Testament]])
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* [[1745 AD|1745]] For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me. (Mr. Whiston's Primitive New Testament)
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* [[1769 AD|1769]] For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me. ([[King James Version]] - [[Benjamin Blayney]])
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* [[1770 AD|1770]] For though I should incline to boast, I shall not be a fool; for I should speak truth. But I forbear least any one should think of me above what he seeth me to be, or heareth from me. (Worsley Version by John Worsley)
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* [[1790 AD|1790]] Yet if I should resolve to boast, I should not be a fool; for I speak the truth: but I forbear, lest any one should think of me above what he seeth me, or heareth from me. (Wesley Version by John Wesley)
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* [[1795 AD|1795]] For though I should be disposed to boast, I shall not be a fool; for I shall speak truth: but I desist, lest any man think of me above what he seeth me to be, or what he heareth of me. (A Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by Thomas Haweis)
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* [[1833 AD|1833]] For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or what he heareth from me. (Webster Version - by [[Noah Webster]])
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* [[1835 AD|1835]] Yet if I should incline to boast, I shall not be a fool; for I will speak the truth: but I forbear, lest any one should think concerning me, above what he sees me to be, or what he hears from me. (Living Oracles by Alexander Campbell)  
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* [[1849 AD|1849]] Yet if I willed to boast, I should not be a fool, for I say the truth; but I spare, lest any one think of me beyond that which he seeth me (to be), and what he heareth of me. ([[Etheridge Translation]] by [[John Etheridge]])
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* [[1851 AD|1851]] Yet if I were disposed to glory, I should not be without reason; for I declare the truth. But I refrain, lest any one should think of me, beyond what he seeth in me and heareth from me. (Murdock Translation)
* [[1855 AD|1855]] [[Calvin Bible]] by the [[Calvin Translation Society]]
* [[1855 AD|1855]] [[Calvin Bible]] by the [[Calvin Translation Society]]
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* [[1858 AD|1858]] For if I shall wish to boast I shall not be foolish, for I will tell the truth. But I forbear, lest any one should think of me beyond what he sees or hears of me. (The New Testament Translated from the Original Greek by [[Leicester Sawyer]])
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* [[1865 AD|1865]] If for I should desire to boast, not I shall be unwise; truth for I will say: I forbear but, lest any one to me should impute beyond what he sees me, or hears anything from of me. ([[The Emphatic Diaglott]] by [[Benjamin Wilson]])  
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* [[1865 AD|1865]] For if I should desire to boast, I shall not be foolish, for I shall speak truth; but I forbear, lest any one should reckon of me above what he sees me to be, or hears from me. (The New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 1865 by American Bible Union)
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* [[1869 AD|1869]] For if I should desire to boast, I should not be a fool; for I should say the truth; but I forbear, lest any one should think of me above what he seeth me to be, or what he heareth from me. (Noyes Translation by George Noyes)  
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* [[1873 AD|1873]] For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me. ([[King James Version]]) by [[Frederick Scrivener]])
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* [[1885 AD|1885]] For if I should desire to glory, I shall not be foolish; for I shall speak the truth: but I forbear, lest any man should account of me above that which he seeth me [to be], or heareth from me. (Revised Version also called English Revised Version - Charles Ellicott editor)
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* [[1890 AD|1890]] For if I shall desire to boast, I shall not be a fool; for I will say [the] truth; but I forbear, lest any one should think as to me above what he sees me [to be], or whatever he may hear of me. (Darby Version 1890 by [[John Darby]])
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* [[1898 AD|1898]] for if I may wish to boast, I shall not be a fool, for truth I will say; but I forebear, lest any one in regard to me may think anything above what he doth see me, or doth hear anything of me; ([[Young's Literal Translation]] by [[Robert Young]])
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* [[1901 AD|1901]] For if I should desire to glory, I shall not be foolish; for I shall speak the truth: but I forbear, lest any man should account of me above that which he seeth me `to be', or heareth from me. ([[American Standard Version]] - [[Philip Schaff]])
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* [[1902 AD|1902]] Although in fact, if I should wish to boast, I shall not be foolish, for, the truth, would I speak; but I forbear, lest anyone, unto me, should reckon above what he beholdeth me [to be], or heareth from me,––even by the exceeding greatness of the revelations. (The Emphasised Bible Rotherham Version)
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* [[1902 AD|1902]] For if I shall wish to glory, I will not be a fool; for I speak the truth: but I fear, lest some one may consider with reference to me above what he sees me, or hears from me. (Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by William Godbey)
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* [[1904 AD|1904]] For, if I should desire to glory, I would not be foolish, for I shall be speaking truth; but I forbear, lest some one should think, in regard to me, above what he sees me to be, or hears from me. (The New Testament: Revised and Translated by [[Adolphus Worrell]])
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* [[1904 AD|1904]] Yet if I choose to boast, I shall not be a fool; for I shall be speaking no more than the truth. But I refrain, lest any one should credit me with more than he can see in me or hear from me, and because of the marvellous character of the revelations. (Twentieth Century New Testament by Ernest Malan and Mary Higgs)
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* [[1918 AD|1918]] For though I should desire to boast, I shall not be foolish, for I will speak the truth; but I forbear, lest any one should think with regard to me above what he sees me, or hears anything from me. (The New Testament Translated from the Sinaitic Manuscript by Henry Anderson)
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* [[1984 AD|1984]] Even if I should choose to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will think more of me than is warranted by what I do or say, ([[New International Version]])  
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* [[1995 AD|1995]] For if I do wish to boast I will not be foolish, for I will be speaking the truth; but I refrain from this, so that no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me. ([[New American Standard Bible]])  (©1995)
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* For if I want to boast, I will not be a fool, because I will be telling the truth. But I will spare you, so that no one can credit me with something beyond what he sees in me or hears from me, ([[Holman Christian Standard Bible]])
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* For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool, for I will say the truth. But now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or than he heareth of me. ([[21st Century King James Version]])
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* If I did want to brag, I wouldn’t make a fool of myself because I’d tell the truth. I’m holding back from bragging so that no one will give me any more credit than what anyone sees or hears about me. ([[Common English Bible]])
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* If I ever wanted to brag, I wouldn’t be a fool. Instead, I would be telling the truth. But I’m going to spare you so that no one may think more of me than what he sees or hears about me, ([[GOD’S WORD Translation]])
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* Yet even if I did brag, I would not be foolish. I would simply be speaking the truth. But I will try not to say too much. That way, none of you will think more highly of me than you should because of what you have seen me do and say. ([[Contemporary English Version]])
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* Should I desire to boast, I shall not be a witless braggart, for I shall be speaking the truth. But I abstain [from it] so that no one may form a higher estimate of me than [is justified by] what he sees in me or hears from me. ([[Amplified Bible]])
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* If I had a mind to brag a little, I could probably do it without looking ridiculous, and I’d still be speaking plain truth all the way. But I’ll spare you. I don’t want anyone imagining me as anything other than the fool you’d encounter if you saw me on the street or heard me talk. ([[The Message]])
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* Suppose I decide to brag. That would not make me a fool, because I would be telling the truth. But I don’t do it. Then no one will think more of me than he should because of what I do or say. ([[New International Reader's Version]])
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Revision as of 05:08, 10 June 2013

  • ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΙΟΥΣ Β΄ 12:6 ἐὰν γὰρ θελήσω καυχήσασθαι οὐκ ἔσομαι ἄφρων ἀλήθειαν γὰρ ἐρῶ· φείδομαι δέ μή τις εἰς ἐμὲ λογίσηται ὑπὲρ ὃ βλέπει με ἢ ἀκούει τι ἐξ ἐμοῦ

(Textus Receptus, Theodore Beza, 1598)

  • 2 Corinthians 12:6 For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me.

(King James Version, Pure Cambridge Edition 1900)

(Textus Receptus Version)

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Commentary

Greek

Textus Receptus

Desiderius Erasmus

Colinæus

Stephanus (Robert Estienne)

Theodore Beza

See Also Matthew 1:1 Beza 1598 (Beza)

  • 1604 (Beza Octavo 5th)

Elzevir

Scholz

Scrivener

  • 1894 (? ????? ???T???)

Other Greek

  • 1857 (Tregelles' Greek New Testament)
  • (Tischendorf 8th Ed.)
  • 1881 (Westcott & Hort)
  • (Greek orthodox Church)

Anglo Saxon Translations

  • 1000 (Anglo-Saxon Gospels Manuscript 140, Corpus Christi College by Aelfric)
  • 1200 (Anglo-Saxon Gospels Hatton Manuscript 38, Bodleian Library by unknown author)

English Translations

  • 1395 For if Y schal wilne to glorie, Y schal not be vnwijs, for Y schal seie treuthe; but Y spare, lest ony man gesse me ouer that thing that he seeth in me, or herith ony thing of me. (Wyclif's Bible by John Wycliffe)
  • 1534 And yet though I wolde reioyce I shuld not be a fole: for I wolde saye the trouthe. Neverthe lesse I spare lest eny man shuld thynke of me above that he seith me to be or heareth of me. (Tyndale Bible by William Tyndale)
  • 1535 And though I wolde boast my selfe, I dyd not foolishly, for I wolde saye the trueth. But I refrayne my selfe, lest eny ma shulde thinke of me aboue yt he seyth in me, or heareth of me. (Coverdale Bible)
  • 1540 For though I wolde boast, I shall not be a foole: for I wolde saye the trueth. Neuerthelesse, I spare you: lest any man shulde thinke of me, aboue that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me. (Great Bible Second Edition - Miles Coverdale)
  • 1549 And yet thoughe I woulde reioyce, I shoulde not be a fole: for I shoulde saye the trueth: Neuerthelesse I spare, lest anye man shoulde thynke of me aboue that he seeth me to be, or heareth of me. (Matthew's Bible - John Rogers)
  • 1568 For though I woulde desire to glorie, I shall not be a foole, for I wyll say the trueth: but I nowe refrayne, lest any man shoulde thynke of me, aboue that which he seeth me to be, or yt he heareth of me. (Bishop's Bible First Edition
  • 1587 For though I woulde reioyce, I should not be a foole, for I will say the trueth: but I refraine, lest any man should thinke of me aboue that hee seeth in me, or that he heareth of me. (Geneva Bible) by William Whittingham
  • 1611 For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a foole: for I will say the trueth. But now I forbeare, lest any man should thinke of me aboue that which hee seeth me to bee, or that hee heareth of me: (King James Version)
  • 1729 tho' if I had a mind to glory, I might do it without vanity, for I should say nothing but what is true: but now I forbear, lest any man should ascribe more to me than my actions, or my preaching can justify. (Mace New Testament)
  • 1745 For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me. (Mr. Whiston's Primitive New Testament)
  • 1769 For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me. (King James Version - Benjamin Blayney)
  • 1770 For though I should incline to boast, I shall not be a fool; for I should speak truth. But I forbear least any one should think of me above what he seeth me to be, or heareth from me. (Worsley Version by John Worsley)
  • 1790 Yet if I should resolve to boast, I should not be a fool; for I speak the truth: but I forbear, lest any one should think of me above what he seeth me, or heareth from me. (Wesley Version by John Wesley)
  • 1795 For though I should be disposed to boast, I shall not be a fool; for I shall speak truth: but I desist, lest any man think of me above what he seeth me to be, or what he heareth of me. (A Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by Thomas Haweis)
  • 1833 For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or what he heareth from me. (Webster Version - by Noah Webster)
  • 1835 Yet if I should incline to boast, I shall not be a fool; for I will speak the truth: but I forbear, lest any one should think concerning me, above what he sees me to be, or what he hears from me. (Living Oracles by Alexander Campbell)
  • 1849 Yet if I willed to boast, I should not be a fool, for I say the truth; but I spare, lest any one think of me beyond that which he seeth me (to be), and what he heareth of me. (Etheridge Translation by John Etheridge)
  • 1851 Yet if I were disposed to glory, I should not be without reason; for I declare the truth. But I refrain, lest any one should think of me, beyond what he seeth in me and heareth from me. (Murdock Translation)
  • 1858 For if I shall wish to boast I shall not be foolish, for I will tell the truth. But I forbear, lest any one should think of me beyond what he sees or hears of me. (The New Testament Translated from the Original Greek by Leicester Sawyer)
  • 1865 If for I should desire to boast, not I shall be unwise; truth for I will say: I forbear but, lest any one to me should impute beyond what he sees me, or hears anything from of me. (The Emphatic Diaglott by Benjamin Wilson)
  • 1865 For if I should desire to boast, I shall not be foolish, for I shall speak truth; but I forbear, lest any one should reckon of me above what he sees me to be, or hears from me. (The New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 1865 by American Bible Union)
  • 1869 For if I should desire to boast, I should not be a fool; for I should say the truth; but I forbear, lest any one should think of me above what he seeth me to be, or what he heareth from me. (Noyes Translation by George Noyes)
  • 1873 For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me. (King James Version) by Frederick Scrivener)
  • 1885 For if I should desire to glory, I shall not be foolish; for I shall speak the truth: but I forbear, lest any man should account of me above that which he seeth me [to be], or heareth from me. (Revised Version also called English Revised Version - Charles Ellicott editor)
  • 1890 For if I shall desire to boast, I shall not be a fool; for I will say [the] truth; but I forbear, lest any one should think as to me above what he sees me [to be], or whatever he may hear of me. (Darby Version 1890 by John Darby)
  • 1898 for if I may wish to boast, I shall not be a fool, for truth I will say; but I forebear, lest any one in regard to me may think anything above what he doth see me, or doth hear anything of me; (Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young)
  • 1901 For if I should desire to glory, I shall not be foolish; for I shall speak the truth: but I forbear, lest any man should account of me above that which he seeth me `to be', or heareth from me. (American Standard Version - Philip Schaff)
  • 1902 Although in fact, if I should wish to boast, I shall not be foolish, for, the truth, would I speak; but I forbear, lest anyone, unto me, should reckon above what he beholdeth me [to be], or heareth from me,––even by the exceeding greatness of the revelations. (The Emphasised Bible Rotherham Version)
  • 1902 For if I shall wish to glory, I will not be a fool; for I speak the truth: but I fear, lest some one may consider with reference to me above what he sees me, or hears from me. (Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by William Godbey)
  • 1904 For, if I should desire to glory, I would not be foolish, for I shall be speaking truth; but I forbear, lest some one should think, in regard to me, above what he sees me to be, or hears from me. (The New Testament: Revised and Translated by Adolphus Worrell)
  • 1904 Yet if I choose to boast, I shall not be a fool; for I shall be speaking no more than the truth. But I refrain, lest any one should credit me with more than he can see in me or hear from me, and because of the marvellous character of the revelations. (Twentieth Century New Testament by Ernest Malan and Mary Higgs)
  • 1911 (Syrus Scofield)
  • 1912 (Weymouth New Testament)
  • 1918 For though I should desire to boast, I shall not be foolish, for I will speak the truth; but I forbear, lest any one should think with regard to me above what he sees me, or hears anything from me. (The New Testament Translated from the Sinaitic Manuscript by Henry Anderson)
  • 1923 (Edgar Goodspeed)
  • 1984 Even if I should choose to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will think more of me than is warranted by what I do or say, (New International Version)
  • 1995 For if I do wish to boast I will not be foolish, for I will be speaking the truth; but I refrain from this, so that no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me. (New American Standard Bible) (©1995)
  • (BBE)
  • For if I want to boast, I will not be a fool, because I will be telling the truth. But I will spare you, so that no one can credit me with something beyond what he sees in me or hears from me, (Holman Christian Standard Bible)
  • For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool, for I will say the truth. But now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or than he heareth of me. (21st Century King James Version)
  • If I did want to brag, I wouldn’t make a fool of myself because I’d tell the truth. I’m holding back from bragging so that no one will give me any more credit than what anyone sees or hears about me. (Common English Bible)
  • If I ever wanted to brag, I wouldn’t be a fool. Instead, I would be telling the truth. But I’m going to spare you so that no one may think more of me than what he sees or hears about me, (GOD’S WORD Translation)
  • Yet even if I did brag, I would not be foolish. I would simply be speaking the truth. But I will try not to say too much. That way, none of you will think more highly of me than you should because of what you have seen me do and say. (Contemporary English Version)
  • If I wanted to boast, I would be no fool in doing so, because I would be telling the truth. But I won’t do it, because I don’t want anyone to give me credit beyond what they can see in my life or hear in my message, (New Living Translation)
  • Should I desire to boast, I shall not be a witless braggart, for I shall be speaking the truth. But I abstain [from it] so that no one may form a higher estimate of me than [is justified by] what he sees in me or hears from me. (Amplified Bible)
  • If I had a mind to brag a little, I could probably do it without looking ridiculous, and I’d still be speaking plain truth all the way. But I’ll spare you. I don’t want anyone imagining me as anything other than the fool you’d encounter if you saw me on the street or heard me talk. (The Message)
  • Suppose I decide to brag. That would not make me a fool, because I would be telling the truth. But I don’t do it. Then no one will think more of me than he should because of what I do or say. (New International Reader's Version)
  • (Wycliffe New Testament)

Foreign Language Versions

Arabic

  • فاني ان اردت ان افتخر لا اكون غبيا لاني اقول الحق. ولكني اتحاشى لئلا يظن احد من جهتي فوق ما يراني او يسمع مني. (Arabic Smith & Van Dyke)

Aramaic

  • ܐܢ ܐܨܒܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܫܬܒܗܪ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܐܢܐ ܫܛܝܐ ܫܪܪܐ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܚܐܤܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܠܡܐ ܐܢܫ ܢܬܪܥܐ ܥܠܝ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܡܐ ܕܚܙܐ ܠܝ ܘܕܫܡܥ ܡܢܝ (Aramaic Peshitta)

Basque

  • Ecen baldin gloriatu nahi banaiz, eznaiz erhoa içanen, ecen eguia erranen dut: baina iragaiten naiz, nehorc niçaz estima ezteçan nitan ikusten, edo eneganic ençuten duen baino guehiago.

Bulgarian

  • 1940 (Защото, даже ако поискам да се похваля за [други неща], не ще бъда безумен, понеже ще говоря истината; но въздържам се, да не би някой да помисли за мене повече от каквото вижда, че съм или [каквото] чува от мене). (Bulgarian Bible)

Chinese

  • 1 我 就 是 愿 意 夸 口 也 不 算 狂 , 因 为 我 必 说 实 话 ; 只 是 我 禁 止 不 说 , 恐 怕 有 人 把 我 看 高 了 , 过 於 他 在 我 身 上 所 看 见 所 听 见 的 。 (Chinese Union Version (Simplified))
  • 1 我 就 是 願 意 誇 口 也 不 算 狂 , 因 為 我 必 說 實 話 ; 只 是 我 禁 止 不 說 , 恐 怕 有 人 把 我 看 高 了 , 過 於 他 在 我 身 上 所 看 見 所 聽 見 的 。 (Chinese Union Version (Traditional))

French

  • Car quand je voudrais me glorifier, je ne serais pas insensé, car je dirais la vérité; mais je m'en abstiens, de peur que quelqu'un ne m'estime au-dessus de ce qu'il me voit être ou de ce qu'il a pu entendre dire de moi. (French Darby)
  • 1744 Or quand je voudrais me glorifier, je ne serais point imprudent, car je dirais la vérité; mais je m'en abstiens, afin que personne ne m'estime au-dessus de ce qu'il me voit être, ou de ce qu'il entend dire de moi. (Martin 1744)
  • 1744 Si je voulais me glorifier, je ne serais pas imprudent, car je ne dirais que la vérité; mais je m'en abstiens, afin que personne ne m'estime au-delà de ce qu'il voit en moi, ou de ce qu'il m'entend dire. (Ostervald 1744)

German

  • 1545 Und so ich mich rühmen wollte, täte ich darum nicht töricht; denn ich wollte die Wahrheit sagen. Ich enthalte mich aber des, auf daß nicht jemand mich höher achte, denn er an mir siehet, oder von mir höret, (Luther 1545)
  • 1871 Denn wenn ich mich rühmen will, (W. werde rühmen wollen) werde ich nicht töricht sein, denn ich werde die Wahrheit sagen. Ich enthalte mich aber dessen, auf daß nicht jemand höher von mir denke, als was er an mir sieht, oder was er von mir hört. (Elberfelder 1871)
  • 1912 Und so ich mich rühmen wollte, täte ich daran nicht töricht; denn ich wollte die Wahrheit sagen. Ich enthalte mich aber dessen, auf daß nicht jemand mich höher achte, als er an mir sieht oder von mir hört. (Luther 1912)

Italian

  • 1649 Perciocchè, benchè io volessi gloriarmi, non però sarei pazzo; poichè direi verità; ma io me ne rimango, acciocchè niuno stimi di me sopra ciò ch’egli mi vede essere, ovvero ode da me.(Giovanni Diodati Bible 1649)
  • 1927 Che se pur volessi gloriarmi, non sarei un pazzo, perché direi la verità; ma me ne astengo, perché nessuno mi stimi al di là di quel che mi vede essere, ovvero ode da me. (Riveduta Bible 1927)

Japanese

Latin

  • nam et si voluero gloriari non ero insipiens veritatem enim dicam parco autem ne quis in me existimet supra id quod videt me aut audit ex me Latin Vulgate
  • 1527 (Erasmus 1527)
  • 1527 (Erasmus Vulgate 1527)

Pidgin

  • 1996 (Pidgin King Jems)

Romainian

  • 2010 Chiar dacă aş vrea să mă laud, n'aş fi nebun, căci aş spune adevărul; dar mă feresc, ca să n'aibă nimeni despre mine o părere mai înaltă decît ce vede în mine, sau ce aude dela mine. (Biblia Traducerea Fidela în limba româna)

Russian

  • 1876 Впрочем, если захочу хвалиться, не буду неразумен, потому что скажу истину; но я удерживаюсь, чтобы кто неподумал о мне более, нежели сколько во мне видит или слышит от меня. Russian Synodal Version

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Spanish

  • Por lo cual si quisiere gloriarme, no seré insensato: porque diré verdad: empero lo dejo, porque nadie piense de mí más de lo que en mí ve, ú oye de mí. (RVG Spanish)

Swedish

  • 1917 Visserligen skulle jag icke vara en dåre, om jag ville berömma mig själv, ty det vore sanning som jag då skulle tala; men likväl avhåller jag mig därifrån, för att ingen skall hava högre tankar om mig än skäligt är, efter vad han ser hos mig eller hör av mig. (Swedish - Svenska 1917)

Tagalog

  • 1905 Sapagka't kung ibigin kong ako'y magmapuri, ay hindi ako magiging mangmang; sapagka't sasalitain ko ang katotohanan: nguni't nagpipigil ako, baka ang sinoman ay magakalang ako'y mataas sa nakikita niya sa akin, o naririnig sa akin. (Ang Dating Biblia 1905)

Tok Pisin

  • 1996 (Tok Pisin King Jems)

Vietnamese

  • 1934 Dầu tôi muốn khoe mình, thì cũng không phải là một người dại dột, vì tôi sẽ nói thật; nhưng tôi giữ, không nói, hầu cho chẳng ai nghĩ tôi vượt quá sự họ thấy ở nơi tôi và nghe tôi nói. (VIET)

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