2 Corinthians 2:3 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And I wrote this very thing, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is `the joy' of you all.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And I said this very thing in my letter, for fear that when I came I might have sorrow from those from whom it was right for me to have joy; being certain of this, that my joy is the joy of you all.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
And I have written this very [letter] [to you], that coming I may not have grief from those from whom I ought to have joy; trusting in you all that my joy is [that] of you all.
World English Bible (WEB)
And I wrote this very thing to you, so that, when I came, I wouldn't have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy would be shared by all of you.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and I wrote to you this same thing, that having come, I may not have sorrow from them of whom it behoved me to have joy, having confidence in you all, that my joy is of you all,
| And | καὶ | kai | kay |
| I wrote | ἔγραψα | egrapsa | A-gra-psa |
| this | ὑμῖν | hymin | yoo-MEEN |
| same | τοῦτο | touto | TOO-toh |
| you, unto | αὐτὸ | auto | af-TOH |
| lest, | ἵνα | hina | EE-na |
| μὴ | mē | may | |
| came, I when | ἐλθὼν | elthōn | ale-THONE |
| I should have | λύπην | lypēn | LYOO-pane |
| sorrow | ἔχω | echō | A-hoh |
| from | ἀφ' | aph | af |
| whom of them | ὧν | hōn | one |
| I | ἔδει | edei | A-thee |
| ought | με | me | may |
| to rejoice; | χαίρειν | chairein | HAY-reen |
| confidence having | πεποιθὼς | pepoithōs | pay-poo-THOSE |
| in | ἐπὶ | epi | ay-PEE |
| you | πάντας | pantas | PAHN-tahs |
| all, | ὑμᾶς | hymas | yoo-MAHS |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | OH-tee |
| ἡ | hē | ay | |
| my | ἐμὴ | emē | ay-MAY |
| joy | χαρὰ | chara | ha-RA |
| is | πάντων | pantōn | PAHN-tone |
| the joy of you | ὑμῶν | hymōn | yoo-MONE |
| all. | ἐστιν | estin | ay-steen |