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2 Corinthians 12:21

And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “when was coming” (ἐλθόντος) before I here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “of mine” (μου) before before here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “he having entered” (ἐλθόντα) before me here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

μὴmēAnd lestμήconjunction — “And lest”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “lest”.And lestπάλινpalinagainπάλινadverb — “again”G3825again, back, once more, further, on the other hand.This verse uses “again”.againἐλθόντοςelthontosto comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “to come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).myταπεινώσῃtapeinōsēwill humbleταπεινόω (tapeinoō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “will humble”, a single actionG5013I make or bring low, humble, humiliate; pass: I am humbled.This verse uses “humble”.will humbleμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meὁhowhichὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichθεόςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).πρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.ὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπενθήσωpenthēsōto mournπενθέω (pentheō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “to mourn”, a single actionG3996I mourn, lament, feel guilt.This verse uses “mourn”.πολλοὺςpollousmuchπολύς (polus)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “much”, the object formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.προημαρτηκότωνproēmartēkotōnto sin beforehandπροαμαρτάνω (proamartanō)verb, perfect active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “to sin beforehand”, a completed action with a present resultG4258I sin previously.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.μετανοησάντωνmetanoēsantōnto repentμετανοέω (metanoeō)verb, aorist active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “to repent”, a single actionG3340I repent, change my mind, change the inner man (particularly with reference to acceptance of the will of God), repent.This verse uses “repent”.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀκαθαρσίᾳakatharsiaimpurityἀκαθαρσίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “impurity”, the to- or for-formG167uncleanness, impurity.This verse uses “impurity”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπορνείᾳporneiasexual sinπορνείαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “sexual sin”, the to- or for-formG4202fornication, whoredom; met: idolatry.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἀσελγείᾳaselgeialasciviousnessἀσέλγειαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “lasciviousness”, the to- or for-formG766(outrageous conduct, conduct shocking to public decency, a wanton violence), wantonness, lewdness.lasciviousnessᾗhēwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “which”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichἔπραξανepraxanthey have committedπράσσω (prassō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they have committed”, a single actionG4238I do, perform, accomplish; be in any condition, i.e. I fare; I exact, require.they have committed

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐλθόνταelthontawhen I comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, second aorist active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “when I come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

lest again having come, my God may humble me in regard to you, and I may bewail many of those having sinned before, and not having reformed concerning the uncleanness, and whoredom, and lasciviousness, that they did practise.

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American Standard Version (1901)

lest again when I come my God should humble me before you, and I should mourn for many of them that have sinned heretofore, and repented not of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they committed.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

that again when I come my God would humble me before you, and I would mourn for many of those who have sinned before now, and not repented of the uncleanness, sexual immorality, and lustfulness which they committed.

Darby Translation

lest my God should humble me as to you when I come again, and that I shall grieve over many of those who have sinned before, and have not repented as to the uncleanness and fornication and licentiousness which they have practised.

Douay-Rheims

Lest again, when I come, God humble me among you: and I mourn many of them that sinned before, and have not done penance for the uncleanness, and fornication, and lasciviousness, that they have committed.

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