20 For I fear that perhaps when I come I will not find you to be what I want, and I may not be found by you to be what you want;[a] there may be quarreling,(A) jealousy,(B) outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions,(C) slander,(D) gossip, arrogance, and disorder.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 12:20 Lit be as you want

20 For I am afraid that when I come(A) I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not find me as you want me to be.(B) I fear that there may be discord,(C) jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition,(D) slander,(E) gossip,(F) arrogance(G) and disorder.(H)

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20 idolatry,(A) sorcery,(B) hatreds,(C) strife,(D) jealousy,(E) outbursts of anger,(F) selfish ambitions,(G) dissensions,(H) factions,(I)

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20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions

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Do nothing out of rivalry(A) or conceit,(B) but in humility(C) consider others as more important(D) than yourselves.

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Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit.(A) Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,(B)

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14 But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t brag and deny the truth.(A)

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14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition(A) in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.(B)

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16 For where envy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every kind of evil.

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16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition,(A) there you find disorder and every evil practice.

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