2 Corinthians 7:3 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

³ I am not saying this to condemn you, for [as] I said before, you have such a place in our hearts that we would live or die with you.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ I do not say this to reproach or condemn [you], for I have said before that you are [nested] in our hearts, [and you will remain there] together [with us], whether we die or live.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ I say it not to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die together and live together.

Common English Bible

³ I’m not saying this to make you feel guilty. I’ve already said that you are in our hearts so that we die and live together with you.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ I am not saying this to your condemnation. For we have told you before that you are in our hearts: to die together and to live together.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³ I speak not this to your condemnation. For we have said before, that you are in our hearts, to die together, and to live together.

2 Corinthians 7:3 Cross References

2 Corinthians 11:11

Why [am I doing this]? Is it because I do not love you? God knows [I do]

2 Corinthians 12:15

So, I will most gladly spend [all I have], and [even] spend myself for the sake of your souls. If I love you so much, should you love me less [than that]?

2 Corinthians 13:10

This is the reason I am writing these things while away from you, so that I will not have to deal severely with you when I am there. For the Lord gave me authority to build people up [spiritually] and not to tear them down.

2 Corinthians 3:2

You people are our letters [of recommendation], written on our hearts, known and read by everyone.

2 Corinthians 7:12

So, although I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of the person who did the wrong, nor for the one who was wronged, but so that you could realize before God how devoted to us you are.

Philippians 1:7

It is right for me to think this way about all of you, because I have you in my heart [i.e., you are dear to me], for you people are sharing in God’s unearned favor with me [Note: Paul here refers to his ministry], both in my imprisonment and in my defense and confirmation of the Gospel [i.e., in my efforts to give proof of the Gospel’s truth].

1 Thessalonians 2:8

And so, since we have such deep affection for you, we were very pleased to share with you, not only the Gospel of God, but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us.