2 Corinthians 7:12 - Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² And so, though I wrote to you, it was not because of him who caused the injury, nor because of him who suffered from it, but so as to manifest our solicitude, which we have for you before God.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² So although I did write to you [as I did], it was not for the sake and because of the one who did [the] wrong, nor on account of the one who suffered [the] wrong, but in order that you might realize before God [that your readiness to accept our authority revealed] how zealously you do care for us.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² So although I wrote unto you, I wrote not for his cause that did the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered the wrong, but that your earnest care for us might be made manifest unto you in the sight of God.

Common English Bible

¹² So although I wrote to you, it wasn’t for the sake of the one who did wrong, or for the sake of the one who was wronged, but to show you your own enthusiasm for us in the sight of God.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² Wherefore although I wrote to you, it was not for his sake that I did the wrong, nor for him that suffered it; but to manifest our carefulness that we have for you

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2 Corinthians 11:11

Why so? Is it because I do not love you? God knows I do.

2 Corinthians 11:28

and, in addition to these things, which are external: there is my daily earnestness and solicitude for all the churches.

2 Corinthians 2:17

For we are not like many others, adulterating the Word of God. But instead, we speak with sincerity: from God, before God, and in Christ.

2 Corinthians 2:9

It was for this reason, also, that I wrote, so that I might know, by testing you, whether you would be obedient in all things.

2 Corinthians 7:8

For though I made you sorrowful by my epistle, I do not repent. And if I did repent, but only for a time, having realized that the same epistle made you sorrowful,

1 Timothy 3:5

For if a man does not know how to lead his own house, how will he take care of the Church of God?