BIB(i)
13 τί (In what) γάρ (for) ἐστιν (is it) ὃ (that) ἡσσώθητε (you were inferior) ὑπὲρ (beyond) τὰς (the) λοιπὰς (rest) ἐκκλησίας (of the churches), εἰ (if) μὴ (not) ὅτι (that) αὐτὸς (myself) ἐγὼ (I) οὐ (not) κατενάρκησα (did burden) ὑμῶν (you)? χαρίσασθέ (Forgive) μοι (me) τὴν (the) ἀδικίαν (wrong) ταύτην (this)!
14 Ἰδοὺ (Behold), τρίτον (third time) τοῦτο (this), ἑτοίμως (ready) ἔχω (I am) ἐλθεῖν (to come) πρὸς (to) ὑμᾶς (you), καὶ (and) οὐ (not) καταναρκήσω (I will burden you); οὐ (not) γὰρ (for) ζητῶ (I seek) τὰ (what is) ὑμῶν (yours), ἀλλὰ (but) ὑμᾶς (you). οὐ (Not) γὰρ (for) ὀφείλει (ought) τὰ (the) τέκνα (children) τοῖς (for the) γονεῦσιν (parents) θησαυρίζειν (to treasure up), ἀλλὰ (but) οἱ (the) γονεῖς (parents) τοῖς (for the) τέκνοις (children).
15 ἐγὼ (I) δὲ (now) ἥδιστα (most gladly) δαπανήσω (will spend), καὶ (and) ἐκδαπανηθήσομαι (will be utterly spent), ὑπὲρ (for) τῶν (the) ψυχῶν (souls) ὑμῶν (of you). εἰ (If) περισσοτέρως (more abundantly) ὑμᾶς (you) ἀγαπῶν* (loving), ἧσσον (less) ἀγαπῶμαι (I am loved)?
16 Ἔστω (Be it so) δέ (however), ἐγὼ (I) οὐ (not) κατεβάρησα (did burden) ὑμᾶς (you); ἀλλὰ (but) ὑπάρχων (being) πανοῦργος (crafty), δόλῳ (by trickery) ὑμᾶς (you) ἔλαβον (I caught).
17 μή (Not) τινα (any) ὧν (of whom) ἀπέσταλκα (I have sent) πρὸς (to) ὑμᾶς (you), δι’ (by) αὐτοῦ (him) ἐπλεονέκτησα (did I exploit) ὑμᾶς (you)?
18 παρεκάλεσα (I urged) Τίτον (Titus to go), καὶ (and) συναπέστειλα (sent with him) τὸν (the) ἀδελφόν (brother). μήτι (Not) ἐπλεονέκτησεν (did exploit) ὑμᾶς (you) Τίτος (Titus)? οὐ (Not) τῷ (in the) αὐτῷ (same) Πνεύματι (spirit) περιεπατήσαμεν (did we walk)? οὐ (Not) τοῖς (in the) αὐτοῖς (same) ἴχνεσιν (steps)?
19 Πάλαι (All along) δοκεῖτε (have you been thinking) ὅτι (that) ὑμῖν (to you) ἀπολογούμεθα (we have been making a defense)? κατέναντι (Before) Θεοῦ (God) ἐν (in) Χριστῷ (Christ) λαλοῦμεν (we speak), τὰ (-) δὲ (but) πάντα (all things), ἀγαπητοί (beloved), ὑπὲρ (for) τῆς (-) ὑμῶν (your) οἰκοδομῆς (edification).