2 Corinthians 12:14

Full Chapter

September 17, 2025

KJV

Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

BSB

See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.

WEB

Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you; for I seek not your possessions, but you. For the children ought not to save up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

YLT

Lo, a third time I am ready to come unto you, and I will not be a burden to you, for I seek not yours, but you, for the children ought not for the parents to lay up, but the parents for the children,

F.O.G Original

(14) Look, for this third time I’m ready to come to you and I won’t be a burden to you because I don’t seek what is yours but rather you! For children don’t owe it to store up treasures for parents but rather parents for children.

F.O.G

F.O.G MSG

¹⁴Now I am ready to visit you for the third time, and I will not be a burden to you, because what I want is not your possessions but you yourselves. After all, children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.