Read Full ChapterSee, 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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
Behold{G2400}{(G5628)}, the third time{G5154} I am{G2192}{(G5719)} ready{G2093} to come{G2064}{(G5629)} to{G4314} you{G5209}; and{G2532} I will{G2655} not{G3756} be burdensome{G2655}{(G5692)} to you{G5216}: for{G1063} I seek{G2212}{(G5719)} not{G3756} yours{G5216}, but{G235} you{G5209}: for{G1063} the children{G5043} ought{G3784}{(G5719)} not{G3756} to lay up{G2343}{(G5721)} for the parents{G1118}, but{G235} the parents{G1118} for the children{G5043}.
Strong's King James
(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.
The F.O.G
[14] Now I am ready to visit you for the third time, and I still won't be a burden to you. What I want is not your possessions but you! After all, children shouldn't have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
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,
Young's Literal Translation
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