Read Full ChapterFor I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
For I am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you don’t desire; that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, riots;
World English Bible (WEB)
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Strong's King James
(20) For I'm afraid, perhaps somehow when I come, I might find you to not be of such sorts as I want and may be found by you to be such as you don't want! That somehow there's strife, jealousy, angry tempers, selfish ambition, evil speech, gossip, arrogance and insurrection!
The F.O.G
[20] I fear that when I come I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not find me as you want me to be. I dread finding quarrels, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
for I fear lest, having come, not such as I wish I may find you, and I—I may be found by you such as ye do not wish, lest there be strifes, envyings, wraths, revelries, evil-speakings, whisperings, puffings up, insurrections,
Young's Literal Translation
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