Modern Translations New International VersionBut I am sending the brothers in order that our boasting about you in this matter should not prove hollow, but that you may be ready, as I said you would be. New Living Translation But I am sending these brothers to be sure you really are ready, as I have been telling them, and that your money is all collected. I don’t want to be wrong in my boasting about you. English Standard Version But I am sending the brothers so that our boasting about you may not prove empty in this matter, so that you may be ready, as I said you would be. Berean Study Bible But I am sending the brothers in order that our boasting about you in this matter should not prove empty, but that you will be prepared, just as I said. New American Standard Bible But I have sent the brothers, in order that our boasting about you may not prove empty in this case, so that, as I was saying, you will be prepared; NASB 1995 But I have sent the brethren, in order that our boasting about you may not be made empty in this case, so that, as I was saying, you may be prepared; NASB 1977 But I have sent the brethren, that our boasting about you may not be made empty in this case, that, as I was saying, you may be prepared; Amplified Bible Still, I am sending the brothers [on to you], so that our pride in you may not be an empty boast in this case, and so that you may be prepared, just as I told them you would be; Christian Standard Bible But I am sending the brothers so that our boasting about you in this matter would not prove empty, and so that you would be ready just as I said. Holman Christian Standard Bible But I sent the brothers so our boasting about you in the matter would not prove empty, and so you would be prepared just as I said. Contemporary English Version This is why I am sending Titus and the two others to you. I want you to be ready, just as I promised. This will prove we were not wrong to brag about you. Good News Translation Now I am sending these believers, so that our boasting about you in this matter may not turn out to be empty words. But, just as I said, you will be ready with your help. GOD'S WORD® Translation I've sent my coworkers so that when we brag that you're ready, we can back it up. International Standard Version Now I have sent the brothers so that our boasting about you in this matter may not prove to be an idle boast, and so that you may stand ready, just as I said. NET Bible But I am sending these brothers so that our boasting about you may not be empty in this case, so that you may be ready just as I kept telling them. Classic Translations King James BibleYet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready: New King James Version Yet I have sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this respect, that, as I said, you may be ready; King James 2000 Bible Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, you may be ready: New Heart English Bible But I have sent the brothers that our boasting on your behalf may not be in vain in this respect, that, just as I said, you may be prepared, World English Bible But I have sent the brothers that our boasting on your behalf may not be in vain in this respect, that, just as I said, you may be prepared, American King James Version Yet have I sent the brothers, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, you may be ready: American Standard Version But I have sent the brethren, that our glorying on your behalf may not be made void in this respect; that, even as I said, ye may be prepared: A Faithful Version But I sent the brethren ahead, so that our boasting about you might not be made void in this respect, and that, according as I had said, you may be ready; Darby Bible Translation But I have sent the brethren, in order that our boasting about you may not be made void in this respect, in order that, as I have said, ye may be prepared; English Revised Version But I have sent the brethren, that our glorying on your behalf may not be made void in this respect; that, even as I said, ye may be prepared: Webster's Bible Translation Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready: Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587Nowe haue I sent the brethren, lest our reioycing ouer you shoulde bee in vaine in this behalfe, that yee (as I haue sayde) be readie: Bishops' Bible of 1568 Yet haue I sent the brethren, lest our boastyng which I make of you, should be in vayne in this behalfe, that ye (as I haue sayde) may prepare your selues. Coverdale Bible of 1535 Neuertheles yet haue we sent these brethren, lest oure reioysinge ouer you shulde be in vayne in this behalfe, that ye mighte be ready, as I haue reported of you: Tyndale Bible of 1526 Never thelesse yet have I sent these brethren lest oure reioysynge over you shuld be in vayne in this behalfe and that ye (as I have sayd) preparare youre selues Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand I sent the brothers, that our boasting on your behalf may not be made vain in this respect; that, according as I said, you may be ready, Berean Literal Bible But I have sent the brothers in order that our boasting about you in this matter should not be made void, that you may be prepared, as I have been saying. Young's Literal Translation and I sent the brethren, that our boasting on your behalf may not be made vain in this respect; that, according as I said, ye may be ready, Smith's Literal Translation And I sent the brethren, lest our boasting for you be empty in this part; that, as I said, ye might be prepared: Literal Emphasis Translation But I have sent the brothers so that our boasting which is about you should not be made void in this matter, so that you may be prepared just as I have been saying. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleNow I have sent the brethren, that the thing which we boast of concerning you, be not made void in this behalf, that (as I have said) you may be ready: Catholic Public Domain Version Now I have sent the brothers, so that what we glory about concerning you might be not be empty in this matter, in order that (as I have explained) you may be prepared. Translations from Aramaic Aramaic Bible in Plain EnglishBut I sent the brethren lest our boasting would be empty which we boasted about you concerning this matter, that you would be prepared, Lamsa Bible Yet I have sent the brethren, so that our pride in you should not be in vain because of this question; for as I have said, you must be prepared: NT Translations Anderson New TestamentBut I have sent the brethren, that our boasting of you in this respect may not be in vain; that you may be ready, as I said: Godbey New Testament But I sent the brethren, in order that our boasting which is in your behalf may not be in vain in this region; in order that, as I was saying, your were ready: Haweis New Testament But I have sent the brethren, that our glorying in you might not be vain in this matter; that as I have said, ye may be prepared. Mace New Testament yet have I sent the brethren, that my character of you may not appear to be groundless, with respect to that part wherein I said, ye would be ready: Weymouth New Testament Still I send the brethren in order that in this matter our boast about you may not turn out to have been an idle one; so that, as I have said, you may be ready; Worrell New Testament But I sent the brethren, that our glorying on your behalf may not be made void in this respect; that even as I said, ye may be prepared; Worsley New Testament But I have sent the brethren, that our boasting of you might not become vain in this respect, but that ye might be ready, as I had said:     |