2 Corinthians 12:19
American King James Version (AKJV)
Again, think you that we excuse ourselves to you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Ye think all this time that we are excusing ourselves unto you. In the sight of God speak we in Christ. But all things, beloved, are for your edifying.
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
Have you been thinking all along that we were making a defense to you? We speak before God in Christ, and all of this, beloved, is to build you up.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
It may seem to you that all this time we have been attempting to put ourselves in the right; but we are saying these things before God in Christ. For all things, dear brothers, are for your profit.
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
Have you ever thought that we should explain ourselves to you? We speak in the sight of God, in Christ. But all things, most beloved, are for your edification.
Darby Bible (DBY)
Ye have long been supposing that we excuse ourselves to you: we speak before God in Christ; and all things, beloved, for your building up.
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
Of old, think you that we excuse ourselves to you? We speak before God in Christ; but all things, my dearly beloved, for your edification.
English Revised Version (ERV)
Ye think all this time that we are excusing ourselves unto you. In the sight of God speak we in Christ. But all things, beloved, are for your edifying.
Free Bible Version (FBV)
Maybe you're thinking that all along we've been just trying to defend ourselves. No, we speak for Christ before God. Everything we do, friends, is for your benefit.
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
You are imagining, all this time, that we are making our defense at your bar. In reality it is as in God’s presence and in communion with Christ that we speak; but, dear friends, it is all with a view to your progress in goodness.
King James Version (KJV)
Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
Have you been thinking all this time that we have been defending ourselves before you? In the sight of God we speak in Christ; and all things, beloved, are for your edifying.
Webster Bible (Webster)
Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves to you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edification.
World English Bible (WEB)
Again, do you think that we are excusing ourselves to you? In the sight of God we speak in Christ. But all things, beloved, are for your edifying.
World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
Again, do you think that we are excusing ourselves to you? In the sight of God we speak in Messiah. But all things, beloved, are for your edifying.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Again, think ye that to you we are making defence? before God in Christ do we speak; and the all things, beloved, are for your up-building,