2 Corinthians 12:15

And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.

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Other Translations for 2 Corinthians 12:15

BSB
And for the sake of your souls, I will most gladly spend my money and myself. If I love you more, will you love me less?
AKJV
And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.
CPDV
And so, very willingly, I will spend and exhaust myself for the sake of your souls, loving you more, while being loved less.
ERV
And I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more abundantly, am I loved the less?
NHEB
I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more abundantly, am I loved the less?
SMT
And I very willingly will expend and be expended for your souls; if also loving you more abundantly, the less I should be loved.

Commentary for 2 Corinthians 12:15

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of 2 Corinthians 12:15
Summary
Willing exhaustion through unrequited ministry love
Event
Offering complete self-expenditure
Estimated Time Period
1st century AD
Category
Teaching