2 Corinthians 1:24
2 Corinthians 1:24 The Message (MSG)
We’re not in charge of how you live out the faith, looking over your shoulders, suspiciously critical. We’re partners, working alongside you, joyfully expectant. I know that you stand by your own faith, not by ours.
2 Corinthians 1:24 King James Version (KJV)
Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.
2 Corinthians 1:24 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Not that we lord it over your faith, but are workers with you for your joy; for in your faith you are standing firm.
2 Corinthians 1:24 New Century Version (NCV)
We are not trying to control your faith. You are strong in faith. But we are workers with you for your own joy.
2 Corinthians 1:24 American Standard Version (ASV)
Not that we have lordship over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for in faith ye stand fast.
2 Corinthians 1:24 New International Version (NIV)
Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, because it is by faith you stand firm.
2 Corinthians 1:24 New King James Version (NKJV)
Not that we have dominion over your faith, but are fellow workers for your joy; for by faith you stand.
2 Corinthians 1:24 Amplified Bible (AMP)
not that we rule [like dictators] over your faith, but rather we work with you for [the increase of] your joy; for in your faith you stand firm [in your strong conviction that Jesus of Nazareth—the Messiah—is the Son of God, through whom we obtain eternal salvation].
2 Corinthians 1:24 New Living Translation (NLT)
But that does not mean we want to dominate you by telling you how to put your faith into practice. We want to work together with you so you will be full of joy, for it is by your own faith that you stand firm.
2 Corinthians 1:24 The Passion Translation (TPT)
But I don’t want to imply that as leaders we coerce you or somehow want to rule over your faith. Instead, we are your partners who are called to increase your joy. And we know that you already stand firm because of your strong faith.