2 Corinthians 12:14 — text, Greek, lexicon

2 Corinthians 12:142Cor.12.14

Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

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Greek original

Ἰδοὺ τρίτον τοῦτο ἑτοίμως ἔχω ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ὑμᾶς καὶ οὐ καταναρκήσω οὐ γὰρ ζητῶ τὰ ὑμῶν ἀλλὰ ὑμᾶς οὐ γὰρ ὀφείλει τὰ τέκνα τοῖς γονεῦσιν θησαυρίζειν ἀλλὰ οἱ γονεῖς τοῖς τέκνοις

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Voici, pour la troisième fois je suis prêt à aller chez vous, et je ne vous serai point à charge; car ce ne sont pas vos biens que je cherche, c'est vous-mêmes. Ce n'est pas, en effet, aux enfants à amasser pour leurs parents, mais aux parents pour leurs enfants.

KJV

Patristic reading

Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
good. Now we are more bound to do good to our children than to our parents, since the Apostle says ( 2 Cor. 12:14 ): "Neither ought the children to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children." Therefore a man ought to love his children more than his parents. Objecti…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
neficent to his children, since "neither ought the children to lay up for the parents," according to 2 Cor. 12:14. Therefore we are not bound to be more beneficent to those who are more closely united to us. On the contrary, Augustine says (De Doctr. Christ. i, 28): "Since one ca…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
ther, a man is bound to lay up for those whom he is bound to support. Now according to the Apostle ( 2 Cor. 12:14 ), "neither ought the children to lay up for the parents." Therefore piety does not oblige them to support their parents. Objection 3: Further, piety extends not only…

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