2-corinthians 9:3

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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 King James Version (AKJV)

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 (ASV)

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:

Basic English Translation (BBE)

But I have sent the brothers, so that the good things we said about you may be seen to be true, and that, as I said, you may be ready:

Webster's Revision

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:

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,

English Revised Version (ERV)

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:

Definitions for 2-corinthians 9:3

Vain - Empty; foolish; useless.

Clarke's 2-corinthians 9:3 Bible Commentary

Yet have I sent the brethren - Titus and his companions, mentioned in the preceding chapter.

That, as I said, ye may be ready - And he wished them to be ready, that they might preserve the good character he had given them: this was for their honor; and if they did not take care to do so, he might be reputed a liar; and thus both they and himself be ashamed before the Macedonians, should any of them at this time accompany him to Corinth.

Barnes's 2-corinthians 9:3 Bible Commentary

Yet have I sent the brethren - The brethren referred to in 2 Corinthians 8:18, 2 Corinthians 8:22-23.

Lest our boasting of you - That you were disposed to contribute, and that you were already prepared, and that the contribution was ready.

Should be in vain - Lest anything should have occurred to prevent the collection. I have sent them that they may facilitate it, and that it may be secure and certain.

In this behalf - In this respect. That is, lest our boasting of you, in regard to your readiness to contribute to relieve the needs of others, should be found to have been ill-grounded.

Wesley's 2-corinthians 9:3 Bible Commentary

9:3 I have sent the above mentioned brethren before me.