2 Corinthians 1:24 - Compare All Versions
2 Corinthians 1:24 NIV (New International Version)
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 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, for you stand firm in your faith.
2 Corinthians 1:24 NLT (New Living Translation)
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 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
I do not mean that we lord it over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy, because you stand firm in your faith.
2 Corinthians 1:24 KJV (King James Version)
Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.
2 Corinthians 1:24 NKJV (New King James Version)
Not that we have dominion over your faith, but are fellow workers for your joy; for by faith you stand.
2 Corinthians 1:24 MSG (The Message)
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 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
Not that we domineer over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy; for in your faith you are standing firm.
2 Corinthians 1:24 AMP (Amplified Bible)
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 NET (New English Translation)
I do not mean that we rule over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy, because by faith you stand firm.