Cross References Lest, when the Macedonians shall come with me and find you unprepared, we (not to say ye) should be ashamed in this matter. Romans 15:26 For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a contribution for the poor of the saints that are in Jerusalem. 1 Corinthians 16:2 On the first day of the week, let every one of you put apart with himself, laying up what it shall well please him: that when I come, the collections be not then to be made. Philemon 1:19 I Paul have written it with my own hand: I will repay it: not to say to thee that thou owest me thy own self also. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Lest, when the Macedonians shall come with me and find you unprepared, we (not to say ye) should be ashamed in this matter. they. 2 Corinthians 9:2 For I know your forward mind: for which I boast of you to the Macedonians, that Achaia also is ready from the year past. And your emulation hath provoked very many. 2 Corinthians 8:1-5 Now we make known unto you, brethren, the grace of God that hath been given in the churches of Macedonia. . . . be ashamed. 2 Corinthians 8:24 Wherefore shew ye to them, in the sight of the churches, the evidence of your charity and of our boasting on your behalf. 2 Corinthians 11:17 That which I speak, I speak not according to God: but as it were in foolishness, in this matter of glorying. Context God Loves a Cheerful Giver…3Now I have sent the brethren, that the thing which we boast of concerning you be not made void in this behalf, that (as I have said) you may be ready: 4Lest, when the Macedonians shall come with me and find you unprepared, we (not to say ye) should be ashamed in this matter. 5Therefore I thought it necessary to desire the brethren that they would go to you before and prepare this blessing before promised, to be ready, so as a blessing, not as covetousness.… Lexicon Otherwise,μή (mē) Adverb Strong's Greek 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. if [any] ἐὰν (ean) Conjunction Strong's Greek 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc. Macedonians Μακεδόνες (Makedones) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 3110: A Macedon, i.e. Inhabitant of Macedonia. come ἔλθωσιν (elthōsin) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 2064: To come, go. with σὺν (syn) Preposition Strong's Greek 4862: With. A primary preposition denoting union; with or together. me ἐμοὶ (emoi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. find εὕρωσιν (heurōsin) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 2147: A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find. you ὑμᾶς (hymas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. unprepared, ἀπαρασκευάστους (aparaskeuastous) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 532: Unprepared. Unready. we— ἡμεῖς (hēmeis) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. to ἵνα (hina) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. say λέγωμεν (legōmen) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. nothing μὴ (mē) Adverb Strong's Greek 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. of you— ὑμεῖς (hymeis) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. would be ashamed of καταισχυνθῶμεν (kataischynthōmen) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 1st Person Plural Strong's Greek 2617: From kata and aischunomai; to shame down, i.e. Disgrace or put to the blush. [having been] ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. so ταύτῃ (tautē) Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it. confident. ὑποστάσει (hypostasei) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 5287: From a compound of hupo and histemi; a setting under, i.e. concretely, essence, or abstractly, assurance. Additional Translations Otherwise, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we—to say nothing of you—would be ashamed of having been so confident. Otherwise, if Macedonians should come with me and find you unprepared, we--not that we might say you--would be put to shame in this confidence. Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, you) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting. lest by any means, if there come with me any of Macedonia and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be put to shame in this confidence. lest haply, if Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we, that we say not ye, may be put to shame in this confidence. lest by any means, if there come with me any of Macedonia, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be put to shame in this confidence. Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting. for fear that, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we--not to say you yourselves--should be put to the blush in respect to this confidence. so that I won't by any means, if there come with me any of Macedonia and find you unprepared, we (to say nothing of you) should be disappointed in this confident boasting. lest if Macedonians may come with me, and find you unprepared, we -- we may be put to shame (that we say not -- ye) in this same confidence of boasting. 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