2 Corinthians 8:20
Titus Commended
19More than that, this brother was chosen by the churches to accompany us with the offering —the gracious gift we administer to honor the Lord Himself and to show our eagerness to help.20We hope to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this generous gift.21For we are taking great care to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men.
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Berean Standard Bible
We hope to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this generous gift.
American Standard Version (1901)
avoiding this, that any man should blame us in the matter of this bounty which is ministered by us:
Bible in Basic English
And so that no man might be able to say anything against us in the business of this giving which has been put into our hands:
Douay-Rheims 1899
Avoiding this, lest any man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us.
Free Bible Version
We want to guard against anyone criticizing us about how we use this gift.
Geneva Bible 1599
Auoiding this, that no man shoulde blame vs in this aboundance that is ministred by vs,
King James (Authorized) Version
Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us:
Translation for Translators
The believers have given money [EUP] generously. So, by sending that fellow believer along with Titus to take the money to Jerusalem, we are trying to make sure that no one will be able to accuse us (exc) of taking some of the money for ourselves.
Unlocked Literal Bible
We are avoiding the possibility that anyone should complain about us concerning this generosity that we are carrying out.
Noah Webster Bible
Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us:
World English Bible
We are avoiding this, that any man should blame us concerning this abundance which is administered by us.
Young's Literal Translation
avoiding this, lest any one may blame us in this abundance that is ministered by us,