2 Corinthians 12:20
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

Young's Literal Translation
for I fear lest, having come, not such as I wish I may find you, and I—I may be found by you such as ye do not wish, lest there be strifes, envyings, wraths, revelries, evil-speakings, whisperings, puffings up, insurrections,

King James Bible
For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and [that] I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest [there be] debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

Greek
For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

I am afraid
φοβοῦμαι (phoboumai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 5399: From phobos; to frighten, i.e. to be alarmed; by analogy, to be in awe of, i.e. Revere.

[that]
μή (mē)
Adverb
Strong's 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.

when I come,
ἐλθὼν (elthōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2064: To come, go.

I may not find
εὕρω (heurō)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 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 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

as
οἵους (hoious)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3634: Probably akin to ho, hos, and hosos; such or what sort of; especially the neuter with negative, not so.

I wish,
θέλω (thelō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 2309: To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design.

and
κἀγὼ (kagō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular
Strong's 2504: To also, I too, but I. From kai and ego; so also the dative case kamoi, and accusative case kame and I, me.

you
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

may not find {me}
εὑρεθῶ (heurethō)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 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.

as
οἷον (hoion)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3634: Probably akin to ho, hos, and hosos; such or what sort of; especially the neuter with negative, not so.

you wish.
θέλετε (thelete)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 2309: To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design.

[I fear]
μή (mē)
Adverb
Strong's 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.

that there may be
πως (pōs)
Adverb
Strong's 4459: Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much!

quarreling,
ἔρις (eris)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2054: Contention, strife, wrangling. Of uncertain affinity; a quarrel, i.e. wrangling.

jealousy,
ζῆλος (zēlos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2205: From zeo; properly, heat, i.e. 'zeal' (figuratively, of God), or an enemy, malice).

rage,
θυμοί (thymoi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 2372: An outburst of passion, wrath. From thuo; passion.

rivalry,
ἐριθεῖαι (eritheiai)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's 2052: Perhaps as the same as erethizo; properly, intrigue, i.e. faction.

slander,
καταλαλιαί (katalaliai)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's 2636: Evil-speaking, backbiting, detraction, slander. From katalalos; defamation.

gossip,
ψιθυρισμοί (psithyrismoi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5587: A whispering, secret slandering. From a derivative of psithos; whispering, i.e. Secret detraction.

arrogance,
φυσιώσεις (physiōseis)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's 5450: A puffing up, pride, swelling. From phusioo; inflation, i.e. haughtiness.

[and] disorder.
ἀκαταστασίαι (akatastasiai)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's 181: From akatastatos; instability, i.e. Disorder.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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