And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.
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Verse 15 is found in chapter 12 of 2 Corinthians. Paul prepares for a third visit and emphasizes that he does not seek the Corinthians’ possessions but the Corinthians themselves. His image of parents and children expresses a pastoral logic of sacrifice and responsibility.
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Ich aber will sehr gern hingeben und hingegeben werden für eure Seelen; wiewohl ich euch gar sehr liebe, und doch weniger geliebt werde.
Empero yo de muy buena gana despenderé y seré despendido por vuestras almas, aunque amándoos más, sea amado menos.
Yo, con mucho gusto, gastaré lo mío y me gastaré por completo por sus almas. Si los amo más, ¿soy amado menos?
Pour moi, je dépenserai très volontiers, et je me dépenserai moi-même pour vos âmes, dussé-je, en vous aimant davantage, être moins aimé de vous.
E quant’è a me, molto volentieri spenderò, anzi sarò speso per le anime vostre; quantunque, amandovi io sommamente, sia meno amato.
Eu de muito boa vontade gastarei, e me deixarei gastar pelas vossas almas, ainda que, amando-vos cada vez mais, seja menos amado.
我也甘心樂意為你們的靈魂費財費力。難道我越愛你們,就越少得你們的愛嗎?
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