Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
New American Standard Bible
For we can do nothing against the truth, but only for the truth.
King James Version
For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
Holman Bible
For we are not able to do anything against the truth,
International Standard Version
For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.
A Conservative Version
For we do not have any power against the truth, but for the truth.
American Standard Version
For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
Amplified
For we can do nothing against the truth, but only for the truth [and the gospel—the good news of salvation].
An Understandable Version
For we [apostles] have no power [to act] against the truth, but [only] for the truth. [Note: Paul here alludes to his gifts and ministry being intended only to promote what was right according to God's truth].
Anderson New Testament
For we can do nothing against the truth, but we can do something for the truth.
Bible in Basic English
Because we are able to do nothing against what is true, but only for it.
Common New Testament
For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for I can employ no power against the truth, but for the truth.
Godbey New Testament
For we are not able to do any thing against the truth, but for the truth.
Goodspeed New Testament
For I cannot do anything against the truth, but only for it.
John Wesley New Testament
For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
Julia Smith Translation
For we are not able anything against the truth, but for the truth.
King James 2000
For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For we are not able [to do] anything against the truth, but rather [only] for the truth.
Modern King James verseion
For we have no power against the truth, but for the truth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
We can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
Moffatt New Testament
(Fail or succeed, I cannot work against the truth but for it!)
Montgomery New Testament
For I have no power against the truth, but only in defense of the truth.
NET Bible
For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the sake of the truth.
New Heart English Bible
For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
Noyes New Testament
For we have no power against the truth, but for the truth.
Sawyer New Testament
For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
The Emphasized Bible
For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
Twentieth Century New Testament
We have no power at all against the Truth, but we have power in the service of the Truth.
Webster
For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
Weymouth New Testament
For we have no power against the truth, but only for the furtherance of the truth;
Williams New Testament
For I cannot do anything against the truth, but only for it.
World English Bible
For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
Worrell New Testament
For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
Worsley New Testament
For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
Youngs Literal Translation
for we are not able to do anything against the truth, but for the truth;
Interlinear
Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Corinthians 13:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Final Warnings To The Church At Corinth
7 But we pray to God that ye may do nothing evil; not that we may appear approved, but that ye may do what is right, and we be as reprobates. 8 For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth. 9 For we rejoice when we may be weak and ye may be powerful. But this also we pray for, your perfecting.
Phrases
Cross References
Numbers 16:28-35
And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that Jehovah has sent me to do all these deeds, for they are not out of my own heart:
1 Kings 22:28
And Micah said, If thou return at all in peace, Jehovah has not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O peoples, all of you!
2 Kings 1:9-13
And he sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him, and behold, he sat on the top of the mount. And he spoke to him: Man of God, the king says, Come down!
2 Kings 2:23-25
And he went up from thence to Bethel, and as he went up by the way, there came forth little boys out of the city, and mocked him, and said to him, Go up, bald head; go up, bald head!
Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel against Jehovah.
Proverbs 26:2
As the sparrow for flitting about, as the swallow for flying, so a curse undeserved shall not come.
Mark 9:39
But Jesus said, Forbid him not; for there is no one who shall do a miracle in my name, and be able soon after to speak ill of me;
Mark 16:17-19
And these signs shall follow those that have believed: in my name they shall cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues;
Luke 9:49-56
And John answering said, Master, we saw some one casting out demons in thy name, and we forbad him, because he follows not with us.
Acts 4:28-30
to do whatever thy hand and thy counsel had determined before should come to pass.
Acts 5:1-11
But a certain man, Ananias by name, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
Acts 13:3-12
Then, having fasted and prayed, and having laid their hands on them, they let them go.
Acts 19:11-17
And God wrought no ordinary miracles by the hands of Paul,
1 Corinthians 5:4-5
to deliver, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ (ye and my spirit being gathered together, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ), him that has so wrought this:
2 Corinthians 10:8
For and if I should boast even somewhat more abundantly of our authority, which the Lord has given to us for building up and not for your overthrowing, I shall not be put to shame;
2 Corinthians 13:10
On this account I write these things being absent, that being present I may not use severity according to the authority which the Lord has given me for building up, and not for overthrowing.
1 Timothy 1:20
of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have delivered to Satan, that they may be taught by discipline not to blaspheme.
Hebrews 2:3-4
how shall we escape if we have been negligent of so great salvation, which, having had its commencement in being spoken of by the Lord, has been confirmed to us by those who have heard;