2 Corinthians 12:21
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
I am afraid that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery.

Young's Literal Translation
lest again having come, my God may humble me in regard to you, and I may bewail many of those having sinned before, and not having reformed concerning the uncleanness, and whoredom, and lasciviousness, that they did practise.

King James Bible
[And] lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and [that] I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.

Greek
[I am afraid that]
μὴ (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
ἐλθόντος (elthontos)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2064: To come, go.

again,
πάλιν (palin)
Adverb
Strong's 3825: Probably from the same as pale; anew, i.e. back, once more, or furthermore or on the other hand.

my
μου (mou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

God
Θεός (Theos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

will humble
ταπεινώσῃ (tapeinōsē)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 5013: To make or bring low, humble, humiliate; pass: To be humbled. From tapeinos; to depress; figuratively, to humiliate.

me
με (me)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

before
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

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

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

I will be grieved over
πενθήσω (penthēsō)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 3996: To mourn, lament, feel guilt. From penthos; to grieve.

many
πολλοὺς (pollous)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4183: Much, many; often.

who
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

have sinned earlier
προημαρτηκότων (proēmartēkotōn)
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 4258: To sin previously. From pro and hamartano; to sin previously.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

have not repented
μετανοησάντων (metanoēsantōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 3340: From meta and noieo; to think differently or afterwards, i.e. Reconsider.

of
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

their acts of
ἔπραξαν (epraxan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 4238: To do, perform, accomplish; be in any condition, i.e. I fare; I exact, require.

impurity,
ἀκαθαρσίᾳ (akatharsia)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 167: Uncleanness, impurity. From akathartos; impurity, physically or morally.

sexual immorality,
πορνείᾳ (porneia)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4202: Fornication, whoredom; met: idolatry. From porneuo; harlotry; figuratively, idolatry.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

debauchery.
ἀσελγείᾳ (aselgeia)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 766: From a compound of a and a presumed selges; licentiousness.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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