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Source language
Original Greek   
οὐ γάρ ἐσμεν ὡς οἱ ⸀πολλοὶ καπηλεύοντες τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ, ἀλλʼ ὡς ἐξ εἰλικρινείας, ἀλλʼ ὡς ἐκ θεοῦ ⸀κατέναντι θεοῦ ἐν Χριστῷ λαλοῦμεν.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
ou gar esmen os oi rpolloi kapeleuontes ton logon tou theou, all' os ex eilikrineias, all' os ek theou rkatenanti theou en Khristo laloumen.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
non enim sumus sicut plurimi adulterantes verbum Dei sed ex sinceritate sed sicut ex Deo coram Deo in Christo loquimur

King James Variants
American King James Version   
For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
For we are not as many, who corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
For we are not as the many, corrupting the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, speak we in Christ.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
For we are not like others who blend the words of God, but according to that which is in the truth and according to that which is from God, before God in The Messiah we speak.
Darby Bible Translation   
For we do not, as the many, make a trade of the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as of God, before God, we speak in Christ.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
For we are not as many, adulterating the word of God; but with sincerity, but as from God, before God, in Christ we speak.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
For we are not as the many, corrupting the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, speak we in Christ.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God’s word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.
God's Word   
At least we don't go around selling an impure word of God like many others. The opposite is true. As Christ's spokesmen and in God's presence, we speak the pure message that comes from God.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
For we are not like the many who market God's message for profit. On the contrary, we speak with sincerity in Christ, as from God and before God.
International Standard Version   
At least we are not commercializing God's word like so many others. Instead, we speak with sincerity in the Messiah's name, like people who are sent from God and are accountable to God.
NET Bible   
For we are not like so many others, hucksters who peddle the word of God for profit, but we are speaking in Christ before God as persons of sincerity, as persons sent from God.
New American Standard Bible   
For we are not like many, peddling the word of God, but as from sincerity, but as from God, we speak in Christ in the sight of God.
New International Version   
Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as those sent from God.
New Living Translation   
You see, we are not like the many hucksters who preach for personal profit. We preach the word of God with sincerity and with Christ's authority, knowing that God is watching us.
Webster's Bible Translation   
For we are not as many, who corrupt the word of God: but as from sincerity, but as from God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.
Weymouth New Testament   
We are; for, unlike most teachers, we are not fraudulent hucksters of God's Message; but with transparent motives, as commissioned by God, in God's presence and in communion with Christ, so we speak.
The World English Bible   
For we are not as so many, peddling the word of God. But as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, we speak in Christ.