Berean Standard Bible
2 Corinthians 11
2γὰρgarG1063I am jealous forζηλῶzēlōG2206youὑμᾶςhumasG4771with a godlyθεοῦtheouG2316jealousyζήλῳ·zēlōG2205.ForγὰρgarG1063I promisedἡρμοσάμηνhērmosamēnG718youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to oneἑνὶheniG1520husbandἀνδρὶandriG435,to presentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936you asa pureἁγνὴνhagnēnG53virginπαρθένονparthenonG3933τῷtōG3588to ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547.
3I am afraidφοβοῦμαιphoboumaiG5399μήmēG3361,howeverδὲdeG1161,that justG4459asὡςhōsG5613EveΕὕανHeuanG2096was deceivedἐξηπάτησενexēpatēsenG1818byἐνenG1722theὁhoG3588serpent’sὄφιςophisG3789αὐτοῦ,autouG846τῇtēaG3588cunningπανουργίᾳpanourgiaG3834,yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὰtaG3588mindsνοήματαnoēmataG3540may be led astrayφθαρῇphtharēaG5351fromἀπὸapoG575yourτῆςtēsG3588simpleἁπλότητοςhaplotētosG572andκαὶkaiG2532τῆςtēsG3588pureἁγνότητοςhagnotētosG54devotionτῆςtēsG3588toεἰςeisG1519τὸνtonG3588ChristΧριστόν.ChristonG5547.
4ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487μὲνmenG3303someoneὁhoG3588comesἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064andproclaimsκηρύσσειkērusseiG2784aJesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424otherἄλλονallonG243than the Oneὃν οὐκhon oukG3739G3756we proclaimedἐκηρύξαμεν,ekēruxamenG2784,or ifἢēG2228you receiveλαμβάνετεlambaneteG2983a differentἕτερονheteronG2087spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151than the Oneὃ οὐκho oukG3739G3756you receivedἐλάβετε,elabeteG2983,orἢēG2228a differentἕτερονheteronG2087gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098than the oneὃ οὐκho oukG3739G3756you acceptedἐδέξασθε,edexastheG1209,you put up with itἀνέχεσθε.¶anechestheG430very easilyκαλῶςkalōsG2573.
6δὲdeG1161Althoughεἰ καὶei kaiG2532G1487I amnot a polishedἰδιώτηςidiōtēsG2399τῷtōG3588speakerλόγῳ,logōG3056,I am certainly not lackingἀλλ᾽ οὐall᾽ ouG235G3756τῇtēaG3588in knowledgeγνώσει,gnōseiG1108ἀλλ᾽all᾽G235.We have made this clearφανερώσαντεςphanerōsantesG5319toεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶς.humasG4771inἐνenG1722every way possibleἐνenG3956G1722.
7Was itἢēG2228a sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266for meἐποίησαepoiēsaG4160to humbleταπεινῶνtapeinōnG5013myselfG1683in order toἵναinaG2443exalt youὑμεῖς ὑψωθῆτε,humeis hupsōthēteG4771G5312,becauseὅτιhotiG3754I preachedεὐηγγελισάμηνeuēngelisamēnG2097theτὸtoG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316to youὑμῖν;huminG4771free of chargeδωρεὰνdōreanG1432?
9AndκαὶkaiG2532when I wasπαρὼνparōnG3918withπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771andκαὶkaiG2532in needὑστερηθεὶςhusterētheisG5302,I was not a burdenοὐ κατενάρκησαou katenarkēsaG3756G2655to anyoneοὐθενός·outhenosG3762;forγὰρgarG1063theτὸtoG3588brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80who cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064fromἀπὸapoG575MacedoniaΜακεδονίας,MakedoniasG3109suppliedπροσανεπλήρωσανprosaneplērōsanG4322myἐμαυτὸνemautonG1473οἱhoiG3588needsὑστέρημάhusterēmaG5303καὶkaiG2532.I have refrainedἐτήρησαetērēsaG5083G1683from being a burdenἀβαρῆabarēG4to youὑμῖνhuminG4771inἐνenG1722any wayπαντὶpantiG3956,andκαὶkaiG2532I will continue to do soτηρήσω.tērēsōG5083.
10As surely as thetruthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547isἔστινestinG1510inἐνenG1722meἐμοὶemoiG1473ὅτιhotiG3754,thisαὕτηhautēG3778ἡhēG3588boastingκαύχησιςkauchēsisG2746ofεἰςeisG1519mineἐμὲemeG1473will not be silencedοὐ φραγήσεταιou phragēsetaiG3756G5420inἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588regionsκλίμασινklimasinG2824τῆςtēsG3588of AchaiaἈχαΐας.AchaiasG882.
12ButδὲdeG1161I will keep on doingποιῶ, καὶpoiō kaiG2532G4160whatὃhoG3739I am doingποιήσω,poiēsōG4160,in orderἵναinaG2443to undercutἐκκόψωekkopsōG1581τὴνtēnG3588ἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874those whoτῶνtōnG3588wantθελόντωνthelontōnG2309an opportunityἀφορμήν,aphormēnG874toἵναinaG2443be regarded asεὑρεθῶσινheurethōsinG2147our equalsκαθὼς καὶkathōs kaiG2531G2532G1473inἐνenG1722the thingsᾧhōG3739of which they boastκαυχῶνται,kauchōntaiG2744.
15It isnotοὐouG3756surprisingμέγαmegaG3173,thenοὖνounG3767,ifεἰeiG1487hisαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588servantsδιάκονοιdiakonoiG1249καὶkaiG2532masqueradeμετασχηματίζονταιmetaschēmatizontaiG3345asὡςhōsG5613servantsδιάκονοιdiakonoiG1249of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343. TheirὧνhōnG3739τὸtoG3588endτέλοςtelosG5056will correspond toἔσται κατὰestai kataG1510G2596theirαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846τὰtaG3588actionsἔργαergaG2041.
Paul’s Suffering and Service
(Colossians 1:24–29)
16I repeatΠάλιν λέγω,Palin legōG3825G3004:Let noG3361oneτίςtisG5100takeδόξῃdoxēG1380meG1473forG1510a foolἄφροναaphronaG878.ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487you doG1490, thenreceiveδέξασθέdexastheG1209meG1473G2579asὡςhōsG5613a foolἄφροναaphronaG878,so thatἵναinaG2443I tooG2504may boastκαυχήσωμαι.kauchēsōmaiG2744aτιtiG5100littleμικρόνmikronG3398.
17ὃhoG3739λαλῶ,lalōG2980InἐνenG1722thisταύτῃtautēG3778τῇtēaG3588confidentὑποστάσειhupostaseiG5287τῆςtēsG3588boastingκαυχήσεως.kauchēseōsG2746of mine,I am not speakingοὐ λαλῶou lalōG3756G2980asκατὰkataG2596theLord wouldκύριονkurionG2962,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235asὡςhōsG5613ἐνenG1722a foolἀφροσύνῃ,aphrosunēG877.
20In factγάρ,garG1063,you even put up withἀνέχεσθεanechestheG430εἴeiG1487anyone whoτιςtisG5100enslavesκαταδουλοῖ,katadouloiG2615youὑμᾶςhumasG4771orεἴ τιςei tisG1487G5100exploitsκατεσθίει,katesthieiG2719you orεἴ τιςei tisG1487G5100takes advantageλαμβάνει,lambaneiG2983of you orεἴ τιςei tisG1487G5100exalts himselfἐπαίρεται,epairetaiG1869orεἴ τιςei tisG1487G5100strikesδέρει.dereiG1194youὑμᾶςhumasG4771inεἰςeisG1519the faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383.
21ToκατὰkataG2596myshameἀτιμίανatimianG819I concedeλέγω,legōG3004ὡςhōsG5613thatὅτιhotiG3754weκἀγώ.kagōkaiG1473were too weakἠσθενήκαμεν·ēsthenēkamenG770for that!Speakingλέγω,legōG3004as a foolἐν ἀφροσύνῃen aphrosunēG1722G877,howeverδ᾽d᾽G1161,I canG2504matchτολμᾷ,tolmaG5111ἐνenG1722whatᾧhōG3739anyone elseἄν τιςan tisG5100G302daresτολμῶtolmōG5111to boast about.
23Are theyεἰσιν;eisinG1510servantsδιάκονοιdiakonoiG1249of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547? (I am speakingλαλῶ·lalōG2980as if I were out of my mindπαραφρονῶνparaphronōnG3912.)I amἐγώ.egōG1473so much moreὑπὲρhuperG5228:inἐνenG1722harderG4057laborκόποιςkopoisG2873,inἐνenG1722moreG4057imprisonmentsφυλακαῖςphulakaisG5438,inἐνenG1722worseὑπερβαλλόντως,huperballontōsG5234beatingsπληγαῖςplēgaisG4127,inἐνenG1722frequentπολλάκις.pollakisG4178danger of deathθανάτοιςthanatoisG2288.
25Three timesτρὶςtrisG5151I was beaten with rodsἐρραβδίσθην,errabdisthēnG4463,onceἅπαξhapaxG530I was stonedἐλιθάσθην,elithasthēnG3034,three timesτρὶςtrisG5151I was shipwreckedἐναυάγησα,enauagēsaG3489.I spentπεποίηκα·pepoiēkaG4160a night and a dayνυχθήμερονnuchthēmeronG3574inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588openβυθῷbuthōG1037sea.
26In my frequent journeysὁδοιπορίαις πολλάκις,hodoiporiais pollakisG3597G4178, I have beenin dangerκινδύνοιςkindunoisG2794from riversποταμῶν,potamōnG4215andκινδύνοιςkindunoisG2794from banditsλῃστῶν,lēstōnG3027,in dangerκινδύνοιςkindunoisG2794fromἐκekG1537mycountrymenγένους,genousG1085andκινδύνοιςkindunoisG2794fromἐξexG1537theGentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484,in dangerκινδύνοιςkindunoisG2794inἐνenG1722thecityπόλει,poleiG4172andκινδύνοιςkindunoisG2794inἐνenG1722thecountryἐρημίᾳ,erēmiaG2047,in dangerκινδύνοιςkindunoisG2794onἐνenG1722theseaθαλάσσῃ,thalassēG2281andκινδύνοιςkindunoisG2794amongἐνenG1722false brothersψευδαδέλφοις,pseudadelphoisG5569,
27in laborκόπῳkopōG2873andκαὶkaiG2532toilμόχθῳ,mochthōG3449andoftenπολλάκις,pollakisG4178without sleepἐν ἀγρυπνίαιςen agrupniaisG1722G70,inἐνenG1722hungerλιμῷlimōG3042andκαὶkaiG2532thirstδίψει,dipseiG1373andoftenπολλάκις,pollakisG4178without foodἐν νηστείαιςen nēsteiaisG1722G3521,inἐνenG1722coldψύχειpsucheiG5592andκαὶkaiG2532exposureγυμνότητι·gumnotētiG1132.
31TheὉHoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316andκαὶkaiG2532FatherπατὴρpatērG3962of theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,whoὁhoG3588isὢνōnG1510foreverεἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας,eis tous aiōnasG1519G3588G165worthy of praiseεὐλογητὸςeulogētosG2128,knowsG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754I am not lyingοὐ ψεύδομαι.¶ou pseudomaiG3756G5574.
Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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