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2 Corinthians 11:16-33

16I repeatΠάλιν λέγω,Palin legōG3825 G3004:Let noG3361oneτίςtisG5100takeδόξῃdoxēG1380meG1473forG1510a foolἄφροναaphronaG878.ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487you doG1490, thenreceiveδέξασθέdexastheG1209meG1473G2579asὡςhōsG5613a foolἄφροναaphronaG878,so thatἵναinaG2443I tooG2504may boastκαυχήσωμαι.kauchēsōmaiG2744aτιtiG5100littleμικρόνmikronG3398.

17ὃhoG3739λαλῶ,lalōG2980InἐνenG1722thisταύτῃtautēG3778τῇtēaG3588confidentὑποστάσειhupostaseiG5287τῆςtēsG3588boastingκαυχήσεως.kauchēseōsG2746of mine,I am not speakingοὐ λαλῶou lalōG3756 G2980asκατὰkataG2596theLord wouldκύριονkurionG2962,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235asὡςhōsG5613ἐνenG1722a foolἀφροσύνῃ,aphrosunēG877.

18SinceἐπεὶepeiG1893manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183are boastingκαυχῶνταιkauchōntaiG2744according toκατὰkataG2596theG3588fleshσάρκα,sarkaG4561,I tooG2504will boastκαυχήσομαι.kauchēsomaiG2744.

19ForγὰρgarG1063you gladly put up withἡδέως ἀνέχεσθεhēdeōs anechestheG430 G2234τῶνtōnG3588foolsἀφρόνων,aphronōnG878,since you areὄντες·ontesG1510so wiseφρόνιμοιphronimoiG5429.

20In factγάρ,garG1063,you even put up withἀνέχεσθεanechestheG430εἴeiG1487anyone whoτιςtisG5100enslavesκαταδουλοῖ,katadouloiG2615youὑμᾶςhumasG4771orεἴ τιςei tisG1487 G5100exploitsκατεσθίει,katesthieiG2719you orεἴ τιςei tisG1487 G5100takes advantageλαμβάνει,lambaneiG2983of you orεἴ τιςei tisG1487 G5100exalts himselfἐπαίρεται,epairetaiG1869orεἴ τιςei tisG1487 G5100strikesδέρει.dereiG1194youὑμᾶςhumasG4771inεἰςeisG1519the faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383.

21ToκατὰkataG2596myshameἀτιμίανatimianG819I concedeλέγω,legōG3004ὡςhōsG5613thatὅτιhotiG3754weκἀγώ.kagōkaiG1473were too weakἠσθενήκαμεν·ēsthenēkamenG770for that!Speakingλέγω,legōG3004as a foolἐν ἀφροσύνῃen aphrosunēG1722 G877,howeverδ᾽d᾽G1161,I canG2504matchτολμᾷ,tolmaG5111ἐνenG1722whatᾧhōG3739anyone elseἄν τιςan tisG5100 G302daresτολμῶtolmōG5111to boast about.

22Are theyεἰσιν;eisinG1510HebrewsἙβραῖοίHebraioiG1445?So am IG2504.Are theyεἰσιν;eisinG1510IsraelitesἸσραηλῖταίIsraēlitaiG2475?So am IG2504.Are theyεἰσιν;eisinG1510descendantsσπέρμαspermaG4690of AbrahamἈβραάμAbraamG11?So am IG2504.

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.

24Five timesπεντάκιςpentakisG3999I receivedἔλαβον,elabonG2983fromὑπὸhupoG5259theJewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453thefortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakontaG5062lashesminusπαρὰparaG3844oneμίανmianG1520.

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 pollakisG3597 G4178, 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 agrupniaisG1722 G70,inἐνenG1722hungerλιμῷlimōG3042andκαὶkaiG2532thirstδίψει,dipseiG1373andoftenπολλάκις,pollakisG4178without foodἐν νηστείαιςen nēsteiaisG1722 G3521,inἐνenG1722coldψύχειpsucheiG5592andκαὶkaiG2532exposureγυμνότητι·gumnotētiG1132.

28Apart fromχωρὶςchōrisG5565these externalπαρεκτὸςparektosG3924trialsτῶνtōnG3588,IG1473facedailyἡ καθ᾽ ἡμέραν,hē kath᾽ hēmeranG2596 G3588 G2250theἡhēG3588pressureG1999of myἡhēG3588concernμέριμναmerimnaG3308for allπασῶνpasōnG3956theτῶνtōnG3588churchesἐκκλησιῶν.ekklēsiōnG1577.

29WhoτίςtisG5101is weakἀσθενεῖ,astheneiG770,andκαὶkaiG2532I am not weakοὐκ ἀσθενῶ;ouk asthenōG3756 G770?WhoτίςtisG5101is led into sinσκανδαλίζεται,skandalizetaiG4624,andκαὶkaiG2532IἐγὼegōG1473do notοὐκoukG3756burn with griefπυροῦμαι;puroumaiG4448?

30IfεἰeiG1487I mustδεῖ,deiG1163boastκαυχᾶσθαιkauchasthaiG2744,I will boastκαυχήσομαι.¶kauchēsomaiG2744ofthe thingsτὰtaG3588that showτῆςtēsG3588myG1473weaknessἀσθενείαςastheneiasG769.

31TheὉHoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316andκαὶkaiG2532FatherπατὴρpatērG3962of theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,whoὁhoG3588isὢνōnG1510foreverεἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας,eis tous aiōnasG1519 G3588 G165worthy of praiseεὐλογητὸςeulogētosG2128,knowsG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754I am not lyingοὐ ψεύδομαι.¶ou pseudomaiG3756 G5574.

32InἐνenG1722DamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154,theὁhoG3588governorἐθνάρχηςethnarchēsG1481underτοῦtouG3588KingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935AretasἉρέταHaretaG702securedἐφρούρειephroureiG5432theτὴνtēnG3588cityπόλινpolinG4172of the DamascenesΔαμασκηνῶνDamaskēnōnG1153in order to arrestπιάσαιpiasaiG4084meG1473.

33ButκαὶkaiG2532I was loweredἐχαλάσθηνechalasthēnG5465inἐνenG1722a basketσαργάνῃsarganēG4553throughδιὰdiaG1223a windowθυρίδοςthuridosG2376inδιὰdiaG1223theτοῦtouG3588wallτείχουςteichousG5038andκαὶkaiG2532escapedἐξέφυγονexephugonG1628hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846τὰςtasG3588graspχεῖραςcheirasG5495.

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