2 Corinthians 11

1I hopeG3785 you will put up withG430 aG5100 littleG3398 of myG1473 foolishnessG877, butG235G2532 you are already doing that. 2I am jealous forG2206 youG4771 with a godlyG2316 jealousyG2205. ForG1063 I promisedG718 youG4771 to oneG1520 husbandG435, to presentG3936 you as a pureG53 virginG3933 to ChristG5547.

3I am afraidG5399, howeverG1161, that justG4459 asG5613 EveG2096 was deceivedG1818 byG1722 theG3588 serpent’sG3789 cunningG3834, yourG4771 mindsG3540 may be led astrayG5351 fromG575 your simpleG572 andG2532 pureG54 devotion toG1519 ChristG5547. 4ForG1063 ifG1487 someone comesG2064 and proclaimsG2784 a JesusG2424 otherG243 than the One we proclaimedG2784, or ifG2228 you receiveG2983 a differentG2087 spiritG4151 than the One you receivedG2983, orG2228 a differentG2087 gospelG2098 than the one you acceptedG1209, you put up with itG430 very easilyG2573.

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I consider myselfG3049 in no wayG3367 inferiorG5302 to thoseG3588 “super-apostlesG5228G652.” 6AlthoughG2532G1487 I am not a polishedG2399 speakerG3056, I am certainly not lackingG235G3756 in knowledgeG1108. We have made this clearG5319 toG1519 youG4771 inG1722 every way possibleG3956G1722.

7Was it a sinG266 for me to humbleG5013 myselfG1683 in order toG2443 exalt youG4771G5312, becauseG3754 I preachedG2097 theG3588 gospelG2098 of GodG2316 to youG4771 free of chargeG1432? 8I robbedG4813 otherG243 churchesG1577 by acceptingG2983 their supportG3800 in orderG4314 to serveG1248 youG4771. 9AndG2532 when I wasG3918 withG4314 youG4771 andG2532 in needG5302, I was not a burdenG3756G2655 to anyone; forG1063 theG3588 brothersG80 who cameG2064 fromG575 MacedoniaG3109 suppliedG4322 myG1473 needsG5303. I have refrainedG5083G1683 from being a burdenG4 to youG4771 inG1722 any wayG3956, andG2532 I will continue to do soG5083. 10As surely as the truthG225 of ChristG5547 isG1510 inG1722 meG1473, thisG3778 boastingG2746 ofG1519 mineG1473 will not be silencedG3756G5420 inG1722 theG3588 regionsG2824 of AchaiaG882. 11WhyG1223G5101? BecauseG3754 I do not loveG3756G25 youG4771? GodG2316 knowsG1492 I do!

12ButG1161 I will keep on doingG2532G4160 whatG3739 I am doingG4160, in orderG2443 to undercutG1581 those whoG3588 wantG2309 an opportunityG874 toG2443 be regarded asG2147 our equalsG2531G2532G1473 inG1722 the thingsG3739 of which they boastG2744. 13ForG1063 such menG5108 are false apostlesG5570, deceitfulG1386 workersG2040, masqueradingG3345 asG1519 apostlesG652 of ChristG5547. 14AndG2532 noG3756 wonderG2295, forG1063 SatanG4567 himselfG846 masqueradesG3345 asG1519 an angelG32 of lightG5457. 15It is notG3756 surprisingG3173, thenG3767, ifG1487 hisG846 servantsG1249 masqueradeG3345 asG5613 servantsG1249 of righteousnessG1343. Their endG5056 will correspond toG1510G2596 theirG846 actionsG2041.

Paul’s Suffering and Service

(Colossians 1:24–29)

16I repeatG3825G3004: Let noG3361 oneG5100 takeG1380 meG1473 forG1510 a foolG878. ButG1161 ifG1487 you do, then receiveG1209 meG1473 asG5613 a foolG878, so thatG2443 I tooG2504 may boastG2744 aG5100 littleG3398. 17InG1722 thisG3778 confidentG5287 boastingG2746 of mine, I am not speakingG3756G2980 asG2596 the Lord wouldG2962, butG235 asG5613 a foolG877. 18SinceG1893 manyG4183 are boastingG2744 according toG2596 theG3588 fleshG4561, I tooG2504 will boastG2744. 19ForG1063 you gladly put up withG430G2234 foolsG878, since you areG1510 so wiseG5429. 20In factG1063, you even put up withG430 anyone whoG5100 enslavesG2615 youG4771 or exploitsG2719 you or takes advantageG2983 of you or exalts himselfG1869 or strikesG1194 youG4771 inG1519 the faceG4383. 21ToG2596 my shameG819 I concedeG3004 thatG3754 weG1473 were too weakG770 for that!

SpeakingG3004 as a foolG1722G877, howeverG1161, I canG2504 match whatG3739 anyone elseG5100G302 daresG5111 to boast about. 22Are theyG1510 HebrewsG1445? So am IG2504. Are theyG1510 IsraelitesG2475? So am IG2504. Are theyG1510 descendantsG4690 of AbrahamG11? So am IG2504. 23Are theyG1510 servantsG1249 of ChristG5547? (I am speakingG2980 as if I were out of my mindG3912.) I amG1473 so much moreG5228: inG1722 harderG4057 laborG2873, inG1722 moreG4057 imprisonmentsG5438, inG1722 worseG5234 beatingsG4127, inG1722 frequentG4178 danger of deathG2288. 24Five timesG3999 I receivedG2983 fromG5259 the JewsG2453 the fortyG5062 lashes minusG3844 oneG1520. 25Three timesG5151 I was beaten with rodsG4463, onceG530 I was stonedG3034, three timesG5151 I was shipwreckedG3489. I spentG4160 a night and a dayG3574 inG1722 theG3588 openG1037 sea.

26In my frequent journeysG3597G4178, I have been in dangerG2794 from riversG4215 and from banditsG3027, in dangerG2794 fromG1537 my countrymenG1085 and fromG1537 the GentilesG1484, in dangerG2794 inG1722 the cityG4172 and inG1722 the countryG2047, in dangerG2794 onG1722 the seaG2281 and amongG1722 false brothersG5569, 27in laborG2873 andG2532 toilG3449 and oftenG4178 without sleepG1722G70, inG1722 hungerG3042 andG2532 thirstG1373 and oftenG4178 without foodG1722G3521, inG1722 coldG5592 andG2532 exposureG1132.

28Apart fromG5565 these externalG3924 trials, IG1473 face dailyG2596G3588G2250 theG3588 pressureG1999 of my concernG3308 for allG3956 theG3588 churchesG1577. 29WhoG5101 is weakG770, andG2532 I am not weakG3756G770? WhoG5101 is led into sinG4624, andG2532 IG1473 do notG3756 burn with griefG4448?

30IfG1487 I mustG1163 boastG2744, I will boastG2744 of the thingsG3588 that show myG1473 weaknessG769. 31TheG3588 GodG2316 andG2532 FatherG3962 of theG3588 LordG2962 JesusG2424, whoG3588 isG1510 foreverG1519G3588G165 worthy of praiseG2128,1 knowsG1492 thatG3754 I am not lyingG3756G5574. 32InG1722 DamascusG1154, theG3588 governorG1481 underG3588 KingG935 AretasG702 securedG5432 theG3588 cityG4172 of the DamascenesG1153 in order to arrestG4084 meG1473. 33ButG2532 I was loweredG5465 inG1722 a basketG4553 throughG1223 a windowG2376 inG1223 theG3588 wallG5038 andG2532 escapedG1628 hisG846 graspG5495.