2 Corinthians 11:5-23

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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.

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.