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2 Corinthians 11:29
29Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to stumble, and I do not burn with indignation?
2 Corinthians 11:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?
- New International Version (NIV)Who is weak, and I do not feel weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not inwardly burn?
- English Standard Version (ESV)Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to fall, and I am not indignant?
- New King James Version (NKJV)Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to stumble, and I do not burn with indignation?
Context of 2 Corinthians 11:29
27toil and hardship, many sleepless nights, hunger and thirst, often without food, cold, and without clothing. 28Not to mention other things, there is the daily pressure on me: my concern for all the churches. Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to stumble, and I do not burn with indignation? 30If boasting is necessary, I will boast about my weaknesses. 31The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is blessed forever, knows I am not lying.
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τίς ἀσθενεῖ, καὶ οὐκ ἀσθενῶ; τίς σκανδαλίζεται, καὶ οὐκ ἐγὼ πυροῦμαι;Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 11:29
- 2 Corinthians 2:4For I wrote to you with many tears out of an extremely troubled and anguished heart — not to cause you pain, but that you should know the abundant love I have for you.
- 2 Corinthians 7:5In fact, when we came into Macedonia, we had no rest. Instead, we were troubled in every way: conflicts on the outside, fears within.
- 2 Corinthians 13:9We rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. We also pray that you become fully mature.
- Ezra 9:1After these things had been done, the leaders approached me and said, “The people of Israel, the priests, and the Levites have not separated themselves from the surrounding peoples whose detestable practices are like those of the Canaanites, Hethites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites.
- Romans 12:15Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.
- Romans 15:1Now we who are strong have an obligation to bear the weaknesses of those without strength, and not to please ourselves.
- 1 Corinthians 8:13Therefore, if food causes my brother or sister to fall, I will never again eat meat, so that I won’t cause my brother or sister to fall.
- 1 Corinthians 9:22To the weak I became weak, in order to win the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that I may by every possible means save some.
- 1 Corinthians 12:26So if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
- Galatians 6:2Carry one another’s burdens; in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:5For this reason, when I could no longer stand it, I also sent him to find out about your faith, fearing that the tempter had tempted you and that our labor might be for nothing.
- 2 Corinthians 11:13For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
- Numbers 25:6An Israelite man came bringing a Midianite woman to his relatives in the sight of Moses and the whole Israelite community while they were weeping at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
- Nehemiah 5:6I became extremely angry when I heard their outcry and these complaints.
- Nehemiah 13:15At that time I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath. They were also bringing in stores of grain and loading them on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought to Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day.
- John 2:17And his disciples remembered that it is written: Zeal for your house will consume me.
Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 11:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Who is weak - What Church is there under persecution, with which I do not immediately sympathize? or who, from his weakness in the faith, and scrupulousness of conscience, is likely to be stumbled, or turned out of the way, to whom I do not condescend, and whose burden I do not bear? Who is offended - Or likely to be turned out of the way, and I burn not with zeal to restore and confirm him? This seems to be the sense of these different questions.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Who is weak - I sympathize with all. I feel where others feel, and their sorrows excite deep sympathetic emotions in my bosom. Like a tender and compassionate friend I am affected when I see others in circumstances of distress. The word “weak” here may refer to any lack of strength, any infirmity or feebleness arising either from body or mind. It may include all who were feeble by persecution or by disease; or it may refer to the weak in faith and…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-33Verses 22-33 The apostle gives an account of his labours and sufferings; not out of pride or vain-glory, but to the honour of God, who enabled him to do and suffer so much for the cause of Christ; and shows wherein he excelled the false apostles, who tried to lessen his character and usefulness. It astonishes us to reflect on this account of his dangers, hardships, and sufferings, and to observe his patience, perseverance, diligence, cheerfulness, and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-29Instead of boasting about his strengths and successes like the false teachers, Paul boasts about his weaknesses and defeats, directing attention away from himself and toward God.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. I ... weak--in condescending sympathy with the weak (1Co 9:22). "Care generates sympathy, which causes the minister of Christ personally to enter into the feelings of all his people, as if he stood in their position, so as to accommodate himself to all" [Calvin]. offended--by some stumbling-block put in his way by others: the "weak" is most liable to be "offended." I burn not--The "I" in the Greek is emphatic, which it is not in the former clause, "I…Read the comment
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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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