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2 Corinthians 11:5-23

5ForIreckonthatinnothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367Iambehindthosewhoareinsurpassing degreeapostlesG652.

6Butif[Iam]asimplepersoninspeechλόγῳ,logōG3056,yetnotinknowledgeγνώσει,gnōseiG1108,butineverythingG3956making [thetruth]manifestφανερώσαντεςphanerōsantesG5319inallthingsG3956toyou.

7HaveIcommittedsinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266, abasingmyselfinorderG2443thatyemightbeexaltedὑψωθῆτε,hupsōthēteG5312,becauseIgratuitously announcedtoyoutheglad tidingsofGodθεοῦtheouG2316?

8IspoiledotherἄλλαςallasG243assemblies,receivingG2983hireforministryG1248towardsyou.

9AndbeingpresentπαρὼνparōnG3918withyouandlackingG5303,IdidnotlazilyburdenκατενάρκησαkatenarkēsaG2655anyoneG3588, (forthebrethrenwhocameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064fromMacedoniaΜακεδονίας,MakedoniasG3109suppliedwhatIlackedG5302,)andineverythingπαντὶpantiG3956IkeptG5083myselffrombeingaburdenG2655toyou,andwillkeepG5083myself.

10[The]truthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547isG1510inmethatthisboastingκαύχησιςkauchēsisG2746shallnotbeG1510stoppedastomeintheregionsκλίμασινklimasinG2824ofAchaiaἈχαΐας.AchaiasG882.

11Whyτί;tiG5101?becauseIdonotloveἀγαπῶagapōG25you?GodθεὸςtheosG2316knows.

12ButwhatIdo,IwillalsoG2532do,thatImaycutἐκκόψωekkopsōG1581offtheopportunityἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874ofthosewishingG2309[for]anopportunityἀφορμήν,aphormēnG874,thatwhereintheyboastκαυχῶνται,kauchōntaiG2744theymaybefoundG2147evenG2532aswe.

13ForsuchτοιοῦτοιtoioutoiG5108[are]falseapostlesG652,deceitfulworkersἐργάταιergataiG2040, transformingthemselvesintoapostlesG652ofChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547.

14And[itis]notwonderful,forSatanσατανᾶςsatanasG4567himselftransformshimselfintoanangelἄγγελονangelonG32oflightφωτός·phōtosG5457.

15ItisἔσταιestaiG1510nogreatG3173thingthereforeοὖνounG3767ifhisministersalsoG2532transformthemselvesasministersofrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343;whoseendτέλοςtelosG5056shallbeG1510accordingκατὰkataG2596totheirworksG2041.

16AgainΠάλινPalinG3825Isayλέγω,legōG3004,LetnotanyoneG5100thinkδόξῃdoxēG1380metobeG1510afoolἄφροναaphronaG878;butifotherwise,receiveδέξασθέdexastheG1209methenδὲdeG1161evenasafoolἄφροναaphronaG878,thatIalsoG1161mayboastκαυχήσωμαι.kauchēsōmaiG2744myselfsomelittleμικρόνmikronG3398.

17WhatIspeakG2980IdonotspeakG2980accordingκατὰkataG2596to[the]LordκύριονkurionG2962,butasinfolly,inthisconfidenceὑποστάσειhupostaseiG5287ofboastingκαυχήσεως.kauchēseōsG2746.

18SincemanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183boastκαυχῶνταιkauchōntaiG2744accordingκατὰkataG2596tofleshσάρκα,sarkaG4561,Ialsowillboastκαυχήσομαι.kauchēsomaiG2744.

19ForyebearἀνέχεσθεanechestheG430foolsἀφρόνων,aphronōnG878readily,beingὄντες·ontesG1510wiseφρόνιμοιphronimoiG5429.

20ForyebearἀνέχεσθεanechestheG430ifanyoneG5100bringyouintobondage,ifanyoneG5100devourκατεσθίει,katesthieiG2719[you],ifanyoneG5100get [yourmoney],ifanyoneG5100exalthimself,ifanyoneG5100beatG1194youonthefaceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383.

21Ispeakλέγω,legōG3004astodishonour,asthoughwehadbeenweakἠσθενήκαμεν·ēsthenēkamenG770;butwhereinanyoneG5100isdaring, (Ispeakλέγω,legōG3004infolly,)IalsoG1161amdaring.

22AreG1510theyHebrewsἙβραῖοίHebraioiG1445?Ialso.AreG1510theyIsraelitesἸσραηλῖταίIsraēlitaiG2475?Ialso.AreG1510theyseedG4690ofAbrahamἈβραάμAbraamG11?Ialso.

23AreG1510theyministersofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547? (Ispeakλαλῶ·lalōG2980asbeingG1510besidemyself)Iabovemeasure [so];inlabours exceedingly abundant,instripestoexcess,inprisonsG5438exceedingly abundant,indeaths oft.

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