2 Corinthians 11:5-23

5For I reckon that in nothingG3367 I am behind those who are in surpassing degree apostlesG652.

6But if [I am] a simple person in speechG3056, yet not in knowledgeG1108, but in everythingG3956 making [the truth] manifestG5319 in all thingsG3956 to you.

7Have I committed sinG266, abasing myself in orderG2443 that ye might be exaltedG5312, because I gratuitously announced to you the glad tidings of 1GodG2316?

8I spoiled otherG243 assemblies, receivingG2983 hire for ministryG1248 towards you.

9And being presentG3918 with you and lackingG5303, I did not lazily burdenG2655 any oneG3588, (for the brethren who cameG2064 from MacedoniaG3109 supplied what I lackedG5302,) and in everythingG3956 I keptG5083 myself from being a burdenG2655 to you, and will keepG5083 myself.

10[The] truthG225 of ChristG5547 isG1510 in me that this boastingG2746 shall not beG1510 stopped as to me in the regionsG2824 of AchaiaG882.

11WhyG5101? because I do not loveG25 you? 2GodG2316 knows.

12But what I do, I will alsoG2532 do, that I may cutG1581 off the opportunityG874 of those wishingG2309 [for] an opportunityG874, that wherein they boastG2744 they may be foundG2147 evenG2532 as we.

13For suchG5108 [are] false apostlesG652, deceitful workersG2040, transforming themselves into apostlesG652 of ChristG5547.

14And [it is] not wonderful, for SatanG4567 himself transforms himself into an angelG32 of lightG5457.

15It isG1510 no greatG3173 thing thereforeG3767 if his ministers alsoG2532 transform themselves as ministers of righteousnessG1343; whose endG5056 shall beG1510 accordingG2596 to their worksG2041.

16AgainG3825 I sayG3004, Let not any oneG5100 thinkG1380 me to beG1510 a foolG878; but if otherwise, receiveG1209 me thenG1161 even as a foolG878, that I alsoG1161 may boastG2744 myself some littleG3398.

17What I speakG2980 I do not speakG2980 accordingG2596 to [the] LordG2962, but as in folly, in this confidenceG5287 of boastingG2746.

18Since manyG4183 boastG2744 accordingG2596 to fleshG4561, I also will boastG2744.

19For ye bearG430 foolsG878 readily, beingG1510 wiseG5429.

20For ye bearG430 if any oneG5100 bring you into bondage, if any oneG5100 devourG2719 [you], if any oneG5100 get [your money], if any oneG5100 exalt himself, if any oneG5100 beatG1194 you on the faceG4383.

21I speakG3004 as to dishonour, as though we had been weakG770; but wherein any oneG5100 is daring, (I speakG3004 in folly,) I alsoG1161 am daring.

22AreG1510 they HebrewsG1445? I also. AreG1510 they IsraelitesG2475? I also. AreG1510 they seedG4690 of AbrahamG11? I also.

23AreG1510 they ministers of ChristG5547? (I speakG2980 as beingG1510 beside myself) I above measure [so]; in labours exceedingly abundant, in stripes to excess, in prisonsG5438 exceedingly abundant, in deaths oft.