2 Corinthians 11:6

2 Corinthians 11:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.
• New International Version (NIV)I may indeed be untrained as a speaker, but I do have knowledge. We have made this perfectly clear to you in every way.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Even if I am unskilled in speaking, I am not so in knowledge; indeed, in every way we have made this plain to you in all things.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Even though I am untrained in speech, yet I am not in knowledge. But we have been thoroughly manifested among you in all things.

Context of 2 Corinthians 11:6

4When someone comes to you telling about another Jesus whom we didn’t tell you about, you’re willing to put up with it. When you receive a spirit that is different from the Spirit you received earlier, you’re also willing to put up with that. When someone tells you good news that is different from the Good News you already accepted, you’re willing to put up with that too. 5I don’t think I’m inferior in any way to your super-apostles. Even though I’m not good with words, I know what I’m talking about. Timothy and I have made this clear to you in every possible way. 7Did I commit a sin when I humbled myself by telling you the Good News of God free of charge so that you could become important? 8I robbed other churches by taking pay from them to serve you.

2 Corinthians 11:6 word by word

εἰ δὲ καὶ ἰδιώτης τῷ λόγῳ, ἀλλ᾽ οὐ τῇ γνώσει, ἀλλ᾽ ἐν παντὶ φανερώσαντες ἐν πᾶσιν εἰς ὑμᾶς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• thoughεἰei · if: even thoughG1487
• ·καίkai · andG2532
• rudeἰδιώτηςidiōtēs · unlearnedG2399
• in speechὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• in speechλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• yetἀλλάalla · butG235
• notοὐou · noG3756
• in knowledgeγνῶσιςgnōsis · knowledgeG1108
• we have beenφανερόωphaneroō · to revealG5319
• throughlyἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• madeπᾶςpas · allG3956
• amongεἰςeis · towardG1519
• youσύsu · youG4771

Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 11:6

• 2 Corinthians 10:10I know that someone is saying that my letters are powerful and strong, but that I’m a weakling and a terrible speaker.
• 1 Corinthians 1:17Christ didn’t send me to baptize. Instead, he sent me to spread the Good News. I didn’t use intellectual arguments. That would have made the cross of Christ lose its meaning.
• 1 Corinthians 2:1Brothers and sisters, when I came to you, I didn’t speak about God’s mystery as if it were some kind of brilliant message or wisdom.
• Ephesians 3:4When you read this, you’ll see that I understand the mystery about Christ.
• 2 Peter 3:15Think of our Lord’s patience as an opportunity ⌞for us⌟ to be saved. This is what our dear brother Paul wrote to you about, using the wisdom God gave him.
• 2 Corinthians 4:2Instead, we have refused to use secret and shameful ways. We don’t use tricks, and we don’t distort God’s word. As God watches, we clearly reveal the truth to everyone. This is our ⌞letter of⌟ recommendation.
• 2 Corinthians 5:11As people who know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade others. God already knows what we are, and I hope that you also know what we are.
• 2 Corinthians 7:2Open your hearts to us. We haven’t treated anyone unjustly, ruined anyone, or cheated anyone.
• 2 Corinthians 12:12While I was among you I patiently did the signs, wonders, and miracles which prove that I’m an apostle.

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 11:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6But though I be rude in speech - ͅ ͅ Though I speak like a common unlettered man, in plain unadorned phrase, studying none of the graces of eloquence; yet I am not unskilled in the most profound knowledge of God, of spiritual and eternal things, of the nature of the human soul, and the sound truths of the Gospel system: ye yourselves are witnesses of this, as in all these things I have been thoroughly manifested among you. Inspired men received all their…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6But though I be rude in speech - see the note, 2 Corinthians 10:10. The word rendered “rude” here ( ̓́ idiōtēs) means properly a private citizen, in opposition to one in a public station; then a plebeian, or one unlettered or unlearned, in opposition to one of more elevated rank, or one who is learned; see the Acts 4:13 note; 1 Corinthians 14:16 note. The idea is, my language is that of a plain unlettered person. This was doubtless charged upon him by…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-15Verses 5-15 It is far better to be plain in speech, yet walking openly and consistently with the gospel, than to be admired by thousands, and be lifted up in pride, so as to disgrace the gospel by evil tempers and unholy lives. The apostle would not give room for any to accuse him of worldly designs in preaching the gospel, that others who opposed him at Corinth, might not in this respect gain advantage against him. Hypocrisy may be looked for, especially…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6These false teachers called themselves "super apostles" and looked down on Paul for not speaking eloquently (10:10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. rude--Greek, "a common man"; a "laic"; not rhetorically trained; unskilled in finish of diction. 1Co 2:1-4, 13; 2Co 10:10, 11, shows his words were not without weight, though his "speech" was deficient in oratorical artifice. "Yet I am not so in my knowledge" (2Co 12:1-5; Ep 3:1-5). have been ... made manifest--Read with the oldest manuscripts, "We have made things (Gospel truths) manifest," thus showing our "knowledge." English Version would mean, 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