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New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Corinthians 11:8-33

8I robbed other churches by 1taking wages from them to serve you; 9and when I was present with you and was in need, I was 2not a burden to anyone; for when 3the brethren came from 4Macedonia they fully supplied my need, and in everything I kept myself from 5being a burden to you, 6and will continue to do so. 107As the truth of Christ is in me, 8this boasting of mine will not be stopped in the regions of 9Achaia. 11Why? 10Because I do not love you? 11God knows I do!

12But what I am doing I will continue to do, 12so that I may cut off opportunity from those who desire an opportunity to be 13regarded just as we are in the matter about which they are boasting. 13For such men are 14false apostles, 15deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. 14No wonder, for even 16Satan disguises himself as an 17angel of light. 15Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, 18whose end will be according to their deeds.

1619Again I say, let no one think me foolish; but if you do, receive me even as foolish, so that I also may boast a little. 17What I am saying, I am not saying 2021as the Lord would, but as 22in foolishness, in this confidence of boasting. 18Since 23many boast 24according to the flesh, I will boast also. 19For you, 25being so wise, tolerate the foolish gladly. 20For you tolerate it if anyone 26enslaves you, anyone 27devours you, anyone 28takes advantage of you, anyone 29exalts himself, anyone 30hits you in the face. 21To my 31shame I must say that we have been 32weak by comparison.

But in whatever respect anyone else 33is bold--I 34speak in foolishness--I am just as bold myself. 22Are they 35Hebrews? 36So am I. Are they 37Israelites? 38So am I. Are they 3940descendants of Abraham? 41So am I. 23Are they 42servants of Christ?--I speak as if insane--I more so; in 4344far more labors, in 4546far more imprisonments, 4748beaten times without number, often in 49danger of death. 24Five times I received from the Jews 50thirty-nine lashes. 25Three times I was 51beaten with rods, once I was 52stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, a night and a day I have spent in the deep. 26I have been on frequent journeys, in dangers from rivers, dangers from robbers, dangers from my 53countrymen, dangers from the 54Gentiles, dangers in the 55city, dangers in the wilderness, dangers on the sea, dangers among 56false brethren; 27I have been in 57labor and hardship, 58through many sleepless nights, in 59hunger and thirst, often 60without food, in cold and 6162exposure. 28Apart from such 63external things, there is the daily pressure on me of concern for 64all the churches. 29Who is 65weak without my being weak? Who is 66led into sin 67without my intense concern?

30If I have to boast, I will boast of what pertains to my 68weakness. 31The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, 69He who is blessed forever, 70knows that I am not lying. 32In 71Damascus the ethnarch under Aretas the king was 72guarding the city of the Damascenes in order to seize me, 33and I was let down in a basket 73through a window 74in the wall, and so escaped his hands.

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  1. 1. 2 Corinthians 11:8 1 Cor 4:12; 9:6; Phil 4:15, 18 ↩
  2. 2. 2 Corinthians 11:9 2 Cor 12:13f, 16 ↩
  3. 3. 2 Corinthians 11:9 Acts 18:5 ↩
  4. 4. 2 Corinthians 11:9 Rom 15:26; Phil 4:15-18 ↩
  5. 5. 2 Corinthians 11:9 2 Cor 12:13f, 16 ↩
  6. 6. 2 Corinthians 11:9 Lit and I will keep ↩
  7. 7. 2 Corinthians 11:10 Rom 1:9; 9:1; 2 Cor 1:23; Gal 2:20 ↩
  8. 8. 2 Corinthians 11:10 1 Cor 9:15 ↩
  9. 9. 2 Corinthians 11:10 Acts 18:12 ↩
  10. 10. 2 Corinthians 11:11 2 Cor 12:15 ↩
  11. 11. 2 Corinthians 11:11 Rom 1:9; 2 Cor 2:17; 11:31; 12:2f ↩
  12. 12. 2 Corinthians 11:12 1 Cor 9:12 ↩
  13. 13. 2 Corinthians 11:12 Lit found ↩
  14. 14. 2 Corinthians 11:13 Acts 20:30; Gal 1:7; 2:4; Phil 1:15; Titus 1:10f; 2 Pet 2:1; Rev 2:2 ↩
  15. 15. 2 Corinthians 11:13 Phil 3:2 ↩
  16. 16. 2 Corinthians 11:14 Matt 4:10; Eph 6:12; Col 1:13 ↩
  17. 17. 2 Corinthians 11:14 Col 1:12 ↩
  18. 18. 2 Corinthians 11:15 Rom 2:6; 3:8 ↩
  19. 19. 2 Corinthians 11:16 2 Cor 11:1 ↩
  20. 20. 2 Corinthians 11:17 Lit in accordance with the Lord ↩
  21. 21. 2 Corinthians 11:17 1 Cor 7:12, 25 ↩
  22. 22. 2 Corinthians 11:17 2 Cor 11:21 ↩
  23. 23. 2 Corinthians 11:18 Phil 3:3f ↩
  24. 24. 2 Corinthians 11:18 2 Cor 5:16 ↩
  25. 25. 2 Corinthians 11:19 1 Cor 4:10 ↩
  26. 26. 2 Corinthians 11:20 2 Cor 1:24; Gal 2:4; 4:3, 9; 5:1 ↩
  27. 27. 2 Corinthians 11:20 Mark 12:40 ↩
  28. 28. 2 Corinthians 11:20 2 Cor 11:3; 12:16 ↩
  29. 29. 2 Corinthians 11:20 2 Cor 10:5 ↩
  30. 30. 2 Corinthians 11:20 1 Cor 4:11 ↩
  31. 31. 2 Corinthians 11:21 2 Cor 6:8 ↩
  32. 32. 2 Corinthians 11:21 2 Cor 10:10 ↩
  33. 33. 2 Corinthians 11:21 2 Cor 10:2 ↩
  34. 34. 2 Corinthians 11:21 2 Cor 11:17 ↩
  35. 35. 2 Corinthians 11:22 Acts 6:1 ↩
  36. 36. 2 Corinthians 11:22 Phil 3:5 ↩
  37. 37. 2 Corinthians 11:22 Rom 9:4 ↩
  38. 38. 2 Corinthians 11:22 Rom 9:4 ↩
  39. 39. 2 Corinthians 11:22 Lit seed ↩
  40. 40. 2 Corinthians 11:22 Gal 3:16 ↩
  41. 41. 2 Corinthians 11:22 Rom 11:1 ↩
  42. 42. 2 Corinthians 11:23 1 Cor 3:5; 2 Cor 3:6; 10:7 ↩
  43. 43. 2 Corinthians 11:23 Lit more abundant ↩
  44. 44. 2 Corinthians 11:23 1 Cor 15:10 ↩
  45. 45. 2 Corinthians 11:23 Lit more abundant ↩
  46. 46. 2 Corinthians 11:23 2 Cor 6:5 ↩
  47. 47. 2 Corinthians 11:23 Lit exceedingly in stripes ↩
  48. 48. 2 Corinthians 11:23 Acts 16:23; 2 Cor 6:5 ↩
  49. 49. 2 Corinthians 11:23 Rom 8:36 ↩
  50. 50. 2 Corinthians 11:24 Deut 25:3 ↩
  51. 51. 2 Corinthians 11:25 Acts 16:22 ↩
  52. 52. 2 Corinthians 11:25 Acts 14:19 ↩
  53. 53. 2 Corinthians 11:26 Acts 9:23; 13:45, 50; 14:5; 17:5, 13; 18:12; 20:3, 19; 21:27; 23:10, 12; 25:3; 1 Thess 2:15 ↩
  54. 54. 2 Corinthians 11:26 Acts 14:5, 19; 19:23ff; 27:42 ↩
  55. 55. 2 Corinthians 11:26 Acts 21:31 ↩
  56. 56. 2 Corinthians 11:26 Gal 2:4 ↩
  57. 57. 2 Corinthians 11:27 1 Thess 2:9; 2 Thess 3:8 ↩
  58. 58. 2 Corinthians 11:27 Lit often in wakefulness ↩
  59. 59. 2 Corinthians 11:27 1 Cor 4:11; Phil 4:12 ↩
  60. 60. 2 Corinthians 11:27 2 Cor 6:5 ↩
  61. 61. 2 Corinthians 11:27 Lit nakedness; i.e. lack of clothing ↩
  62. 62. 2 Corinthians 11:27 1 Cor 4:11 ↩
  63. 63. 2 Corinthians 11:28 Or the things unmentioned ↩
  64. 64. 2 Corinthians 11:28 1 Cor 7:17 ↩
  65. 65. 2 Corinthians 11:29 1 Cor 8:9, 13; 9:22 ↩
  66. 66. 2 Corinthians 11:29 Lit made to stumble ↩
  67. 67. 2 Corinthians 11:29 Lit and I do not burn ↩
  68. 68. 2 Corinthians 11:30 1 Cor 2:3 ↩
  69. 69. 2 Corinthians 11:31 Rom 1:25 ↩
  70. 70. 2 Corinthians 11:31 2 Cor 11:11 ↩
  71. 71. 2 Corinthians 11:32 Acts 9:2 ↩
  72. 72. 2 Corinthians 11:32 Acts 9:24 ↩
  73. 73. 2 Corinthians 11:33 Acts 9:25 ↩
  74. 74. 2 Corinthians 11:33 Lit through ↩

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