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New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Corinthians 12:11-21

11I have become 1foolish; you yourselves compelled me. Actually I should have been commended by you, for 2in no respect was I inferior to the 3most eminent apostles, even though 4I am a nobody. 12The 56signs 7of a true apostle were performed among you with all perseverance, by 8signs and wonders and 9miracles. 13For in what respect were you treated as inferior to the rest of the churches, except that 10I myself did not become a burden to you? Forgive me 11this wrong!

14Here 12for this third time I am ready to come to you, and I 13will not be a burden to you; for I 14do not seek what is yours, but 15you; for 16children are not responsible to save up for their parents, but 17parents for their children. 15I will 18most gladly spend and be expended for your souls. If 19I love you more, am I to be loved less? 16But be that as it may, I 20did not burden you myself; nevertheless, crafty fellow that I am, I 21took you in by deceit. 1722Certainly I have not taken advantage of you through any of those whom I have sent to you, have I? 18I 23urged 24Titus to go, and I sent 25the brother with him. Titus did not take any advantage of you, did he? Did we not 26conduct ourselves 27in the same 28spirit and walk 29in the same steps?

19All this time 30you have been thinking that we are defending ourselves to you. Actually, 31it is in the sight of God that we have been speaking in Christ; and 32all for your upbuilding, 33beloved. 20For I am afraid that perhaps 34when I come I may find you to be not what I wish and may be found by you to be not what you wish; that perhaps there will be 35strife, jealousy, 36angry tempers, 37disputes, 38slanders, 39gossip, 40arrogance, 41disturbances; 21I am afraid that when I come again my God may humiliate me before you, and I may mourn over many of those who have 42sinned in the past and not repented of the 43impurity, 44immorality and sensuality which they have practiced.

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  1. 1. 2 Corinthians 12:11 2 Cor 5:13; 11:16f; 12:6 ↩
  2. 2. 2 Corinthians 12:11 1 Cor 15:10; 2 Cor 11:5 ↩
  3. 3. 2 Corinthians 12:11 Or super-apostles ↩
  4. 4. 2 Corinthians 12:11 1 Cor 3:7; 13:2; 15:9 ↩
  5. 5. 2 Corinthians 12:12 Or attesting miracles ↩
  6. 6. 2 Corinthians 12:12 John 4:48; Rom 15:19; 1 Cor 9:1 ↩
  7. 7. 2 Corinthians 12:12 Lit of the apostle ↩
  8. 8. 2 Corinthians 12:12 Or attesting miracles ↩
  9. 9. 2 Corinthians 12:12 Or works of power ↩
  10. 10. 2 Corinthians 12:13 1 Cor 9:12, 18; 2 Cor 11:9; 12:14 ↩
  11. 11. 2 Corinthians 12:13 2 Cor 11:7 ↩
  12. 12. 2 Corinthians 12:14 2 Cor 1:15; 13:1, 2 ↩
  13. 13. 2 Corinthians 12:14 1 Cor 9:12, 18; 2 Cor 11:9; 12:13 ↩
  14. 14. 2 Corinthians 12:14 1 Cor 10:24, 33 ↩
  15. 15. 2 Corinthians 12:14 1 Cor 9:19 ↩
  16. 16. 2 Corinthians 12:14 1 Cor 4:14f; Gal 4:19 ↩
  17. 17. 2 Corinthians 12:14 Prov 19:14; Ezek 34:2 ↩
  18. 18. 2 Corinthians 12:15 Rom 9:3; 2 Cor 1:6; Phil 2:17; Col 1:24; 1 Thess 2:8; 2 Tim 2:10 ↩
  19. 19. 2 Corinthians 12:15 2 Cor 11:11 ↩
  20. 20. 2 Corinthians 12:16 2 Cor 11:9 ↩
  21. 21. 2 Corinthians 12:16 2 Cor 11:20 ↩
  22. 22. 2 Corinthians 12:17 2 Cor 9:5 ↩
  23. 23. 2 Corinthians 12:18 2 Cor 8:6 ↩
  24. 24. 2 Corinthians 12:18 2 Cor 2:13 ↩
  25. 25. 2 Corinthians 12:18 2 Cor 8:18 ↩
  26. 26. 2 Corinthians 12:18 Lit walk ↩
  27. 27. 2 Corinthians 12:18 Or by the same Spirit ↩
  28. 28. 2 Corinthians 12:18 1 Cor 4:21 ↩
  29. 29. 2 Corinthians 12:18 Rom 4:12 ↩
  30. 30. 2 Corinthians 12:19 Or have you been thinking...? ↩
  31. 31. 2 Corinthians 12:19 Rom 9:1; 2 Cor 2:17 ↩
  32. 32. 2 Corinthians 12:19 Rom 14:19; 2 Cor 10:8; 1 Thess 5:11 ↩
  33. 33. 2 Corinthians 12:19 Heb 6:9 ↩
  34. 34. 2 Corinthians 12:20 1 Cor 4:21; 2 Cor 2:1-4 ↩
  35. 35. 2 Corinthians 12:20 1 Cor 1:11; 3:3 ↩
  36. 36. 2 Corinthians 12:20 Gal 5:20 ↩
  37. 37. 2 Corinthians 12:20 Rom 2:8; 1 Cor 11:19 ↩
  38. 38. 2 Corinthians 12:20 Rom 1:30; James 4:11; 1 Pet 2:1 ↩
  39. 39. 2 Corinthians 12:20 Rom 1:29 ↩
  40. 40. 2 Corinthians 12:20 1 Cor 4:6, 18; 5:2 ↩
  41. 41. 2 Corinthians 12:20 1 Cor 14:33 ↩
  42. 42. 2 Corinthians 12:21 2 Cor 13:2 ↩
  43. 43. 2 Corinthians 12:21 1 Cor 6:9, 18; Gal 5:19; Col 3:5 ↩
  44. 44. 2 Corinthians 12:21 I.e. sexual immorality ↩

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