New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Corinthians 11
Paul Defends His Apostleship
2For I amG2206jealousζηλῶzēlōG2206for you with a godlyθεοῦtheouG2316jealousyζήλῳ·zēlōG2205; for IbetrothedἡρμοσάμηνhērmosamēnG718you to oneἑνὶheniG1520husbandἀνδρὶandriG435,so that to ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547I mightpresentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936you asa pureἁγνὴνhagnēnG53virginπαρθένονparthenonG3933.
3But I amG5399afraidφοβοῦμαιphoboumaiG5399that, as theserpentὄφιςophisG3789deceivedἐξηπάτησενexēpatēsenG1818EveΕὕανHeuanG2096by his craftinessπανουργίᾳpanourgiaG3834,your mindsνοήματαnoēmataG3540will be ledG5351astrayG5351from the simplicityἁπλότητοςhaplotētosG572and purityἁγνότητοςhagnotētosG54of devotionto ChristΧριστόν.ChristonG5547.
4For ifεἰeiG1487one comesἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064and preachesκηρύσσειkērusseiG2784anotherἄλλονallonG243JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424whomὃνhonG3739we have not preachedἐκηρύξαμεν,ekēruxamenG2784,orἢēG2228you receiveλαμβάνετεlambaneteG2983adifferentἕτερονheteronG2087spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151whichὃhoG3739you have not receivedἐλάβετε,elabeteG2983,orἢēG2228adifferentἕτερονheteronG2087gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098whichὃhoG3739you have not acceptedἐδέξασθε,edexastheG1209, youbearἀνέχεσθε.¶anechestheG430thisbeautifullyκαλῶςkalōsG2573.
7OrἢēG2228did I commitἐποίησαepoiēsaG4160a sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266in humblingταπεινῶνtapeinōnG5013myselfG1683soἵναinaG2443that you might be exaltedὑψωθῆτε,hupsōthēteG5312,becauseὅτιhotiG3754I preachedεὐηγγελισάμηνeuēngelisamēnG2097thegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098of GodθεοῦtheouG2316to youwithoutG1431chargeG1431?
9and when I was presentπαρὼνparōnG3918with you and was in needὑστερηθεὶςhusterētheisG5302, I wasnot a burdenκατενάρκησαkatenarkēsaG2655to anyoneοὐθενός·outhenosG3762; for whenthe brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064fromMacedoniaΜακεδονίας,MakedoniasG3109they fullyG4322suppliedG4322my needὑστέρημάhusterēmaG5303,and in everythingπαντὶpantiG3956I keptἐτήρησαetērēsaG5083myselfG1683frombeingG4a burdenG4to you,and will continueτηρήσω.tērēsōG5083to do so.
12But whatὃhoG3739I am doingποιῶ,poiōG4160I will continueG2532to doποιήσω,poiēsōG4160,soG2443that I may cutἐκκόψωekkopsōG1581offG1581opportunityἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874from thoseG3588who desireθελόντωνthelontōnG2309an opportunityἀφορμήν,aphormēnG874to beregardedεὑρεθῶσινheurethōsinG2147justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as we are in the matter about whichᾧhōG3739they are boastingκαυχῶνται,kauchōntaiG2744.
15ThereforeοὖνounG3767it is not surprisingμέγαmegaG3173ifεἰeiG1487his servantsδιάκονοιdiakonoiG1249alsoκαὶkaiG2532disguiseμετασχηματίζονταιmetaschēmatizontaiG3345themselves as servantsδιάκονοιdiakonoiG1249of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,whoseὧνhōnG3739endτέλοςtelosG5056will be accordingκατὰkataG2596to their deedsἔργαergaG2041.
20For you tolerateἀνέχεσθεanechestheG430it ifG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100enslavesκαταδουλοῖ,katadouloiG2615you, anyoneτιςtisG5100devoursκατεσθίει,katesthieiG2719you, anyoneτιςtisG5100takesλαμβάνει,lambaneiG2983advantage of you, anyoneτιςtisG5100exaltsἐπαίρεται,epairetaiG1869himself, anyoneτιςtisG5100hitsδέρει.dereiG1194you in the faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383.
21To myshameἀτιμίανatimianG819I mustsayλέγω,legōG3004that we have beenweakἠσθενήκαμεν·ēsthenēkamenG770by comparison.But in whateverᾧ ἄνhō anG3739G302respect anyoneτιςtisG5100elseis boldG5111--Ispeakλέγω,legōG3004in foolishnessἀφροσύνῃaphrosunēG877--I amG5111justκἀγώ.kagōkaiG2532as boldG5111myselfκἀγώ.kagōkaiG1473.
23Are theyservantsδιάκονοιdiakonoiG1249of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547?--I speakλαλῶ·lalōG2980as if insaneπαραφρονῶνparaphronōnG3912--I moreG5228soG5228; infarG4057moreG4057laborsκόποιςkopoisG2873, infarG4057moreG4057imprisonmentsφυλακαῖςphulakaisG5438,beatenπληγαῖςplēgaisG4127timesG5234withoutG5234numberG5234,oftenπολλάκις.pollakisG4178indangerG2288of deathG2288.
26I have beenon frequentπολλάκις,pollakisG4178journeysὁδοιπορίαιςhodoiporiaisG3597,in dangersκινδύνοιςkindunoisG2794from riversποταμῶν,potamōnG4215,dangersκινδύνοιςkindunoisG2794from robbersλῃστῶν,lēstōnG3027,dangersκινδύνοιςkindunoisG2794from mycountrymenγένους,genousG1085,dangersκινδύνοιςkindunoisG2794from theGentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484,dangersκινδύνοιςkindunoisG2794in thecityπόλει,poleiG4172,dangersκινδύνοιςkindunoisG2794in the wildernessἐρημίᾳ,erēmiaG2047,dangersκινδύνοιςkindunoisG2794on the seaθαλάσσῃ,thalassēG2281,dangersκινδύνοιςkindunoisG2794amongG1722falseψευδαδέλφοις,pseudadelphoisG5569brethrenG5569;
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
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