2 Corinthians 11
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2 Corinthians 11:16-21

16AgainΠάλινPalinG3825I sayλέγω,legōG3004,let noG3361oneG5100thinkδόξῃdoxēG1380me foolishἄφροναaphronaG878;but ifεἰeiG1487you do,receiveδέξασθέdexastheG1209me evenG2579as foolishἄφροναaphronaG878,soἵναinaG2443that I alsoG2532may boastκαυχήσωμαι.kauchēsōmaiG2744a littleμικρόνmikronG3398.
17WhatὃhoG3739I am sayingλαλῶ,lalōG2980,I am not sayingλαλῶlalōG2980as the LordκύριονkurionG2962would, but asin foolishnessἀφροσύνῃ,aphrosunēG877,in thisταύτῃtautēG3778confidenceὑποστάσειhupostaseiG5287of boastingκαυχήσεως.kauchēseōsG2746.
18SinceἐπεὶepeiG1893manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183boastκαυχῶνταιkauchōntaiG2744accordingκατὰkataG2596to the fleshσάρκα,sarkaG4561,I will boastκαυχήσομαι.kauchēsomaiG2744alsoκἀγὼkagōkaiG2532.
19For you,beingὄντες·ontesG1510sowiseφρόνιμοιphronimoiG5429,tolerateἀνέχεσθεanechestheG430the foolishἀφρόνων,aphronōnG878gladlyἡδέωςhēdeōsG2234.
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.
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