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2 Corinthians 11

New American Standard Bible 1995

Paul Defends His Apostleship

1I wishG3785 that you would 1bearG430 with me in a littleG3398 2foolishnessG877; but 3indeedG2532 you are bearingG430 with me. 2For I amG2206 jealousG2206 for you with a godlyG2316 jealousyG2205; for I 4betrothedG718 you to oneG1520 husbandG435, so that to ChristG5547 I might 5presentG3936 you as a pureG53 virginG3933. 3But I amG5399 afraidG5399 that, as the 6serpentG3789 deceivedG1818 EveG2096 by his craftinessG3834, your mindsG3540 will be ledG5351 astrayG5351 from the simplicityG572 and purityG54 of devotion to ChristG5547. 4For ifG1487 7one comesG2064 and preachesG2784 8anotherG243 JesusG2424 whomG3739 we have not preachedG2784, orG2228 you receiveG2983 a 9differentG2087 spiritG4151 whichG3739 you have not receivedG2983, orG2228 a 10differentG2087 gospelG2098 whichG3739 you have not acceptedG1209, you 11bearG430 this 12beautifullyG2573. 5For I considerG3049 myself 13not in the leastG3367 inferiorG5302 to the 14mostG5244 eminentG5244 apostlesG652. 6But evenG2532 ifG1487 I am 15unskilledG2399 in speechG3056, yetG235 I am not so in 16knowledgeG1108; in factG235, in everyG3956 wayG3956 we have 17madeG5319 this evidentG5319 to you in allG3956 thingsG3956.

7OrG2228 18did I commitG4160 a sinG266 in humblingG5013 myselfG1683 soG2443 that you might be exaltedG5312, becauseG3754 I preachedG2097 the 19gospelG2098 of GodG2316 to you 20withoutG1431 chargeG1431? 8I robbedG4813 otherG243 churchesG1577 by 21takingG2983 wagesG3800 from them to serveG1248 you; 9and when I was presentG3918 with you and was in needG5302, I was 22not a burdenG2655 to anyoneG3762; for when 23the brethrenG80 cameG2064 from 24MacedoniaG3109 they fullyG4322 suppliedG4322 my needG5303, and in everythingG3956 I keptG5083 myselfG1683 from 25beingG4 a burdenG4 to you, 26and will continueG5083 to do so. 1027As the truthG225 of ChristG5547 is in me, 28thisG3778 boastingG2746 of mineG1519G1473 will not be stoppedG5420 in the regionsG2824 of 29AchaiaG882. 11WhyG1223G5101? 30BecauseG3754 I do not loveG25 you? 31GodG2316 knowsG3609 I do!

12But whatG3739 I am doingG4160 I will continueG2532 to doG4160, 32soG2443 that I may cutG1581 offG1581 opportunityG874 from thoseG3588 who desireG2309 an opportunityG874 to be 33regardedG2147 justG2531 as we are in the matter about whichG3739 they are boastingG2744. 13For suchG5108 menG5108 are 34falseG5570 apostlesG5570, 35deceitfulG1386 workersG2040, disguisingG3345 themselves as apostlesG652 of ChristG5547. 14NoG3756 wonderG2295, for evenG846 36SatanG4567 disguisesG3345 himself as an 37angelG32 of lightG5457. 15ThereforeG3767 it is not surprisingG3173 ifG1487 his servantsG1249 alsoG2532 disguiseG3345 themselves as servantsG1249 of righteousnessG1343, 38whoseG3739 endG5056 will be accordingG2596 to their deedsG2041.

1639AgainG3825 I sayG3004, let noG3361 oneG5100 thinkG1380 me foolishG878; but ifG1487 you do, receiveG1209 me evenG2579 as foolishG878, soG2443 that I alsoG2532 may boastG2744 a littleG3398. 17WhatG3739 I am sayingG2980, I am not sayingG2980 4041as the LordG2962 would, but as 42in foolishnessG877, in thisG3778 confidenceG5287 of boastingG2746. 18SinceG1893 43manyG4183 boastG2744 44accordingG2596 to the fleshG4561, I will boastG2744 alsoG2532. 19For you, 45beingG1510 so wiseG5429, tolerateG430 the foolishG878 gladlyG2234. 20For you tolerateG430 it ifG1487 anyoneG5100 46enslavesG2615 you, anyoneG5100 47devoursG2719 you, anyoneG5100 48takesG2983 advantage of you, anyoneG5100 49exaltsG1869 himself, anyoneG5100 50hitsG1194 you in the faceG4383. 21To my 51shameG819 I must sayG3004 that we have been 52weakG770 by comparison.

But in whateverG3739G302 respect anyoneG5100 else 53is boldG5111--I 54speakG3004 in foolishnessG877--I amG5111 justG2532 as boldG5111 myselfG1473. 22Are they 55HebrewsG1445? 56SoG2532 am I. Are they 57IsraelitesG2475? 58SoG2532 am I. Are they 5960descendantsG4690 of AbrahamG11? 61SoG2532 am I. 23Are they 62servantsG1249 of ChristG5547?--I speakG2980 as if insaneG3912--I moreG5228 soG5228; in 6364farG4057 moreG4057 laborsG2873, in 6566farG4057 moreG4057 imprisonmentsG5438, 6768beatenG4127 timesG5234 withoutG5234 numberG5234, oftenG4178 in 69dangerG2288 of deathG2288. 24FiveG3999 timesG3999 I receivedG2983 from the JewsG2453 70thirty-nineG5065G3844G1520 lashes. 25ThreeG5151 timesG5151 I was 71beatenG4463 with rodsG4463, onceG530 I was 72stonedG3034, threeG5151 timesG5151 I was shipwreckedG3489, a nightG3574 and a dayG3574 I have spentG4160 in the deepG1037. 26I have been on frequentG4178 journeysG3597, in dangersG2794 from riversG4215, dangersG2794 from robbersG3027, dangersG2794 from my 73countrymenG1085, dangersG2794 from the 74GentilesG1484, dangersG2794 in the 75cityG4172, dangersG2794 in the wildernessG2047, dangersG2794 on the seaG2281, dangersG2794 amongG1722 76falseG5569 brethrenG5569; 27I have been in 77laborG2873 and hardshipG3449, 78throughG1722 manyG4178 sleeplessG70 nightsG70, in 79hungerG3042 and thirstG1373, oftenG4178 80withoutG3521 foodG3521, in coldG5592 and 8182exposureG1132. 28ApartG5565 from such 83externalG3924 things, there is the dailyG2596G2250 pressureG1988 on me of concernG3308 for 84allG3956 the churchesG1577. 29WhoG5101 is 85weakG770 withoutG2532G3756 my being weakG770? WhoG5101 is 86ledG4624 into sinG4624 87withoutG2532G3756 my intenseG4448 concernG4448?

30IfG1487 I haveG1163 to boastG2744, I will boastG2744 of whatG769 pertains to my 88weaknessG769. 31The GodG2316 and FatherG3962 of the LordG2962 JesusG2424, 89He who is blessedG2128 foreverG165, 90knowsG3609 that I am not lyingG5574. 32In 91DamascusG1154 the ethnarchG1481 under AretasG702 the kingG935 was 92guardingG5432 the cityG4172 of the DamascenesG1153 in order to seizeG4084 me, 33and I was letG5465 downG5465 in a basketG4553 93throughG1223 a windowG2376 94in the wallG5038, and so escapedG1628 his handsG5495.

Notes

  1. 1. 2 Corinthians 11:1 Matt 17:17; 2 Cor 11:4, 16, 19f ↩
  2. 2. 2 Corinthians 11:1 2 Cor 5:13; 11:17, 21 ↩
  3. 3. 2 Corinthians 11:1 Or do indeed bear with me ↩
  4. 4. 2 Corinthians 11:2 Hos 2:19f; Eph 5:26f ↩
  5. 5. 2 Corinthians 11:2 2 Cor 4:14 ↩
  6. 6. 2 Corinthians 11:3 Gen 3:4, 13; John 8:44; 1 Thess 3:5; 1 Tim 2:14; Rev 12:9, 15 ↩
  7. 7. 2 Corinthians 11:4 Lit the one who comes preaches ↩
  8. 8. 2 Corinthians 11:4 1 Cor 3:11 ↩
  9. 9. 2 Corinthians 11:4 Rom 8:15 ↩
  10. 10. 2 Corinthians 11:4 Gal 1:6 ↩
  11. 11. 2 Corinthians 11:4 2 Cor 11:1 ↩
  12. 12. 2 Corinthians 11:4 Mark 7:9 ↩
  13. 13. 2 Corinthians 11:5 2 Cor 12:11; Gal 2:6 ↩
  14. 14. 2 Corinthians 11:5 Or super-apostles ↩
  15. 15. 2 Corinthians 11:6 1 Cor 1:17 ↩
  16. 16. 2 Corinthians 11:6 1 Cor 12:8; Eph 3:4 ↩
  17. 17. 2 Corinthians 11:6 2 Cor 4:2 ↩
  18. 18. 2 Corinthians 11:7 2 Cor 12:13 ↩
  19. 19. 2 Corinthians 11:7 Rom 1:1; 2 Cor 2:12 ↩
  20. 20. 2 Corinthians 11:7 Acts 18:3; 1 Cor 9:18 ↩
  21. 21. 2 Corinthians 11:8 1 Cor 4:12; 9:6; Phil 4:15, 18 ↩
  22. 22. 2 Corinthians 11:9 2 Cor 12:13f, 16 ↩
  23. 23. 2 Corinthians 11:9 Acts 18:5 ↩
  24. 24. 2 Corinthians 11:9 Rom 15:26; Phil 4:15-18 ↩
  25. 25. 2 Corinthians 11:9 2 Cor 12:13f, 16 ↩
  26. 26. 2 Corinthians 11:9 Lit and I will keep ↩
  27. 27. 2 Corinthians 11:10 Rom 1:9; 9:1; 2 Cor 1:23; Gal 2:20 ↩
  28. 28. 2 Corinthians 11:10 1 Cor 9:15 ↩
  29. 29. 2 Corinthians 11:10 Acts 18:12 ↩
  30. 30. 2 Corinthians 11:11 2 Cor 12:15 ↩
  31. 31. 2 Corinthians 11:11 Rom 1:9; 2 Cor 2:17; 11:31; 12:2f ↩
  32. 32. 2 Corinthians 11:12 1 Cor 9:12 ↩
  33. 33. 2 Corinthians 11:12 Lit found ↩
  34. 34. 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 ↩
  35. 35. 2 Corinthians 11:13 Phil 3:2 ↩
  36. 36. 2 Corinthians 11:14 Matt 4:10; Eph 6:12; Col 1:13 ↩
  37. 37. 2 Corinthians 11:14 Col 1:12 ↩
  38. 38. 2 Corinthians 11:15 Rom 2:6; 3:8 ↩
  39. 39. 2 Corinthians 11:16 2 Cor 11:1 ↩
  40. 40. 2 Corinthians 11:17 Lit in accordance with the Lord ↩
  41. 41. 2 Corinthians 11:17 1 Cor 7:12, 25 ↩
  42. 42. 2 Corinthians 11:17 2 Cor 11:21 ↩
  43. 43. 2 Corinthians 11:18 Phil 3:3f ↩
  44. 44. 2 Corinthians 11:18 2 Cor 5:16 ↩
  45. 45. 2 Corinthians 11:19 1 Cor 4:10 ↩
  46. 46. 2 Corinthians 11:20 2 Cor 1:24; Gal 2:4; 4:3, 9; 5:1 ↩
  47. 47. 2 Corinthians 11:20 Mark 12:40 ↩
  48. 48. 2 Corinthians 11:20 2 Cor 11:3; 12:16 ↩
  49. 49. 2 Corinthians 11:20 2 Cor 10:5 ↩
  50. 50. 2 Corinthians 11:20 1 Cor 4:11 ↩
  51. 51. 2 Corinthians 11:21 2 Cor 6:8 ↩
  52. 52. 2 Corinthians 11:21 2 Cor 10:10 ↩
  53. 53. 2 Corinthians 11:21 2 Cor 10:2 ↩
  54. 54. 2 Corinthians 11:21 2 Cor 11:17 ↩
  55. 55. 2 Corinthians 11:22 Acts 6:1 ↩
  56. 56. 2 Corinthians 11:22 Phil 3:5 ↩
  57. 57. 2 Corinthians 11:22 Rom 9:4 ↩
  58. 58. 2 Corinthians 11:22 Rom 9:4 ↩
  59. 59. 2 Corinthians 11:22 Lit seed ↩
  60. 60. 2 Corinthians 11:22 Gal 3:16 ↩
  61. 61. 2 Corinthians 11:22 Rom 11:1 ↩
  62. 62. 2 Corinthians 11:23 1 Cor 3:5; 2 Cor 3:6; 10:7 ↩
  63. 63. 2 Corinthians 11:23 Lit more abundant ↩
  64. 64. 2 Corinthians 11:23 1 Cor 15:10 ↩
  65. 65. 2 Corinthians 11:23 Lit more abundant ↩
  66. 66. 2 Corinthians 11:23 2 Cor 6:5 ↩
  67. 67. 2 Corinthians 11:23 Lit exceedingly in stripes ↩
  68. 68. 2 Corinthians 11:23 Acts 16:23; 2 Cor 6:5 ↩
  69. 69. 2 Corinthians 11:23 Rom 8:36 ↩
  70. 70. 2 Corinthians 11:24 Deut 25:3 ↩
  71. 71. 2 Corinthians 11:25 Acts 16:22 ↩
  72. 72. 2 Corinthians 11:25 Acts 14:19 ↩
  73. 73. 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 ↩
  74. 74. 2 Corinthians 11:26 Acts 14:5, 19; 19:23ff; 27:42 ↩
  75. 75. 2 Corinthians 11:26 Acts 21:31 ↩
  76. 76. 2 Corinthians 11:26 Gal 2:4 ↩
  77. 77. 2 Corinthians 11:27 1 Thess 2:9; 2 Thess 3:8 ↩
  78. 78. 2 Corinthians 11:27 Lit often in wakefulness ↩
  79. 79. 2 Corinthians 11:27 1 Cor 4:11; Phil 4:12 ↩
  80. 80. 2 Corinthians 11:27 2 Cor 6:5 ↩
  81. 81. 2 Corinthians 11:27 Lit nakedness; i.e. lack of clothing ↩
  82. 82. 2 Corinthians 11:27 1 Cor 4:11 ↩
  83. 83. 2 Corinthians 11:28 Or the things unmentioned ↩
  84. 84. 2 Corinthians 11:28 1 Cor 7:17 ↩
  85. 85. 2 Corinthians 11:29 1 Cor 8:9, 13; 9:22 ↩
  86. 86. 2 Corinthians 11:29 Lit made to stumble ↩
  87. 87. 2 Corinthians 11:29 Lit and I do not burn ↩
  88. 88. 2 Corinthians 11:30 1 Cor 2:3 ↩
  89. 89. 2 Corinthians 11:31 Rom 1:25 ↩
  90. 90. 2 Corinthians 11:31 2 Cor 11:11 ↩
  91. 91. 2 Corinthians 11:32 Acts 9:2 ↩
  92. 92. 2 Corinthians 11:32 Acts 9:24 ↩
  93. 93. 2 Corinthians 11:33 Acts 9:25 ↩
  94. 94. 2 Corinthians 11:33 Lit through ↩

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