New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Corinthians 11

Paul Defends His Apostleship

1I wishὌφελονHophelonG3785that you wouldbearἀνείχεσθέaneichestheG430with me in a littleμικρόνmikronG3398foolishnessἀφροσύνης·aphrosunēsG877; butindeedκαὶkaiG2532you are bearingἀνέχεσθέanechestheG430with me.

2For I amG2206jealousζηλῶzēlōG2206for you with a godlyθεοῦtheouG2316jealousyζήλῳ·zēlōG2205; for IbetrothedἡρμοσάμηνhērmosamēnG718you to oneἑνὶheniG1520husbandἀνδρὶandriG435, topresentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936you asa pureἁγνὴνhagnēnG53virginπαρθένονparthenonG3933to ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547.

3But I amG5399afraidφοβοῦμαιphoboumaiG5399that, as theserpentὄφιςophisG3789deceivedἐξηπάτησενexēpatēsenG1818EveΕὕανHeuanG2096by his trickeryπανουργίᾳpanourgiaG3834,your mindsνοήματαnoēmataG3540will be ledG5351astrayG5351from sincereG572and pureἁγνότητοςhagnotētosG54devotionG572to ChristΧριστόν.ChristonG5547.

4For ifεἰeiG1487one comesἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064and preachesκηρύσσειkērusseiG2784anotherἄλλονallonG243JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424whomὃνhonG3739we have not preachedἐκηρύξαμεν,ekēruxamenG2784,orἢēG2228you receiveλαμβάνετεlambaneteG2983adifferentἕτερονheteronG2087spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151whichὃhoG3739you have not receivedἐλάβετε,elabeteG2983,orἢēG2228adifferentἕτερονheteronG2087gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098whichὃhoG3739you have not acceptedἐδέξασθε,edexastheG1209, this youtolerateἀνέχεσθε.¶anechestheG430verywellκαλῶςkalōsG2573!

5For I considerΛογίζομαιLogizomaiG3049myselfnot in the leastμηδὲνmēdenG3367inferiorὑστερηκέναιhusterēkenaiG5302to themostG5244eminentG5244apostlesἀποστόλων.apostolōnG652.

6But evenκαὶkaiG2532ifεἰeiG1487I amunskilledἰδιώτηςidiōtēsG2399in speechλόγῳ,logōG3056,yetG235I am not so inknowledgeγνώσει,gnōseiG1108;inG235factG235,in everyG3956wayG3956we havemadeG5319thisevidentG5319to you in allG3956thingsG3956.

7OrἢēG2228did I commitἐποίησαepoiēsaG4160a sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266by humblingταπεινῶνtapeinōnG5013myselfG1683soἵναinaG2443thatG2443you might be exaltedὑψωθῆτε,hupsōthēteG5312,becauseὅτιhotiG3754I preachedεὐηγγελισάμηνeuēngelisamēnG2097thegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098of GodθεοῦtheouG2316to youwithoutG1432chargeG1432?

8I robbedἐσύλησαesulēsaG4813otherἄλλαςallasG243churchesἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577bytakingλαβὼνlabōnG2983wagesὀψώνιονopsōnionG3800from themto serveδιακονίαν,diakonianG1248you;

9and when I wasG3918presentπαρὼνparōnG3918with you and wasG5302inG5302needὑστερηθεὶςhusterētheisG5302,I wasG2655not aG2655burdenκατενάρκησαkatenarkēsaG2655toG2655anyoneοὐθενός·outhenosG3762; for whenthe brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064fromMacedoniaΜακεδονίας,MakedoniasG3109they fullyG4322suppliedG4322my needὑστέρημάhusterēmaG5303,and in everythingπαντὶpantiG3956I keptἐτήρησαetērēsaG5083myselfG1683fromG4beingG4aG4burdenG4to you,and will continueτηρήσω.tērēsōG5083to do so.

10As the truthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547is in me,thisαὕτηhautēG3778boastingκαύχησιςkauchēsisG2746of mineεἰςeisG1519 G1473will not be stoppedφραγήσεταιphragēsetaiG5420in the regionsκλίμασινklimasinG2824ofAchaiaἈχαΐας.AchaiasG882.

11Whyδιὰ τί;dia tiG1223 G5101?BecauseὅτιhotiG3754I do not loveἀγαπῶagapōG25you?GodθεὸςtheosG2316knowsG3609that I do!

12But whatὃhoG3739I am doingποιῶ,poiōG4160I will alsoG2532continue todoποιήσω,poiēsōG4160,soἵναinaG2443thatἵναinaG2443I may eliminateἐκκόψωekkopsōG1581the opportunityἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874from thoseG3588who wantθελόντωνthelontōnG2309an opportunityἀφορμήν,aphormēnG874to beregardedεὑρεθῶσινheurethōsinG2147justG2531asG2531we are in the matter about whichᾧhōG3739they are boastingκαυχῶνται,kauchōntaiG2744.

13For suchτοιοῦτοιtoioutoiG5108menG5108arefalseG5570apostlesG5570,deceitfulδόλιοι,dolioiG1386workersἐργάταιergataiG2040,disguisingμετασχηματιζόμενοιmetaschēmatizomenoiG3345themselves as apostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652of ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547.

14NoοὐouG3756wonderθαῦμα·thaumaG2295,for evenαὐτὸςautosG846SatanσατανᾶςsatanasG4567disguisesμετασχηματίζεταιmetaschēmatizetaiG3345himself as anangelἄγγελονangelonG32of lightφωτός·phōtosG5457.

15ThereforeοὖνounG3767it is not surprisingμέγαmegaG3173ifεἰeiG1487his servantsδιάκονοιdiakonoiG1249alsoκαὶkaiG2532disguiseμετασχηματίζονταιmetaschēmatizontaiG3345themselves as servantsδιάκονοιdiakonoiG1249of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,whoseὧνhōnG3739endτέλοςtelosG5056will be accordingκατὰkataG2596to their deedsἔργαergaG2041.

16AgainΠάλινPalinG3825I sayλέγω,legōG3004,let noG3361oneG5100thinkδόξῃdoxēG1380me foolishἄφροναaphronaG878;but ifεἰeiG1487you do,receiveδέξασθέdexastheG1209me evenG2579as foolishἄφροναaphronaG878,soG2443thatG2443I 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 ifεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100enslavesκαταδουλοῖ,katadouloiG2615you, ifεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100devoursκατεσθίει,katesthieiG2719you, ifεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100takesλαμβάνει,lambaneiG2983advantage ofyou, ifεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100exaltsἐπαίρεται,epairetaiG1869himself, ifεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100hitsδέρει.dereiG1194you in the faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383.

21To myshameἀτιμίανatimianG819I mustsayλέγω,legōG3004that we have beenweakἠσθενήκαμεν·ēsthenēkamenG770by comparison.But in whateverᾧ ἄνhō anG3739 G302respect anyoneτιςtisG5100elseisG5111boldG5111--I amspeakingλέγω,legōG3004in foolishnessἀφροσύνῃaphrosunēG877--I tooκἀγώ.kagōkaiG2532amG5111boldG5111.

22Are theyHebrewsἙβραῖοίHebraioiG1445?Soκἀγώ·kagōkaiG2532am I. Are theyIsraelitesἸσραηλῖταίIsraēlitaiG2475?Soκἀγώ·kagōkaiG2532am I. Are theydescendantsσπέρμαspermaG4690of AbrahamἈβραάμAbraamG11?Soκἀγώ·kagōkaiG2532am I.

23Are theyservantsδιάκονοιdiakonoiG1249of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547?--I am speakingλαλῶ·lalōG2980as if insaneπαραφρονῶνparaphronōnG3912--I moreG5228soG5228; infarG4056moreπερισσοτέρως,perissoterōsG4056laborsκόποιςkopoisG2873, infarG4056moreπερισσοτέρως,perissoterōsG4056imprisonmentsφυλακαῖςphulakaisG5438,beatenπληγαῖςplēgaisG4127timesG5234withoutG5234numberG5234,oftenπολλάκις.pollakisG4178in danger ofdeathθανάτοιςthanatoisG2288.

24FiveG3999timesG3999I receivedἔλαβον,elabonG2983from the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453thirty-nineπαρὰ μίανpara mianG5065 G3844 G1520lashes.

25ThreeτρὶςtrisG5151timesG5151I wasbeatenG4463withG4463rodsἐρραβδίσθην,errabdisthēnG4463,onceἅπαξhapaxG530I wasstonedἐλιθάσθην,elithasthēnG3034,threeτρὶςtrisG5151timesG5151I was shipwreckedἐναυάγησα,enauagēsaG3489,a nightG3574andG3574aG3574dayG3574I have spentπεποίηκα·pepoiēkaG4160adriftat seaβυθῷbuthōG1037.

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,dangersκινδύνοιςkindunoisG2794at seaθαλάσσῃ,thalassēG2281,dangersκινδύνοιςkindunoisG2794amongG1722falseψευδαδέλφοις,pseudadelphoisG5569brothersG5569;

27I have been inlaborκόπῳkopōG2873and hardshipμόχθῳ,mochthōG3449,throughG1722manyπολλάκις,pollakisG4178sleeplessG70nightsG70, inhungerλιμῷlimōG3042and thirstδίψει,dipseiG1373,oftenπολλάκις,pollakisG4178withoutG3521foodG3521,in coldψύχειpsucheiG5592andexposureγυμνότητι·gumnotētiG1132.

28ApartχωρὶςchōrisG5565from suchexternalπαρεκτὸςparektosG3924things, there is the dailyκαθ᾽ ἡμέραν,kath᾽ hēmeranG2596 G2250pressureG1988on me ofconcernμέριμναmerimnaG3308forallπασῶνpasōnG3956the churchesἐκκλησιῶν.ekklēsiōnG1577.

29WhoτίςtisG5101isweakἀσθενεῖ,astheneiG770withoutκαὶ οὐκkai oukG2532 G3756my being weakἀσθενῶ;asthenōG770?WhoτίςtisG5101isledG4624intoG4624sinσκανδαλίζεται,skandalizetaiG4624withoutκαὶ οὐκkai oukG2532 G3756my intenseG4448concernG4448?

30IfεἰeiG1487I haveδεῖ,deiG1163to boastκαυχᾶσθαιkauchasthaiG2744,I will boastκαυχήσομαι.¶kauchēsomaiG2744of whatG769pertains to myweaknessἀσθενείαςastheneiasG769.

31The GodθεὸςtheosG2316and FatherπατὴρpatērG3962of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,He who is blessedεὐλογητὸςeulogētosG2128foreverαἰῶνας,aiōnasG165,knowsG3609that I am not lyingψεύδομαι.¶pseudomaiG5574.

32InDamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154the ethnarchἐθνάρχηςethnarchēsG1481under AretasἉρέταHaretaG702the kingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935wasguardingἐφρούρειephroureiG5432the cityπόλινpolinG4172of the DamascenesΔαμασκηνῶνDamaskēnōnG1153in order to seizeπιάσαιpiasaiG4084me,

33and I was letG5465downG5465in a basketσαργάνῃsarganēG4553throughG1223a windowθυρίδοςthuridosG2376in the wallτείχουςteichousG5038, and soescapedἐξέφυγονexephugonG1628his handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495.

Paul Defends His Apostleship

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 11