2 Corinthians 11
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2 Corinthians 11:5-15

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 mineεἰςeisG1519G1473will not be stoppedφραγήσεταιphragēsetaiG5420in the regionsκλίμασινklimasinG2824ofAchaiaἈχαΐας.AchaiasG882.
11Whyδιὰ τί;dia tiG1223G5101?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.
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