New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Corinthians 12:11-15

11I have becomeG1096 1foolishG878; you yourselvesG4771 compelledG315 me. ActuallyG1063 I shouldG3784 have been commendedG4921 by you, sinceG1063 I was 2in noG3762 respectG3762 inferiorG5302 to the 3mostG5244 eminentG5244 apostlesG652, evenG2532 thoughG1487 4I amG1510 a nobodyG3762. 12The 5distinguishingG4592 marksG4592 6of a true apostleG652 were performedG2716 amongG1722 you with allG3956 perseveranceG5281, by 7signsG4592, wondersG5059, and 8miraclesG1411. 13For in whatG5101 respect were you treatedG2274 asG2274 inferiorG2274 to the restG3062 of the churchesG1577, exceptG1508 that 9I myselfG846 did not becomeG2655 aG2655 burdenG2655 toG2655 you? ForgiveG5483 me 10thisG3778 wrongG93!

14HereG2400 11for thisG3778 thirdG5154 timeG5154 I amG2192 readyG2093 to comeG2064 to you, and I 12will not beG2655 aG2655 burdenG2655 toG2655 you; for I 13do not seekG2212 what is yoursG4771, but 14you; for 15childrenG5043 are not responsibleG3784 to saveG2343 upG2343 for their parentsG1118, but 16parentsG1118 for their childrenG5043. 15I will 17mostG2234 gladlyG2234 spendG1159 and be expendedG1550 for your soulsG5590. IfG1487 18I loveG25 you moreG4056, am I to be lovedG25 lessG2269?

Notes

1. 2 Corinthians 12:11 2 Cor 5:13; 11:16f; 12:6 ↩
2. 2 Corinthians 12:11 1 Cor 15:10; 2 Cor 11:5 ↩
3. 2 Corinthians 12:11 Or super-apostles ↩
4. 2 Corinthians 12:11 1 Cor 3:7; 13:2; 15:9 ↩
5. 2 Corinthians 12:12 John 4:48; Rom 15:19; 1 Cor 9:1 ↩
6. 2 Corinthians 12:12 Lit of the apostle ↩
7. 2 Corinthians 12:12 Or confirming miracles ↩
8. 2 Corinthians 12:12 Or works of power ↩
9. 2 Corinthians 12:13 1 Cor 9:12, 18; 2 Cor 11:9; 12:14 ↩
10. 2 Corinthians 12:13 2 Cor 11:7 ↩
11. 2 Corinthians 12:14 2 Cor 1:15; 13:1, 2 ↩
12. 2 Corinthians 12:14 1 Cor 9:12, 18; 2 Cor 11:9; 12:13 ↩
13. 2 Corinthians 12:14 1 Cor 10:24, 33 ↩
14. 2 Corinthians 12:14 1 Cor 9:19 ↩
15. 2 Corinthians 12:14 1 Cor 4:14f; Gal 4:19 ↩
16. 2 Corinthians 12:14 Prov 19:14; Ezek 34:2 ↩
17. 2 Corinthians 12:15 Rom 9:3; 2 Cor 1:6; Phil 2:17; Col 1:24; 1 Thess 2:8; 2 Tim 2:10 ↩
18. 2 Corinthians 12:15 2 Cor 11:11 ↩