2 Corinthians 11:2

2 Corinthians 11:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
• New International Version (NIV)I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
• New Living Translation (NLT)For I am jealous for you with the jealousy of God himself. I promised you as a pure bride to one husband—Christ.

Context of 2 Corinthians 11:2

1Oh, that you would bear with me in a little folly—and indeed you do bear with me. For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. 3But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. 4For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted—you may well put up with it!

2 Corinthians 11:2 word by word

ζηλῶ γὰρ ὑμᾶς θεοῦ ζήλῳ· ἡρμοσάμην γὰρ ὑμᾶς ἑνὶ ἀνδρὶ παρθένον ἁγνὴν παραστῆσαι τῷ Χριστῷ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• I am jealousζηλόωzēloō · be eagerG2206
• over youσύsu · youG4771
• with godlyθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• jealousyζῆλοςzēlos · zealG2205
• I have espousedἁρμόζωharmozō · to betrothG718
• to oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• husbandἀνήρanēr · man: husbandG435
• that I may presentπαρίστημιparistēmi paristanō · to stand byG3936
• a chasteἁγνόςhagnos · pureG53
• virginπαρθένοςparthenos · virginG3933
• to Christὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• to ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547

Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 11:2

• Galatians 4:11I am afraid for you, lest I have labored for you in vain.
• Philippians 1:8For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:11as you know how we exhorted, and comforted, and charged every one of you, as a father does his own children,
• Genesis 24:2So Abraham said to the oldest servant of his house, who ruled over all that he had, “Please, put your hand under my thigh,
• Psalms 45:10Listen, O daughter, Consider and incline your ear; Forget your own people also, and your father’s house;
• Isaiah 54:5For your Maker is your husband, The Lord of hosts is His name; And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; He is called the God of the whole earth.
• Isaiah 62:4You shall no longer be termed Forsaken, Nor shall your land any more be termed Desolate; But you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; For the Lord delights in you, And your land shall be married.
• Hosea 2:19“I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me In righteousness and justice, In lovingkindness and mercy;
• John 3:29He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled.
• Romans 7:4Therefore, my brethren, you also have become dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you may be married to another—to Him who was raised from the dead, that we should bear fruit to God.
• 1 Corinthians 4:15For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.
• Ephesians 5:27that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.
• Colossians 1:28Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.
• Leviticus 21:13And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
• Ezekiel 44:22They shall not take as wife a widow or a divorced woman, but take virgins of the descendants of the house of Israel, or widows of priests.

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 11:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2I am jealous over you, etc. - The apostle evidently alludes either to the שושבינים shoshabinim or paranymphs among the Hebrews, whose office is largely explained in the notes on John 3:29, and the observations at the end of that chapter (see note at John 3:36;); or to the harmosyni, a sort of magistrates among the Lacedemonians who had the care of virgins, and whose business it was to see them well educated, kept pure, and properly prepared for married…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2For I am jealous over you - This verse expresses the reason why he was disposed to speak of his attainments, and of what he had done. It was because he loved them, and because he feared that they were in danger of being seduced from the simplicity of the gospel. The phrase “I am jealous” ( ͂ Zēlō) means properly, I ardently love you; I am full of tender attachment to you. The word was usual among the Greeks to denote an ardent affection of any kind…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The church is meant to be a pure bride for one husband, Christ. This metaphor originates from the Old Testament, where Israel is the Lord's bride (Isaiah 54:5; 62:5). Paul viewed himself as the "best man" (the bridegroom’s close friend) who acted on behalf of the bridegroom (compare John 3:29).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. For I am jealous--The justification of his self-commendations lies in his zealous care lest they should fall from Christ, to whom he, as "the friend of the Bridegroom" (Joh 3:29), has espoused them; in order to lead them back from the false apostles to Christ, he is obliged to boast as an apostle of Christ, in a way which, but for the motive, would be "folly." godly jealousy--literally, "jealousy of God" (compare 2Co 1:12, "godly sincerity," literally…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Corinthians 11:2

• Fellowship
• Holiness
• Jealousy
• Love
• Minister, Christian
• Righteous
• Virgin
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Christ, Messiah
• Abase
• Above
• Corrupt
• Espouse
• Fear
• Jealous
• Peril
• Receive

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings