2 Corinthians 11:6

2 Corinthians 11:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.
• New International Version (NIV)I may indeed be untrained as a speaker, but I do have knowledge. We have made this perfectly clear to you in every way.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Even if I am unskilled in speaking, I am not so in knowledge; indeed, in every way we have made this plain to you in all things.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I may be unskilled as a speaker, but I’m not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every possible way.

Context of 2 Corinthians 11:6

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! 5For I consider that I am not at all inferior to the most eminent apostles. Even though I am untrained in speech, yet I am not in knowledge. But we have been thoroughly manifested among you in all things. 7Did I commit sin in humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge? 8I robbed other churches, taking wages from them to minister to you.

2 Corinthians 11:6 word by word

εἰ δὲ καὶ ἰδιώτης τῷ λόγῳ, ἀλλ᾽ οὐ τῇ γνώσει, ἀλλ᾽ ἐν παντὶ φανερώσαντες ἐν πᾶσιν εἰς ὑμᾶς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• thoughεἰei · if: even thoughG1487
• ·καίkai · andG2532
• rudeἰδιώτηςidiōtēs · unlearnedG2399
• in speechὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• in speechλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• yetἀλλάalla · butG235
• notοὐou · noG3756
• in knowledgeγνῶσιςgnōsis · knowledgeG1108
• we have beenφανερόωphaneroō · to revealG5319
• throughlyἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• madeπᾶςpas · allG3956
• amongεἰςeis · towardG1519
• youσύsu · youG4771

Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 11:6

• 2 Corinthians 10:10“For his letters,” they say, “are weighty and powerful, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.”
• 1 Corinthians 1:17For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.
• 1 Corinthians 2:1And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God.
• Ephesians 3:4by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ),
• 2 Peter 3:15and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation—as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you,
• 2 Corinthians 4:2But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
• 2 Corinthians 5:11Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are well known to God, and I also trust are well known in your consciences.
• 2 Corinthians 7:2Open your hearts to us. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have cheated no one.
• 2 Corinthians 12:12Truly the signs of an apostle were accomplished among you with all perseverance, in signs and wonders and mighty deeds.

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 11:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6But though I be rude in speech - ͅ ͅ Though I speak like a common unlettered man, in plain unadorned phrase, studying none of the graces of eloquence; yet I am not unskilled in the most profound knowledge of God, of spiritual and eternal things, of the nature of the human soul, and the sound truths of the Gospel system: ye yourselves are witnesses of this, as in all these things I have been thoroughly manifested among you. Inspired men received all their…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6But though I be rude in speech - see the note, 2 Corinthians 10:10. The word rendered “rude” here ( ̓́ idiōtēs) means properly a private citizen, in opposition to one in a public station; then a plebeian, or one unlettered or unlearned, in opposition to one of more elevated rank, or one who is learned; see the Acts 4:13 note; 1 Corinthians 14:16 note. The idea is, my language is that of a plain unlettered person. This was doubtless charged upon him by…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-15Verses 5-15 It is far better to be plain in speech, yet walking openly and consistently with the gospel, than to be admired by thousands, and be lifted up in pride, so as to disgrace the gospel by evil tempers and unholy lives. The apostle would not give room for any to accuse him of worldly designs in preaching the gospel, that others who opposed him at Corinth, might not in this respect gain advantage against him. Hypocrisy may be looked for, especially…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6These false teachers called themselves "super apostles" and looked down on Paul for not speaking eloquently (10:10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. rude--Greek, "a common man"; a "laic"; not rhetorically trained; unskilled in finish of diction. 1Co 2:1-4, 13; 2Co 10:10, 11, shows his words were not without weight, though his "speech" was deficient in oratorical artifice. "Yet I am not so in my knowledge" (2Co 12:1-5; Ep 3:1-5). have been ... made manifest--Read with the oldest manuscripts, "We have made things (Gospel truths) manifest," thus showing our "knowledge." English Version would mean, I…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Corinthians 11:6

• Minister, Christian
• Paul

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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