Revised Literal Translation
2 Corinthians 11
2ForγὰρgarG1063I am jealousζηλῶzēlōG2206over youὑμᾶςhumasG4771with godlyθεοῦtheouG2316jealousyζήλῳ·zēlōG2205:forγὰρgarG1063I have espousedἡρμοσάμηνhērmosamēnG718youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to oneἑνὶheniG1520husbandἀνδρὶandriG435,that I may presentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936you asa chasteἁγνὴνhagnēnG53virginπαρθένονparthenonG3933to Christτῷ Χριστῷ,tō ChristōG3588G5547.
3ButδὲdeG1161I fearφοβοῦμαιphoboumaiG5399,lest by any meansG3381,asὡςhōsG5613the serpentὄφιςophisG3588G3789beguiledἐξηπάτησενexēpatēsenG1818EveΕὕανHeuanG2096throughἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846subtiltyπανουργίᾳpanourgiaG3588G3834,soG3779yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771mindsνοήματαnoēmataG3588G3540should be corruptedφθαρῇphtharēaG5351fromἀπὸapoG575the simplicityἁπλότητοςhaplotētosG3588G572that isG3588inεἰςeisG1519ChristΧριστόν.ChristonG3588G5547.
4ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487μὲνmenG3303heὁhoG3588that comethἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064preachethG2784anotherἄλλονallonG243JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,whomὃνhonG3739we haveG2784notοὐκoukG3756preachedG2784,orἢēG2228ifye receiveλαμβάνετεlambaneteG2983anotherἕτερονheteronG2087spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,whichὃhoG3739ye havenotοὐκoukG3756receivedἐλάβετε,elabeteG2983,orἢēG2228anotherἕτερονheteronG2087gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098,whichὃhoG3739ye haveG1209notοὐκoukG3756acceptedG1209,ye mightG430wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573bear withG430him.
6ButδὲdeG1161thoughεἰeiG1487καὶkaiG2532I berudeἰδιώτηςidiōtēsG2399in speechτῷ λόγῳ,tō logōG3588G3056,yetἀλλ᾽all᾽G235notοὐouG3756in knowledgeτῇ γνώσει,tēa gnōseiG3588G1108;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235we have beenG5319throughlyἐνenG1722madeπαντὶpantiG3956manifestφανερώσαντεςphanerōsantesG5319amongεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶς.humasG4771inἐνenG1722all thingsπᾶσινpasinG3956.
7τὸtoG3588HaveἢēG2228I committedἐποίησαepoiēsaG4160an offenceἁμαρτίανhamartianG266in abasingταπεινῶνtapeinōnG5013myselfG1683thatἵναinaG2443yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771might be exaltedὑψωθῆτε,hupsōthēteG5312,becauseὅτιhotiG3754I have preachedεὐηγγελισάμηνeuēngelisamēnG2097to youὑμῖν;huminG4771the gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316freelyδωρεὰνdōreanG1432?
9τὸtoG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532when I was presentπαρὼνparōnG3918withπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532wantedὑστερηθεὶςhusterētheisG5302,I was chargeable toκατενάρκησαkatenarkēsaG2655noοὐouG3756manοὐθενός·outhenosG3762:forγὰρgarG1063that which was lackingὑστέρημάhusterēmaG5303to meἐμαυτὸνemautonG1473the brethrenοἱ ἀδελφοὶhoi adelphoiG3588G80which cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064fromἀπὸapoG575MacedoniaΜακεδονίας,MakedoniasG3109suppliedπροσανεπλήρωσανprosaneplērōsanG4322:andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722allπαντὶpantiG3956thingsI have keptἐτήρησαetērēsaG5083myselfG1683from being burdensomeἀβαρῆabarēG4unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532sowill I keepτηρήσω.tērēsōG5083myself.
10AsὅτιhotiG3754the truthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547isἔστινestinG1510inἐνenG1722meἐμοὶemoiG1473,no manοὐouG3756shall stopG4972εἰςeisG1519meἐμὲemeG1473of thisαὕτηhautēG3778boastingἡ καύχησιςhē kauchēsisG3588G2746inἐνenG1722the regionsτοῖς κλίμασινtois klimasinG3588G2824of Achaiaτῆς Ἀχαΐας.tēs AchaiasG3588G882.
12ButδὲdeG1161whatὃhoG3739I doποιῶ,poiōG4160,καὶkaiG2532that I will doποιήσω,poiēsōG4160,thatἵναinaG2443I may cut offἐκκόψωekkopsōG1581occasionτὴν ἀφορμὴνtēn aphormēnG3588G874from themτῶνtōnG3588which desireθελόντωνthelontōnG2309occasionἀφορμήν,aphormēnG874;thatἵναinaG2443ἐνenG1722whereinᾧhōG3739they gloryκαυχῶνται,kauchōntaiG2744,they may be foundεὑρεθῶσινheurethōsinG2147evenκαὶkaiG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531weG1473.
13οἱhoiG3588ForγὰρgarG1063suchτοιοῦτοιtoioutoiG5108arefalse apostlesψευδαπόστολοι,pseudapostoloiG5570,deceitfulδόλιοι,dolioiG1386workersἐργάταιergataiG2040,transforming themselvesμετασχηματιζόμενοιmetaschēmatizomenoiG3345intoεἰςeisG1519the apostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652of ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547.
15ThereforeοὖνounG3767it isnoοὐouG3756great thingμέγαmegaG3173ifεἰeiG1487hisαὐτοῦautouG846ministersοἱ διάκονοιhoi diakonoiG3588G1249alsoκαὶkaiG2532be transformedμετασχηματίζονταιmetaschēmatizontaiG3345asὡςhōsG5613the ministersδιάκονοιdiakonoiG1249of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343;whoseὧνhōnG3739endτὸ τέλοςto telosG3588G5056shall beἔσταιestaiG1510according toκατὰkataG2596theirαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846worksτὰ ἔργαta ergaG3588G2041.
16I sayλέγω,legōG3004againΠάλινPalinG3825,LetG1380noG3361manτίςtisG5100thinkδόξῃdoxēG1380meG1473G1510a foolἄφροναaphronaG878;ifεἰeiG1487otherwiseδὲdeG1161G1490,yetG2579asὡςhōsG5613a foolἄφροναaphronaG878receiveδέξασθέdexastheG1209meG1473,thatἵναinaG2443G2504I may boast myselfκαυχήσωμαι.kauchēsōmaiG2744a littleμικρόνmikronG3398.τιtiG5100
17That whichὃhoG3739I speakλαλῶ,lalōG2980,I speakλαλῶlalōG2980itnotοὐouG3756afterκατὰkataG2596the LordκύριονkurionG2962,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235as it wereὡςhōsG5613ἐνenG1722foolishlyἀφροσύνῃ,aphrosunēG877,inἐνenG1722thisταύτῃtautēG3778confidenceτῇ ὑποστάσειtēa hupostaseiG3588G5287of boastingτῆς καυχήσεως.tēs kauchēseōsG3588G2746.
20Forγάρ,garG1063ye sufferἀνέχεσθεanechestheG430,ifεἴeiG1487a manτιςtisG5100bringG2615youὑμᾶςhumasG4771into bondageG2615,ifεἴeiG1487a manτιςtisG5100devourκατεσθίει,katesthieiG2719you,ifεἴeiG1487a manτιςtisG5100takeλαμβάνει,lambaneiG2983of you,ifεἴeiG1487a manτιςtisG5100exalt himselfἐπαίρεται,epairetaiG1869,ifεἴeiG1487a manτιςtisG5100smiteδέρει.dereiG1194youὑμᾶςhumasG4771onεἰςeisG1519the faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383.
21I speakλέγω,legōG3004as concerningκατὰkataG2596reproachἀτιμίανatimianG819,asὡςhōsG5613thoughὅτιhotiG3754weκἀγώ.kagōkaiG1473had been weakἠσθενήκαμεν·ēsthenēkamenG770.Howbeitδ᾽d᾽G1161ἐνenG1722whereinsoeverᾧhōG3739ἄνanG302anyτιςtisG5100is boldτολμᾷ,tolmaG5111, (I speakλέγω,legōG3004ἐνenG1722foolishlyἀφροσύνῃaphrosunēG877,)IG2504am boldτολμῶtolmōG5111alsoG2504.
23Are theyεἰσιν;eisinG1510ministersδιάκονοιdiakonoiG1249of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547? (Iἐγώ.egōG1473speakλαλῶ·lalōG2980as a foolπαραφρονῶνparaphronōnG3912)IG5228ammoreG5228;inἐνenG1722laboursκόποιςkopoisG2873more abundantG4057,inἐνenG1722stripesπληγαῖςplēgaisG4127above measureὑπερβαλλόντως,huperballontōsG5234,inἐνenG1722prisonsφυλακαῖςphulakaisG5438more frequentG4057,inἐνenG1722deathsθανάτοιςthanatoisG2288oftπολλάκις.pollakisG4178.
25ThriceτρὶςtrisG5151was I beaten with rodsἐρραβδίσθην,errabdisthēnG4463,onceἅπαξhapaxG530was I stonedἐλιθάσθην,elithasthēnG3034,thriceτρὶςtrisG5151I suffered shipwreckἐναυάγησα,enauagēsaG3489,a night and a dayνυχθήμερονnuchthēmeronG3574I have beenπεποίηκα·pepoiēkaG4160inἐνenG1722the deepτῷ βυθῷtō buthōG3588G1037;
26InjourneyingsὁδοιπορίαιςhodoiporiaisG3597oftenπολλάκις,pollakisG4178, inperilsκινδύνοιςkindunoisG2794of watersποταμῶν,potamōnG4215, inperilsκινδύνοιςkindunoisG2794of robbersλῃστῶν,lēstōnG3027, inperilsκινδύνοιςkindunoisG2794byἐκekG1537mine owncountrymenγένους,genousG1085, inperilsκινδύνοιςkindunoisG2794byἐξexG1537the heathenἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484, inperilsκινδύνοιςkindunoisG2794inἐνenG1722the cityπόλει,poleiG4172, inperilsκινδύνοιςkindunoisG2794inἐνenG1722the wildernessἐρημίᾳ,erēmiaG2047, inperilsκινδύνοιςkindunoisG2794inἐνenG1722the seaθαλάσσῃ,thalassēG2281, inperilsκινδύνοιςkindunoisG2794amongἐνenG1722false brethrenψευδαδέλφοις,pseudadelphoisG5569;
27InG1722wearinessκόπῳkopōG2873andκαὶkaiG2532painfulnessμόχθῳ,mochthōG3449,inG1722watchingsἀγρυπνίαιςagrupniaisG70oftenπολλάκις,pollakisG4178,inG1722hungerλιμῷlimōG3042andκαὶkaiG2532thirstδίψει,dipseiG1373,inG1722fastingsνηστείαιςnēsteiaisG3521oftenπολλάκις,pollakisG4178,inG1722coldψύχειpsucheiG5592andκαὶkaiG2532nakednessγυμνότητι·gumnotētiG1132.
31ὉHoG3588The Godθεὸς τοῦtheos touG3588G2316andκαὶkaiG2532FatherπατὴρpatērG3962of ourG1473Lordκυρίου ὁkuriou hoG3588G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristG5547,which isὢνōnG1510blessedεὐλογητὸςeulogētosG2128forεἰςeisG1519evermoreτοὺς αἰῶνας,tous aiōnasG3588G165,knowethG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754I lieψεύδομαι.¶pseudomaiG5574notοὐouG3756.
32ὁhoG3588InἐνenG1722DamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154the governorἐθνάρχης τοῦethnarchēs touG3588G1481under AretasἉρέταHaretaG702the kingβασιλέως τὴνbasileōs tēnG3588G935keptG5432the cityπόλινpolinG4172of the DamascenesΔαμασκηνῶνDamaskēnōnG1153with a garrisonG5432,desirousG2309to apprehendπιάσαιpiasaiG4084meG1473:
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
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