Revised Literal Translation
2 Corinthians 11:5-23
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.
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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