Revised Version 1895

2 Corinthians 11

1WouldG5100thatG5100ye couldbearἀνείχεσθέaneichestheG430withG2532meG1473inG2532alittleμικρόνmikronG3398foolishnessἀφροσύνης·aphrosunēsG877: nayindeedG2532bearἀνέχεσθέanechestheG430withG2532meG1473.

2ForγὰρgarG1063IG3933amG2206jealousζηλῶzēlōG2206overyouG5210withG2316agodlyG2316jealousyζήλῳ·zēlōG2205:forγὰρgarG1063IG3933espousedyouG5210toG5547oneἑνὶheniG1520husbandἀνδρὶandriG435,thatG2316IG3933mightG5547presentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936youG5210asG2316apureἁγνὴνhagnēnG53virginπαρθένονparthenonG3933toG5547ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547.

3ButδὲdeG1161IG2532fearφοβοῦμαιphoboumaiG5399,lestμήmēG3361byG1722anymeansG1722,asὡςhōsG5613theG3588serpentὄφιςophisG3789beguiledEveΕὕανHeuanG2096inG1722hisG846craftinessπανουργίᾳpanourgiaG3834,yourG2532mindsνοήματαnoēmataG3540shouldG2532beG2532corruptedφθαρῇphtharēaG5351fromἀπὸapoG575theG3588simplicityἁπλότητοςhaplotētosG572andG2532theG3588purityἁγνότητοςhagnotētosG54thatG846istowardεἰςeisG1519ChristΧριστόν.ChristonG5547.

4ForγὰρgarG1063ifG1487heG3739thatG3739cometh preachethanotherἄλλονallonG243JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,whomG3739weG3739didG2573notοὐκoukG3756preachG2784,orἢēG2228ifG1487yereceiveλαμβάνετεlambaneteG2983adifferentἕτερονheteronG2087spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,whichG3739yedidG2573notοὐκoukG3756receiveἐλάβετε,elabeteG2983,orἢēG2228adifferentἕτερονheteronG2087gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098,whichG3739yedidG2573notοὐκoukG3756acceptG2983, yedoG2983wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573toG2064bearἀνέχεσθε.¶anechestheG430withG2064himG3739.

5ForγὰρgarG1063IG5302reckonthatΛογίζομαιLogizomaiG3049IG5302amG5302notμηδὲνmēdenG3367a whit behindtheτῶνtōnG3588veryὑπερλίανhuperlianlianG3029chiefestapostlesἀποστόλων.apostolōnG652.

6ButG1161thoughG1487IG2532beG2532rudeinG1722speechλόγῳ,logōG3056,yetG2532amG2532IG2532notοὐouG3756inG1722knowledgeγνώσει,gnōseiG1108; nay,inG1722everythingG3956weG1487havemadeG5319itG1161manifestφανερώσαντεςphanerōsantesG5319amongG1722allG3956menG3956toεἰςeisG1519you-ward.

7OrἢēG2228didG4160IG3754commitG4160asinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266inG2316abasingmyselfG1683thatG3754yemightG2316beG2316exaltedὑψωθῆτε,hupsōthēteG5312,becauseG3754IG3754preachedεὐηγγελισάμηνeuēngelisamēnG2097toἵναinaG2443youG5210theG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316forG3754nought?

8IG2532robbedἐσύλησαesulēsaG4813otherἄλλαςallasG243churchesἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577,takingG2983wagesὀψώνιονopsōnionG3800ofG1577themG2983thatG243IG2532mightG2532minister untoyouG5210;

9andG2532whenG2532IG1473waspresentπαρὼνparōnG3918withG1722youG5210andG2532wasinG1722want,IG1473wasnotG2532aburdenκατενάρκησαkatenarkēsaG2655onG1722anyG3956manG80;forγὰρgarG1063theG3956brethrenG80,whenG2532theyG2532cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064fromG575MacedoniaΜακεδονίας,MakedoniasG3109,suppliedπροσανεπλήρωσανprosaneplērōsanG4322theG3956measureofG575myG5083want;andG2532inG1722everythingπαντὶpantiG3956IG1473keptG5083myselfG1683fromG575beingἀβαρῆabarēG4burdensome untoyouG5210,andG2532soG2532willG3956IG1473keepG5083myselfG1683.

10AsεἰςeisG1519theG3588truthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225ofG1722ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547isἔστινestinG1510inG1722meἐμοὶemoiG1473,noοὐouG3756manG3778shallG3778stopmeἐμὲemeG1473ofG1722thisG3778gloryinginG1722theG3588regionsκλίμασινklimasinG2824ofG1722AchaiaἈχαΐας.AchaiasG882.

11Wherefore?becauseG3754IG3754loveἀγαπῶagapōG25youG5210notοὐκoukG3756?GodθεὸςtheosG2316knoweth.

12ButδὲdeG1161whatG3739IG1473doG4160,thatG3739IG1473willG3739doG4160,thatG3739IG1473mayG2532cutἐκκόψωekkopsōG1581offG1581occasionἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874fromἐνenG1722themG4160whichG3739desireθελόντωνthelontōnG2309anG2532occasionἀφορμήν,aphormēnG874;thatG3739whereintheyG3739gloryκαυχῶνται,kauchōntaiG2744,theyG3739mayG2532beG2532foundεὑρεθῶσινheurethōsinG2147evenG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531weG2249.

13ForγὰρgarG1063suchτοιοῦτοιtoioutoiG5108menG5108arefalseψευδαπόστολοι,pseudapostoloiG5570apostlesG652,deceitfulδόλιοι,dolioiG1386workersἐργάταιergataiG2040, fashioningthemselvesG1519intoG1519apostlesG652ofG652ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547.

14AndG2532noοὐouG3756marvel;forγὰρgarG1063evenG2532SatanσατανᾶςsatanasG4567fashionethhimselfαὐτὸςautosG846intoεἰςeisG1519anG32angelἄγγελονangelonG32ofὁhoG3588lightφωτός·phōtosG5457.

15ItG846isἔσταιestaiG1510noοὐouG3756greatμέγαmegaG3173thingG846thereforeοὖνounG3767ifεἰeiG1487hisG846ministersalsoG2532fashionthemselvesG846asὡςhōsG5613ministersofG2041righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343;whoseὧνhōnG3739endτέλοςtelosG5056shallG2532beG1510accordingκατὰkataG2596toG2596theirG846worksG2041.

16IG1473sayλέγω,legōG3004againΠάλινPalinG3825,LetG2443noG3361manG5100thinkδόξῃdoxēG1380meG3004foolishἄφροναaphronaG878;butG1161ifεἰeiG1487yedoG1380,yetG1161asὡςhōsG5613foolishἄφροναaphronaG878receiveδέξασθέdexastheG1209meG3004,thatG2443IG1473alsoG1161mayG2443gloryκαυχήσωμαι.kauchēsōmaiG2744alittleμικρόνmikronG3398.

17ThatG3739whichG3739IG3739speakλαλῶ,lalōG2980,IG3739speakλαλῶlalōG2980notοὐouG3756afterκατὰkataG2596theG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235asὡςhōsG5613inἐνenG1722foolishnessἀφροσύνῃ,aphrosunēG877,inἐνenG1722thisταύτῃtautēG3778confidenceὑποστάσειhupostaseiG5287ofG2962glorying.

18SeeingthatG2596manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183gloryκαυχῶνταιkauchōntaiG2744afterG2596theG2596fleshσάρκα,sarkaG4561,IG2504willG4183gloryκαυχήσομαι.kauchēsomaiG2744alsoG2504.

19ForγὰρgarG1063yebearἀνέχεσθεanechestheG430withG1510theτῶνtōnG3588foolishἀφρόνων,aphronōnG878gladlyἡδέωςhēdeōsG2234,beingὄντες·ontesG1510wiseφρόνιμοιphronimoiG5429yourselves.

20Forγάρ,garG1063yebearἀνέχεσθεanechestheG430withG1519amanG5100,ifG1487heG1487bringethyouG5210intoG1519bondageκαταδουλοῖ,katadouloiG2615,ifG1487heG1487devourethyouG5210,ifG1487heG1487takethyouG5210captive,ifG1487heG1487exaltethhimselfG1519,ifG1487heG1487smitethyouG5210onG1519theλαμβάνει,lambaneiG2983faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383.

21IG1473speakλέγω,legōG3004byἐνenG1722wayκατὰkataG2596ofG5100disparagement,asG5613thoughG5613weG2249hadbeenG5100weakἠσθενήκαμεν·ēsthenēkamenG770.YetG1161whereinsoeveranyG5100isboldG5111(IG1473speakλέγω,legōG3004inἐνenG1722foolishnessἀφροσύνῃaphrosunēG877),IG1473amG5111boldG5111alsoG1161.

22AreG1510theyG1510HebrewsἙβραῖοίHebraioiG1445?soG2504amG1510IG2504.AreG1510theyG1510IsraelitesἸσραηλῖταίIsraēlitaiG2475?soG2504amG1510IG2504.AreG1510theyG1510theG1510seedG4690ofG4690AbrahamἈβραάμAbraamG11?soG2504amG1510IG2504.

23AreG1510theyG1510ministersofG1722ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547? (IG1473speakλαλῶ·lalōG2980asG1722one beside himself)IG1473moreG5228;inG1722laboursmoreG5228abundantly,inG1722prisonsφυλακαῖςphulakaisG5438moreG5228abundantly,inG1722stripesaboveG5228measure,inG1722deaths oft.

24OfG1520theG2983JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453fiveG3999timesG3999receivedG2983IG2453fortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakontaG5062stripes saveoneμίανmianG1520.

25Thrice wasIG1722beatenG4463withG1722rodsἐρραβδίσθην,errabdisthēnG4463,onceἅπαξhapaxG530wasIG1722stonedἐλιθάσθην,elithasthēnG3034, thriceIG1722sufferedG3489shipwreckG3489, anightG3574andπεποίηκα·pepoiēkaG4160adayG3574haveIG1722beenG530inG1722theτῷtōG3588deepβυθῷbuthōG1037;

26inG1722journeyingsoftenπολλάκις,pollakisG4178,inG1722perilsofG1537riversποταμῶν,potamōnG4215,inG1722perilsofG1537robbersλῃστῶν,lēstōnG3027,inG1722perilsfromG1537myG1722countrymenγένους,genousG1085,inG1722perilsfromG1537theG1722Gentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484,inG1722perilsinG1722theG1722cityπόλει,poleiG4172,inG1722perilsinG1722theG1722wildernessἐρημίᾳ,erēmiaG2047,inG1722perilsinG1722theG1722seaθαλάσσῃ,thalassēG2281,inG1722perilsamongG1722falseψευδαδέλφοις,pseudadelphoisG5569brethrenG5569;

27inG1722labourandκαὶkaiG2532travail,inG1722watchingsoftenπολλάκις,pollakisG4178,inG1722hungerλιμῷlimōG3042andκαὶkaiG2532thirstδίψει,dipseiG1373,inG1722fastingsνηστείαιςnēsteiaisG3521oftenπολλάκις,pollakisG4178,inG1722coldψύχειpsucheiG5592andκαὶkaiG2532nakednessγυμνότητι·gumnotētiG1132.

28BesidethoseG3588thingsG3956thatG3956arewithoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565,thereG2596isthatG3956whichG3588presseth uponmeG1473dailyG2596,anxietyμέριμναmerimnaG3308forG3956allG3956theG3956churchesἐκκλησιῶν.ekklēsiōnG1577.

29WhoτίςtisG5101isweakἀσθενεῖ,astheneiG770,andG2532IG1473amG770notοὐκoukG3756weakἀσθενῶ;asthenōG770?whoτίςtisG5101ismadeG4448toG2532stumbleσκανδαλίζεται,skandalizetaiG4624,andG2532IG1473burnπυροῦμαι;puroumaiG4448notοὐκoukG3756?

30IfG1487IG1473must needsgloryκαυχᾶσθαιkauchasthaiG2744,IG1473willG1473gloryκαυχήσομαι.¶kauchēsomaiG2744ofG3588theG3588thingsG3588thatG1487concernmyG1487weaknessἀσθενείαςastheneiasG769.

31TheG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316andG2532FatherπατὴρpatērG3962ofG2316theG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,heG2532whoG3588isὢνōnG1510blessedεὐλογητὸςeulogētosG2128forεἰςeisG1519evermore, knoweththatὅτιhotiG3754IG2532lieψεύδομαι.¶pseudomaiG5574notοὐouG3756.

32InG1722DamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōG1154theG3588governorunderG1722AretasἉρέταHaretaG702theG3588kingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935guardedtheG3588cityπόλινpolinG4172ofG4172theG3588DamascenesΔαμασκηνῶνDamaskēnōnG1153,inG1722ordertoG1722takemeG1473:

33andG2532throughG1223awindowθυρίδοςthuridosG2376wasIG2532letG5465downG5465inG1722abasketσαργάνῃsarganēG4553byG1722theG3588wallτείχουςteichousG5038,andG2532escapedἐξέφυγονexephugonG1628hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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