2 Corinthians 11:27

2 Corinthians 11:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
• New International Version (NIV)I have labored and toiled and have often gone without sleep; I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food; I have been cold and naked.
• English Standard Version (ESV)in toil and hardship, through many a sleepless night, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and exposure.
• New King James Version (NKJV)in weariness and toil, in sleeplessness often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness—

Context of 2 Corinthians 11:27

25Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I suffered shipwreck. A night and a day I spent in the open sea. 26In my many journeys I have been in dangers from rivers, dangers from robbers, dangers from my countrymen, dangers from the Gentiles, dangers in the city, dangers in the desert, dangers in the sea, dangers among false brothers, in labor and hardship, through many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and exposure. 28Besides these other things, there is daily pressure on me of concern for all of Messiah’s communities. 29Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with indignation?

2 Corinthians 11:27 word by word

κόπῳ καὶ μόχθῳ, ἐν ἀγρυπνίαις πολλάκις, ἐν λιμῷ καὶ δίψει, ἐν νηστείαις πολλάκις, ἐν ψύχει καὶ γυμνότητι·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• wearinessκόποςkopos · laborG2873
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• painfulnessμόχθοςmochthos · toilG3449
• watchingsἀγρυπνίαagrupnia · sleeplessnessG70
• oftenπολλάκιςpollakis · oftenG4178
• hungerλιμόςlimos · hungerG3042
• thirstδίψοςdipsos · thirstG1373
• fastingsνηστείαnēsteia · fastingG3521
• coldψῦχοςpsuchos · coldG5592
• nakednessγυμνότηςgumnotēs · nakednessG1132

Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 11:27

• 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Messiah? I am more so—I speak like I’m out of my mind—in labors much more, in prisons much more, in beatings more brutal, near death often.
• 2 Corinthians 6:5in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in troubles, in sleeplessness, in hunger;
• Acts 20:5These went on ahead and were waiting for us at Troas.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:9For you recall, brothers and sisters, our labor and hardship—working night and day, so as not to burden any of you while we proclaimed to you the Good News of God.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:8And we did not eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but worked night and day with labor and hardship, so as not to burden any of you.
• Acts 20:31Therefore be alert, remembering that night and day for three years I did not stop warning you with tears.
• Jeremiah 38:9“My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they cast into the pit. He is likely to die right where he is from hunger, for there is no more bread in the city.”
• 1 Corinthians 4:11To this very hour we are both hungry and thirsty, dressed in rags and mistreated and homeless.
• Philippians 4:12I know what it is to live with humble means, and I know what it is to live in prosperity. In any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of contentment—both to be filled and to go hungry, to have abundance and to suffer need.
• Acts 13:2While they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Ruach ha-Kodesh said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
• Acts 14:23When they had handpicked elders for them in every community, and prayed with fasting, they placed them in the care of the Lord—in whom they had put their trust.
• 1 Corinthians 7:5Do not deprive one another—except by mutual consent for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that satan doesn’t tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
• Romans 8:35Who shall separate us from the love of Messiah? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?
• Hebrews 11:37They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were murdered with the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins; they were destitute, afflicted, mistreated.
• James 2:15If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food,

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 11:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27In weariness and painfulness - Tribulations of this kind were his constant companions. Lord Lyttleton and others have made useful reflections on this verse: "How hard was it for a man of a genteel and liberal education, as St. Paul was, to bear such rigours, and to wander about like a vagabond, hungry and almost naked, yet coming into the presence of persons of high life, and speaking in large and various assemblies on matters of the utmost importance!"…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27In weariness - Resulting from traveling, exposure, labor, and want. The word ́ kopos(from ́ koptō“to beat, to cut”) means, properly, “wailing and grief,” accompanied with beating the breast. Hence, the word means “toil, labor, wearisome effort.” And painfulness - This word ( ́ mochthos) is a stronger term than the former. It implies painful effort; labor producing sorrow, and in the New Testament is uniformly connected with the word rendered “weariness”…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-33Verses 22-33 The apostle gives an account of his labours and sufferings; not out of pride or vain-glory, but to the honour of God, who enabled him to do and suffer so much for the cause of Christ; and shows wherein he excelled the false apostles, who tried to lessen his character and usefulness. It astonishes us to reflect on this account of his dangers, hardships, and sufferings, and to observe his patience, perseverance, diligence, cheerfulness, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-27Paul's long journeys are recorded in Acts 13–28. He faced danger and endured hardship on these trips.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. fastings--voluntary, in order to kindle devotions (Ac 13:2, 3; 14:23; 1Co 9:27); for they are distinguished from "hunger and thirst," which were involuntary [Grotius]. However, see on 2Co 6:5. The context refers solely to hardships, not to self-imposed devotional mortification. "Hunger and thirst" are not synonymous with "foodlessness" (as the Greek of "fasting" means), but are its consequences. cold ... nakedness--"cold" resulting from "nakedness,"…Read the comment

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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