“Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly and indeed bear with me.”
2 Corinthians 11
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1I hope you will bear with a little of my foolishness, but you are already doing that.
“Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly, and indeed bear with me.”
“I wish you would bear with me in a little foolishness. Do bear with me,”
“Oh, that you would bear with me in a little folly, and indeed you do bear with me.”
“Would to God ye would bear with me a little in my folly, and indeed bear with me.”
“I wish That you would bear with me in a little foolishness but indeed You are bearing with me.”
2I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
“For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy. For I have espoused you to one husband that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.”
“For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy. For I have espoused you to one husband that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.”
“For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy. For I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.”
“For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy. For I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.”
“For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.”
“for I am jealous over you with godly jealousy. For I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.”
3I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent's cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.
“but I fear lest somehow as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.”
“but I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.”
“But I fear, lest by any means, even as the serpent beguiled Eve through His subtlety, so your mind should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.”
“But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.”
“but I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ.”
“But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so your mind should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.”
4For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it way too easily.
“For 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.”
“4, if one comes and preaches another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or you receive a different spirit, which you have not received, or a different gospel, which you have not accepted, you bear this beautifully.”
“For if he that cometh preaches another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.”
“For if one comes and preaches another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or you receive a different spirit, which you have not received, or a different gospel, which you have not accepted, you bear this beautifully.”
“for 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.”
“For 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.”
5I consider myself in no way inferior to those "super-apostles."
“For I consider myself not in the least inferior to the most eminent apostles.”
“For I consider myself not in the least inferior to the most eminent apostles.”
“For I consider that I am not at all inferior to the most eminent apostles.”
“I suppose I was not a wit behind the very chiefest apostles.”
“I suppose, I was not a wit behind the very chiefest apostles.”
“Indeed, I consider that I am not in least inferior to these super apostles,”
6Although I am not a polished speaker, I am certainly not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every way possible.
“But even if I am unskilled in speech, yet I am not so in knowledge. In fact, in every way, we have made this evident to you in all things.”
“though I am untrained in speech, yet I am not in knowledge, but we have been thoroughly made manifest among you in all things.”
“though I am rude in speech, yet I'm not in knowledge. But we have been thoroughly made manifest among you in all things.”
7Was it a sin for me to humble myself in order to exalt you, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?
“Or did I commit a sin in humbling myself so that you might be exalted because I preached the gospel of God to you without charge?”
“Have I committed an offense in abasing myself that you might be exalted? Because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely.”
“Did I commit sin in abasing myself that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?”
“Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that you might be exalted because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?”
8I robbed other churches by accepting their support in order to serve you.
“I robbed other churches taking wages from them to minister to you.”
“I robbed other churches, taking wages of them to do you service.”
9And when I was with you and in need, I was not a burden to anyone; for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. I have refrained from being a burden to you in any way, and I will continue to do so.
“And when I was present with you and wanted, I was chargeable to no man. For that which was lacking to me, the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied. And in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and…”
“And when I was present with you and wanted, I was chargeable to no man. No man among you, that is. For that which was lacking to me, the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied. And in all things I have kept myself from being…”
10As surely as the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be silenced in the regions of Achaia.
“As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia.”
“as the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia.”
11Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!
“why? Because I do not love you. God knows”
“Wherefore, because I love you not, God knoweth.”
12But I will keep on doing what I am doing, in order to undercut those who want an opportunity to be regarded as our equals in the things of which they boast.
“But what I do that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion. That wherein they glory, they may be found even as we”
“And what I am doing, I will continue to do in order to undermine the claim of those who would like to claim that in their boasted mission, they work on the same terms as we do.”
13For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.
“for such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.”
“For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ,”
“For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.”
“For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.”
“For such are false apostles deceitful workers transforming themselves into the Apostles of Christ”
“For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.”
14And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.
“And no marvel, for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.”
“And no marvel, for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.”
“And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.”
“And no marvel, for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.”
“And no marvel, for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.”
“And no wonder, for Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.”
15It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.
“Therefore, it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works.”
“Therefore, it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works.”
“Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness. Whose end shall be according to their works”
“Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness whose end shall be according to their works.”
“Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works.”
“Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness whose end shall be according to their works”
16I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then receive me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.
“I say again, verse 16, let no man think me a fool, if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me, that I may boast myself a little.”
“I speak again, let no one think me a fool. If otherwise at least receive me as a fool, that I also may boast a little.”
17In this confident boasting of mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as a fool.
“What I speak, I speak not according to the Lord, but as it were foolishly in this confidence of boasting,”
18Since many are boasting according to the flesh, I too will boast.
“seeing that many boast according to the flesh, I also will boast.”
“seeing the many glory after the flesh, I will glory also.”
19For you gladly tolerate fools, since you are so wise.
“For you put up with fools gladly, since you yourselves are wise.”
20In fact, you even put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you or exalts himself or strikes you in the face.
“for you tolerate it if anyone enslaves you, anyone devours you, anyone takes advantage of you, anyone exalts himself, anyone hits you in the face.”
“if a man bring you into bondage. If a man devour you. If a man take of you if a man exalt Himself if a man smite you on the face.”
“For you put up with it if one brings you into bondage, if one devours you, if one takes from you, if one exalts himself, if one strikes you in the face.”
“For ye suffer if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, and the man smite you on the face,”
“you put up with it. If one brings you to bondage, one devours you if one takes from you, if one exalts himself if one strikes you on the face”
21To my shame I concede that we were too weak for that! Speaking as a fool, however, I can match what anyone else dares to boast about.
“To my shame, I must say that we have been weak by comparison, but in whatever respect anyone else is bold, I speak in foolishness. I am just as bold myself.”
“To our shame I say that we were too weak for that, but in whatever anyone is bold, I speak foolishly. I am bold also.”
22Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.
“are they Hebrew? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? So am I.”
“are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? So am I.”
“Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.”
“Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? So am I.”
“Are they Hebrew so am I? Are they Israelites so am I? Are they the seed of Abraham so am I?”
“are they Hebrews. He says so am I are they Israelites so am I, are they descendants of Abraham so am I.”
23Are they servants of Christ? I am speaking like I am out of my mind, but I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.
“are they ministers of Christ? I speak as a fool. I am more, in labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often.”
“Are they ministers of Christ? I speak as a fool, I am more. In labours more abundant, in strifes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often.”
“Are they ministers of Christ? I speak as a fool. I am more in labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in debts often.”
“Are they ministers of Christ? I speak as a fool, I am more, in labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often.”
“Are they ministers of Christ? I speak as a fool. I am more. In labors, more abundant. In stripes, above measure. In prisons, more frequent. In deaths, often.”
“Are they ministers of Christ. I speak as a fool. I am more in labors more abundant in stripes above measure in prisons more frequent in deaths oft”
24Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one.
“of the Jews, five times received. I 40 stripes save one”
“Of the Jews, five times received I forty stripes, save one.”
“Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes, save one.”
“from the Jews, five times I received 40 stripes minus one.”
“from the Jews five times. I received 40 stripes minus one.”
“Of the Jews five times, received I forty stripes, save one.”
25Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea.
“Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. A night and a day I have been in the deep.”
“Thrice was I beaten with rods. Once was I stoned. Thrice I suffered shipwreck. A night and a day I have been in the deep.”
“Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep,”
“Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck. A night and a day I have been in the deep,”
“Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. A night and a day I have been in the deep.”
“thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck. A night and a day I have been in the deep,”
26In my frequent journeys, I have been in danger from rivers and from bandits, in danger from my countrymen and from the Gentiles, in danger in the city and in the country, in danger on the sea and among false brothers,
“in journeyings often in perils, of waters in perils, of robbers in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren,”
“in journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren,”
“In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils of mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren.”
“In journeys often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils of my own countrymen, in perils of the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils amongst false brethren.”
“I have been on frequent journeys in dangers from rivers, dangers from robbers, dangers from my countrymen, dangers from the Gentiles, dangers in the city, dangers in the wilderness, dangers on the sea, dangers among false…”
“In journeyings often in perils of waters in perils of robbers in perils of mine own countrymen in perils by the heathen in perils in the city in perils in the wilderness in perils in the sea in perils among false brethren”
27in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.
“In weariness and toil. In sleeplessness, often. In hunger and thirst. In fastings, often. In cold and nakedness.”
“in weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness,”
“In weariness and Painfulness. In watchings often in hunger and thirst. In Fastings often in cold and nakedness.”
“in weariness and toil, in sleeplessness, often in hunger and thirst, in fastings, often in cold and nakedness.”
“I have been in labor and hardship through many sleepless nights in hunger and thirst often without food in cold and exposure.”
“In weariness and painfulness. In watchings often. In hunger and thirst. In fasting often. In cold and nakedness.”
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28Apart from these external trials, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches.
“Besides the other things, what comes upon me daily, my deep concern for all the churches.”
“and apart from other things, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for all the churches.”
“beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.”
“besides those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.”
“besides those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.”
“Beside the other things what comes upon me daily, my deep concern for all the churches.”
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29Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with grief?
“Who is weak and I am not weak. Who is offended and I burn not.”
“Who is weak and I am not weak? Who is offended and I burn not?”
“Who is weak without my being weak? Who is led into sin without my intense concern?”
“Who is weak and I am not weak? Who is made to stumble and I do not burn with indignation?”
“who is weak, and I am not weak, who is offended, and I burn not.”
“Who is weak and I am not weak? Who is made to stumble and I do not burn with indignation?”
30If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.
“If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.”
“If I have to boast, I will boast of what pertains to my weakness.”
“if I must boast I will boast of the things that show my weakness.”
“If I must boast, I will boast in the things which concern my infirmity.”
“if I must needs glory I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.”
“If I must boast, I will boast in the things which concern my infirmity.”
31The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, knows that I am not lying.
“The God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, He who is blessed forever knows that I am not lying.”
“The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying.”
32In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me.
“in Damascus, the governor under Aretas the king was guarding the city of the Damascenes with a garrison desiring to arrest me.”
“in Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison desirous to apprehend me”
“At Damascus, the governor under King Aretas, the Thessalonian king, was guarding the city of Damascus in order to seize me.”
33But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his grasp.
“but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall, and I escaped his hands.”
“But I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped from his hands.”
“And Through a window and a basket was I let down by the wall and escaped his hand”