2 Corinthians 11

1 Would to God you could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.

Would that ye would bear with me [in] a little folly; but indeed bear with me.

2 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 as to you with a jealousy [which is] of God; for I have espoused you unto one man, to present [you] a chaste virgin to Christ.

3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

But I fear lest by any means, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craft, [so] your thoughts should be corrupted from simplicity as to the Christ.

4 For if he that comes preaches another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if you receive another spirit, which you have not received, or another gospel, which you have not accepted, you might well bear with him.

For if indeed he that comes preaches another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or ye get a different Spirit, which ye have not got, or a different glad tidings, which ye have not received, ye might well bear with [it].

5 For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very most chief apostles.

For I reckon that in nothing I am behind those who are in surpassing degree apostles.

6 But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been thoroughly made manifest among you in all things.

But if [I am] a simple person in speech, yet not in knowledge, but in everything making [the truth] manifest in all things to you.

7 Have I committed an offense in abasing myself that you might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?

Have I committed sin, abasing myself in order that ye might be exalted, because I gratuitously announced to you the glad tidings of God?

8 I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do you service.

I spoiled other assemblies, receiving hire for ministry towards you.

9 And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brothers which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome to you, and so will I keep myself.

And being present with you and lacking, I did not lazily burden any one, (for the brethren who came from Macedonia supplied what I lacked, ) and in everything I kept myself from being a burden to you, and will keep myself.

10 As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia.

[The] truth of Christ is in me that this boasting shall not be stopped as to me in the regions of Achaia.

11 Why? because I love you not? God knows.

Why? because I do not love you? God knows.

12 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.

But what I do, I will also do, that I may cut off the opportunity of those wishing [for] an opportunity, that wherein they boast they may be found even as we.

13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.

For such [are] false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.

14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

And [it is] not wonderful, for Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.

15 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.

It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also transform themselves as ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

16 I say again, Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me, that I may boast myself a little.

Again I say, Let not any one think me to be a fool; but if otherwise, receive me then even as a fool, that I also may boast myself some little.

17 That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.

What I speak I do not speak according to [the] Lord, but as in folly, in this confidence of boasting.

18 Seeing that many glory after the flesh, I will glory also.

Since many boast according to flesh, I also will boast.

19 For you suffer fools gladly, seeing you yourselves are wise.

For ye bear fools readily, being wise.

20 For you suffer, 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 ye bear if any one bring you into bondage, if any one devour [you], if any one get [your money], if any one exalt himself, if any one beat you on the face.

21 I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. However, when ever any is bold, (I speak foolishly, ) I am bold also.

I speak as to dishonour, as though we had been weak; but wherein any one is daring, (I speak in folly, ) I also am daring.

22 Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I.

Are they Hebrews? I also. Are they Israelites? I also. Are they seed of Abraham? I also.

23 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.

Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as being beside myself) I above measure [so]; in labours exceedingly abundant, in stripes to excess, in prisons exceedingly abundant, in deaths oft.

24 Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one.

From the Jews five times have I received forty [stripes], save one.

25 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 have I been scourged, once I have been stoned, three times I have suffered shipwreck, a night and day I passed in the deep:

26 In journeys often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by my 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 brothers;

in journeyings often, in perils of rivers, in perils of robbers, in perils from [my own] race, in perils from [the] nations, in perils in [the] city, in perils in [the] desert, in perils on [the] sea, in perils among false brethren;

27 In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.

in labour and toil, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.

28 Beside those things that are without, that which comes on me daily, the care of all the churches.

Besides those things that are without, the crowd [of cares] pressing on me daily, the burden of all the assemblies.

29 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 stumbled, and I burn not?

30 If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern my infirmities.

If it is needful to boast, I will boast in the things which concern my infirmity.

31 The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for ever more, knows that I lie not. (aiōn g165)

The God and Father of the Lord Jesus knows — he who is blessed for ever — that I do not lie. (aiōn g165)

32 In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:

In Damascus the ethnarch of Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes shut up, wishing to take me;

33 And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands.

and through a window in a basket I was let down by the wall, and escaped his hands.