< 2 Corinthians 11 >

1 I could wish ye would bear with me as to some little foolishness, —Nay! do even bear with me!
O that you were bearing with me a little of the folly, but you also bear with me:
2 For I am jealous over you with a jealousy, of God; for I myself betrothed you unto one husband, to present, a chaste virgin, unto the Christ, —
for I am zealous for you with zeal of God, for I betrothed you to one Husband, a pure virgin, to present to Christ,
3 But I fear lest, by any means, as, the serpent, completely deceived Eve, in his craftiness, your minds should be corrupted from the singleness [and the chasteness] which are [due] unto the Christ.
and I fear, lest, as the serpent deceived Eve in his subtlety, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that [is] in the Christ;
4 For, if, indeed, he that cometh, is proclaiming, another Jesus, whom we have not proclaimed, or, a different Spirit, ye are receiving, which ye had not received, or a different glad-message, which ye have never welcomed, ye are, well, bearing.
for if, indeed, he who is coming preaches another Jesus whom we did not preach, or you receive another spirit which you did not receive, or other good news which you did not accept—well were you bearing [it],
5 For I reckon not to have come a whit behind the exceeding overmuch apostles;
for I reckon that I have been nothing behind the very chiefest apostles,
6 And, even if uncultured in my discourse, certainly not in my knowledge, —but, in every way, having made [it] manifest, in all things, unto you.
and even if a commoner in speech—yet not in knowledge, but in everything we were made evident in all things to you.
7 Or, a sin, did I commit—abasing, myself, that, ye, might be exalted, —in that, free of charge, God’s glad-message, I announced unto you?
Did I do sin—humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I freely proclaimed the good news of God to you?
8 Other assemblies, I despoiled, receiving supplies that I might minister, unto you;
I robbed other assemblies, having taken wages, for your ministry;
9 And, being present with you, and having come short, I was not burdensome to anyone, —for, my deficiency, the brethren, coming from Macedonia, helped to make up; —and, in everything, without burden unto you, I kept, myself—and will keep!
and being present with you, and having been in want, I was chargeable to no one, for the brothers supplied my lack—having come from Macedonia—and I kept myself burdenless to you in everything, and will keep.
10 Truth of Christ is in me, that, this boasting, shall not be silenced unto me, in the regions of Achaia.
The truth of Christ is in me, because this boasting will not be stopped in regard to me in the regions of Achaia;
11 Wherefore? Because I love you not? God, knoweth!
for what reason? Because I do not love you? God has known!
12 But, what I am doing, I also will do, —that I may cut off the occasion of them who are wishing an occasion, that, wherein they are boasting themselves, they may be found even as also, we.
And what I do, I also will do, that I may cut off the occasion of those wishing an occasion, that in that which they boast they may be found according as we also;
13 For, such as these, are false apostles, deceitful workers, transfiguring themselves into apostles of Christ.
for those such [are] false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ,
14 And no marvel! for, Satan himself, doth transfigure himself into a messenger of light!
and no wonder—for even Satan transforms himself into a messenger of light;
15 No great thing, therefore, if, his ministers also, are transfiguring themselves as ministers of righteousness!—whose end, shall be according to their works.
[it is] no great thing, then, if his servants also transform themselves as servants of righteousness—whose end will be according to their works.
16 Again, I say—let no one deem me to be, foolish; but, otherwise, at least, as foolish, give me welcome, that, I also, some little, may boast myself.
Again I say, may no one think me to be a fool; and if otherwise, receive me even as a fool, that I also may boast a little.
17 What I am saying, not according to the Lord, am I saying, but as in foolishness, —in this my boastful confidence!
That which I speak, I do not speak according to the LORD, but as in foolishness, in this the confidence of boasting;
18 Since, many, are boasting after the flesh, I also, will boast;
since many boast according to the flesh, I also will boast:
19 For, gladly, do ye bear with the foolish, being [yourselves], discreet, —
for you gladly bear with the fools—being wise,
20 For ye bear with it—if anyone enslaveth you, if any devoureth, if anyone taketh, if anyone lifteth himself up, if anyone, on the face, doth smite you!
for you bear, if anyone is bringing you under bondage, if anyone devours, if anyone takes away, if anyone exalts himself, if anyone strikes you on the face;
21 By way of disparagement, am I speaking, —as though, we, had been weak! whereas, in whatsoever anyone dareth, in foolishness I speak, I also, dare: —
I speak in reference to dishonor, how that we were weak, and in whatever anyone is bold—in foolishness I say [it]—I also am bold.
22 Hebrews, are they? I also, Israelites, are they? I also, seed of Abraham, are they? I also,
Are they Hebrews? I also! Are they Israelites? I also! Are they seed of Abraham? I also!
23 Ministers of Christ, are they? As one deranged I am talking, I, above measure!—in toils, superabundantly, in prisons, superabundantly, in stripes, to excess, in deaths, oft, —
Are they servants of Christ? As [if] beside myself I speak—I [am] more; in labors more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths many times.
24 From Jews, five times, forty-save-one, have I received,
Five times I received from Jews forty [stripes] except one;
25 Thrice, have I been beaten with rods, once, have I been stoned, thrice, have I been shipwrecked, a day and night, in the deep, have I spent;
three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, I have passed a night and a day in the deep;
26 In journeyings oft, in perils of rivers, in perils of robbers, in perils from my own race, in perils from Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the desert, in perils by the sea, in perils among false brethren,
journeys many times, perils of rivers, perils of robbers, perils from [my own] race, perils from nations, perils in city, perils in wilderness, perils in sea, perils among false brothers;
27 in toil and hardship, in watchings, oft, in hunger and thirst, in fasting, oft, in cold and nakedness: —
in laboriousness and painfulness, many times in watchings, in hunger and thirst, many times in fastings, in cold and nakedness;
28 Apart from the things without, my daily care, —my anxiety for all the assemblies; —
apart from the things without—the crowding on me that is daily—the care of all the assemblies.
29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is caused to stumble, and, I, am not burning?
Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is stumbled, and I am not burned?
30 If, to boast, is needful, in the things that concern my weakness, will I boast.
If it is necessary to boast, I will boast of the things of my weakness;
31 The God and Father of our Lord Jesus, knoweth—He who is blessed unto the ages—that I am not speaking falsely: (aiōn g165)
the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ—who is blessed for all ages—has known that I do not lie! (aiōn g165)
32 In Damascus, the governor under Aretas the king, was guarding the city of Damascenes, to apprehend me, —
In Damascus the governor [under] Aretas the king was watching the city of the Damascenes, wishing to seize me,
33 And, through a window, was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands.
and I was let down through a window in a rope basket, through the wall, and fled out of his hands.

< 2 Corinthians 11 >