2 Corinthians 11

1 I could wish ye would bear with me as to some little foolishness, —Nay! do even bear with me!

I earnestly wish ye could bear with me a little in [my] folly: and indeed 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 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.

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.

But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in 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 he that cometh preacheth 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].

5 For I reckon not to have come a whit behind the exceeding overmuch apostles;

For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very greatest 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.

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

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?

Have I committed an offense in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God without reward?

8 Other assemblies, I despoiled, receiving supplies that I might minister, unto you;

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

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

10 Truth of Christ is in me, that, this boasting, shall not be silenced unto me, 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.

11 Wherefore? Because I love you not? God, knoweth!

Why? because I love you not? God knoweth.

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.

But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them who desire occasion; that in what they glory, they may be found even as we.

13 For, such as these, are false apostles, deceitful workers, transfiguring themselves into apostles of Christ.

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

14 And no marvel! for, Satan himself, doth transfigure himself into a messenger of light!

And no wonder; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel 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.

Therefore [it is] no great thing if his ministers also are transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall 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.

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.

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 speak [it] not according to the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.

18 Since, many, are boasting after the flesh, I also, will boast;

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

19 For, gladly, do ye bear with the foolish, being [yourselves], discreet, —

For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye [yourselves] are 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 ye suffer, if a man bringeth you into bondage, if a man devoureth [you], if a man taketh [from you], if a man exalteth himself, if a man smiteth 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 as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. But in whatever respect any is bold, (I speak foolishly) I am bold also.

22 Hebrews, are they? I also, Israelites, are they? I also, seed of Abraham, are they? I also,

Are they Hebrews? so [am] I. Are they Israelites? so [am] I. Are they the offspring of Abraham? so [am] I.

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 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.

24 From Jews, five times, forty-save-one, have I received,

From the Jews five times I received forty [stripes] save 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;

Thrice was I beaten with rods, once I was stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been 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,

[In] journeyings 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 brethren;

27 in toil and hardship, in watchings, oft, in hunger and thirst, in fasting, oft, in cold and nakedness: —

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

28 Apart from the things without, my daily care, —my anxiety for all the assemblies; —

Besides those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.

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 made to fall into sin, and I burn not?

30 If, to boast, is needful, in the things that concern my weakness, will I boast.

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

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 evermore, knoweth that I lie not. (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 kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:

33 And, through a window, 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.