2 Corinthians 11
1 I wish you were bearing with me little (a *no*) (*k*) (of foolishness; *N(k)O*) but indeed you do endure me.
I wish that you would bear with me in a little foolishness, but indeed you do bear with me.
2 I am jealous as to for you of God with [the] jealousy; I have betrothed for you to one husband a virgin pure to present to Christ,
For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy. For I married you to one husband, that I might present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
3 I am afraid however lest perhaps as the serpent deceived Eve in the craftiness of him, (thus *k*) may be corrupted the minds of you from the simplicity (and the purity *NO*) in Christ.
But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the sincerity and purity that is in Christ.
4 If indeed for the [one] coming another Jesus proclaims whom not we did proclaim, or a spirit different you receive which not you did receive, or glad tidings different which not you did accept, well (you are enduring [it]. *N(k)(o)*)
For if he who comes preaches another Jesus, whom we did not preach, or if you receive a different spirit, which you did not receive, or a different "good news", which you did not accept, you put up with that well enough.
5 I reckon for in nothing to have been inferior to those most eminent most eminent apostles.
For I reckon that I am not at all behind the very best apostles.
6 If however even unpolished in speech [I am], yet not in knowledge, but in every [way] (were manifested *N(k)O*) in all things to you.
Even though I am unskilled in speech, I am not unskilled in knowledge. But in every way we have made this known to you in all things.
7 Or a sin did I commit myself humbling so that you yourselves may be exalted, because freely the of God gospel I evangelised to you?
Or did I commit a sin in humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached to you God's Good News free of charge?
8 Other churches I robbed having received support for the toward you service,
I robbed other churches, taking wages from them that I might serve you.
9 And being present with you and having been in need not I did burden no [one]; for the need of mine completely filled up the brothers having come from Macedonia, and in everything unburdensome myself to you I kept and will keep.
When I was present with you and was in need, I was not a burden on anyone, for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, supplied the measure of my need. In everything I kept myself from being burdensome to you, and I will continue to do so.
10 Is [the] truth of Christ in me myself that boasting this not (will be stopped *N(k)O*) of mine in the regions of Achaia.
As the truth of Christ is in me, no one will stop me from this boasting in the regions of Achaia.
11 Because of why? Because surely I do love you? God knows [I do]!
Why? Because I do not love you? God knows.
12 What however I do, also I will do, so that I may cut off the opportunity of those desiring an opportunity that in what they are boasting, they may be found even as also we ourselves.
But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them that desire an occasion, that in which they boast, they may be found even as we.
13 For such [are] false apostles, workers deceitful, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ;
For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as Christ's apostles.
14 And no (wonder; *N(k)O*) himself for Satan masquerades as an angel of light;
And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.
15 [It is] not surprising therefore if even the servants of him masquerade as servants of righteousness whose end will be according to the deeds of them.
It is no great thing therefore if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.
16 Again I say, no one me may think a fool to be; lest then except indeed even even as a fool do receive me, that I myself also I myself also little a may boast.
I say again, let no one think me foolish. But if so, yet receive me as foolish, 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 the confidence of boasting.
That which I speak, I do not speak according to the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of boasting.
18 Since many boast according to (the *ko*) flesh, I myself also I myself also will boast.
Seeing that many boast after the flesh, I will also boast.
19 Gladly for you bear with fools, wise being!
For you bear with the foolish gladly, being wise.
20 You bear [it] for if anyone you enslaves, if anyone devours [you], if anyone takes [from you], if anyone exalts himself, if anyone in [the] face you strikes.
For you put up with it if someone makes slaves of you, if someone exploits you, if someone takes advantage of you, if someone exalts himself, if someone strikes you on the face.
21 As to dishonor I speak, as that we ourselves (have been weak! *N(k)O*) In whatever however maybe anyone may be daring — in foolishness I speak — am daring I myself also. I myself also.
I speak by way of disparagement, as though we had been weak. Yet however any is bold (I speak in foolishness), I am bold also.
22 Hebrews are they? I myself also; I myself also; Israelites are they? I myself also; I myself also; Descendants of Abraham are they? I myself also; I myself also;
Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.
23 Servants of Christ are they? As being beside myself I speak; above [measure] I myself[am]. in labors more abundantly in imprisonments more abundantly, in beatings above measure, in deaths often.
Are they servants of Christ? (I speak as one beside himself) I am more so; in labors more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in deaths often.
24 From [the] Jews five times forty [lashes] minus one I received,
Five times from the Jews I received forty stripes minus one.
25 Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, a night and a day in the deep [sea] I have passed;
Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I suffered shipwreck. I have been a night and a day in the deep.
26 in journeyings often, in perils of rivers, in perils of robbers, in perils from [my own] race, in perils from [the] Gentiles, in perils in [the] city, in perils in [the] wilderness, in perils on [the] sea, in perils among false brothers,
I have been in travels often, perils of rivers, perils of robbers, perils from my countrymen, perils from those who are not Jews, perils in the city, perils in the wilderness, perils in the sea, perils among false brothers;
27 (in *k*) labor and toil, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness;
in labor and travail, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, and in cold and nakedness.
28 Besides the [things] external the (stoppage on me *N(k)O*) on every day [is my] care for all the churches.
Besides those things that are outside, there is that which presses on me daily, anxiety for all the churches.
29 Who is weak, and not I am weak? Who is led into sin, and surely I myself do burn inwardly?
Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is caused to stumble, and I do not burn with indignation?
30 If to boast it behooves [me], [in] the [things] of the weakness of mine I will boast.
If I must boast, I will boast of the things that concern my weakness.
31 The God and Father of the Lord (of us *k*) Jesus (Christ *K*) knows, who is being blessed to the ages, that not I am lying. (aiōn g165)
The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed forevermore, knows that I do not lie. (aiōn g165)
32 In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king was guarding the city of the Damascenes to seize me (wishing *KO*)
In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king guarded the city of the Damascenes, desiring to arrest me.
33 But through a window in a basket I was let down through the wall and I escaped the hands of him.
Through a window I was let down in a basket by the wall, and escaped his hands.
