< 2 Corinthians 11 >
1 I wish! to endure me small (one *no*) (the/this/who *k*) (foolishness *N(k)O*) but and to endure me
I hope you will bear with a little of my foolishness, but you are already doing that.
2 be eager for you God zeal to betroth for you one man: husband virgin pure to stand by the/this/who Christ
I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
3 to fear then not how as/when the/this/who snake to deceive Eve in/on/among the/this/who craftiness it/s/he (thus(-ly) *k*) to destroy the/this/who mind/thought you away from the/this/who openness (and the/this/who purity *NO*) the/this/who toward the/this/who Christ
I 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.
4 if on the other hand for the/this/who to come/go another Jesus to preach which no to preach or spirit/breath: spirit other to take which no to take or gospel other which no to receive well (to endure *N(k)(o)*)
For 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.
5 to count for nothing to lack the/this/who above/for greatly apostle
I consider myself in no way inferior to those “super-apostles.”
6 if: even though then and unlearned the/this/who word but no the/this/who knowledge but in/on/among all (to reveal *N(k)O*) in/on/among all toward you
Although I am not a polished speaker, I am certainly not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every way possible.
7 or sin to do/make: do I/we to humble in order that/to you to lift up that/since: since freely the/this/who the/this/who God gospel to speak good news you
Was 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?
8 another assembly to rob to take compensation to/with the/this/who you service
I robbed other churches by accepting their support in order to serve you.
9 and be present to/with you and to lack no to burden none the/this/who for deficiency me to supply the/this/who brother to come/go away from Macedonia and in/on/among all not burdensome I/we you to keep: protect and to keep: protect
And 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.
10 to be truth Christ in/on/among I/we that/since: that the/this/who pride this/he/she/it no (to stop *N(k)O*) toward I/we in/on/among the/this/who region the/this/who Achaia
As surely as the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be silenced in the regions of Achaia.
11 through/because of which? that/since: since no to love you the/this/who God to know
Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!
12 which then to do/make: do and to do/make: do in order that/to to prevent the/this/who opportunity the/this/who to will/desire opportunity in order that/to in/on/among which to boast to find/meet as/just as and me
But 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.
13 the/this/who for such as this false apostle worker deceitful to transform toward apostle Christ
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.
14 and no (marvel *N(k)O*) it/s/he for the/this/who Satan to transform toward angel light
And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.
15 no great therefore/then if: even though and the/this/who servant it/s/he to transform as/when servant righteousness which the/this/who goal/tax to be according to the/this/who work it/s/he
It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.
16 again to say not one me to think foolish to exist if: else then not indeed and if as/when foolish to receive me in order that/to I/we and small one to boast
I 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.
17 which to speak no according to lord: God to speak but as/when in/on/among foolishness in/on/among this/he/she/it the/this/who confidence/essence the/this/who pride
In this confident boasting of mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as a fool.
18 since much to boast according to (the/this/who *ko*) flesh I/we and to boast
Since many are boasting according to the flesh, I too will boast.
19 gladly for to endure the/this/who foolish thoughtful to be
For you gladly tolerate fools, since you are so wise.
20 to endure for if one you to enslave if one to devour if one to take if one to lift up if one toward face you to beat up
In 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.
21 according to dishonour to say as/when that/since: that me (be weak: weak *N(k)O*) in/on/among which then if one be bold in/on/among foolishness to say be bold I/we and
To 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.
22 Hebrew to be I/we and Israelite to be I/we and seed: offspring Abraham to be I/we and
Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.
23 servant Christ to be be insane to speak above/for I/we in/on/among labor more excessively in/on/among prison/watch: prison more excessively in/on/among plague/blow/wound severely in/on/among death often
Are 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.
24 by/under: by Jew five times forty from/with/beside one to take
Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one.
25 three times to beat with a rod once to stone three times be shipwrecked a night and a day in/on/among the/this/who the deep to do/make: spend(TIME)
Three 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.
26 journey often danger river danger robber/rebel danger out from family: descendant danger out from Gentiles danger in/on/among city danger in/on/among desert danger in/on/among sea danger in/on/among false brother
In 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,
27 (in/on/among *k*) labor and toil in/on/among sleeplessness often in/on/among hunger and thirst in/on/among fasting often in/on/among cold and nakedness
in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.
28 without the/this/who except the/this/who (stoppage me *N(k)O*) the/this/who according to day the/this/who concern all the/this/who assembly
Apart from these external trials, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches.
29 which? be weak: weak and no be weak: weak which? to cause to stumble and no I/we to burn
Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with grief?
30 if to boast be necessary the/this/who the/this/who weakness: weak me to boast
If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.
31 the/this/who God and father the/this/who lord: God (me *k*) Jesus (Christ *K*) to know the/this/who to be praiseworthy toward the/this/who an age: eternity that/since: that no to lie (aiōn )
The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, knows that I am not lying. (aiōn )
32 in/on/among Damascus the/this/who governor Aretas the/this/who king to guard the/this/who city Damascus to arrest/catch me (to will/desire *KO*)
In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me.
33 and through/because of window in/on/among basket to lower through/because of the/this/who wall and to escape the/this/who hand it/s/he
But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his grasp.