2 Corinthians 10 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·2 Corinthians 11

¹I wish that you would bear with me in a little foolishness, but indeed you do bear with me.

KJVWould to God^G3785 ye could bear^G430^(G5711) with me^G3450 a little^G3397 in my folly^G877: and^G2532 indeed^G235 bear^G430^(G5736) with me^G3450.

² For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you in marriage to one husband, that I might present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

KJVFor^G1063 I am jealous^G2206^(G5719) over you^G5209 with godly^G2316 jealousy^G2205: for^G1063 I have espoused^G718^(G5668) you^G5209 to one^G1520 husband^G435, that I may present^G3936^(G5658) you as a chaste^G53 virgin^G3933 to Christ^G5547.

³ But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

KJVBut^G1161 I fear^G5399^(G5736), lest^G3381 by any means^G4458, as^G5613 the serpent^G3789 beguiled^G1818^(G5656) Eve^G2096 through^G1722 his^G846 subtilty^G3834, so^G3779 your^G5216 minds^G3540 should be corrupted^G5351^(G5652) from^G575 the simplicity^G572 that is in^G1519 Christ^G5547.

⁴ For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we didn’t preach, or if you receive a different spirit which you didn’t receive, or a different “good news” which you didn’t accept, you put up with that well enough.

KJVFor^G1063 if^G1487^G3303 he that cometh^G2064^(G5740) preacheth^G2784^(G5719) another^G243 Jesus^G2424, whom^G3739 we have^G2784 not^G3756 preached^G2784^(G5656), or^G2228 if ye receive^G2983^(G5719) another^G2087 spirit^G4151, which^G3739 ye have^G2983 not^G3756 received^G2983^(G5627), or^G2228 another^G2087 gospel^G2098, which^G3739 ye have^G1209 not^G3756 accepted^G1209^(G5662), ye might^G430 well^G2573 bear with^G430^(G5711) him.

⁵ For I reckon that I am not at all behind the very best apostles.

KJVFor^G1063 I suppose^G3049^(G5736) I was^G5302 not a whit^G3367 behind^G5302^(G5760) the very^G5228 chiefest^G3029 apostles^G652.

⁶ But though I am unskilled in speech, yet I am not unskilled in knowledge. No, in every way we have been revealed to you in all things.

KJVBut^G1161 though^G1499 I be rude^G2399 in speech^G3056, yet^G235 not^G3756 in knowledge^G1108; but^G235 we have been throughly^G1722^G3956 made manifest^G5319^(G5685) among^G1519 you^G5209 in^G1722 all things^G3956.

⁷ 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?

KJV^G2228 Have I committed^G4160^(G5656) an offence^G266 in abasing^G5013^(G5723) myself^G1683 that^G2443 ye^G5210 might be exalted^G5312^(G5686), because^G3754 I have preached^G2097^(G5668) to you^G5213 the gospel^G2098 of God^G2316 freely^G1432?

⁸ I robbed other assemblies, taking wages from them that I might serve you.

KJVI robbed^G4813^(G5656) other^G243 churches^G1577, taking^G2983^(G5631) wages^G3800 of them, to^G4314 do^G1248 you^G5216 service^G1248.

⁹ When I was present with you and was in need, I wasn’t 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.

KJVAnd^G2532 when I was present^G3918^(G5752) with^G4314 you^G5209, and^G2532 wanted^G5302^(G5685), I was^G3756 chargeable^G2655^(G5656) to no man^G3762: for^G1063 that which was lacking^G5303 to me^G3450 the brethren^G80 which came^G2064^(G5631) from^G575 Macedonia^G3109 supplied^G4322^(G5656): and^G2532 in^G1722 all^G3956 things I have kept^G5083^(G5656) myself^G1683 from being burdensome^G4 unto you^G5213, and^G2532 so will I keep^G5083^(G5692) myself.

¹⁰ As the truth of Christ is in me, no one will stop me from this boasting in the regions of Achaia.

KJVAs the truth^G225 of Christ^G5547 is^G2076^(G5748) in^G1722 me^G1698,^G3754 no man^G3756 shall stop^G4972^(G5695)^(G5625)^G5420^(G5691) me^G1519^G1691 of this^G3778 boasting^G2746 in^G1722 the regions^G2824 of Achaia^G882.

¹¹ Why? Because I don’t love you? God knows.

KJVWherefore^G1302? because^G3754 I love^G25^(G5719) you^G5209 not^G3756? God^G2316 knoweth^G1492^(G5758).

¹² But what I do, that I will continue to do, that I may cut off opportunity from those who desire an opportunity, that in which they boast, they may be recognized just like us.

KJVBut^G1161 what^G3739 I do^G4160^(G5719), that^G2532 I will do^G4160^(G5692), that^G2443 I may cut off^G1581^(G5661) occasion^G874 from them which desire^G2309^(G5723) occasion^G874; that^G2443 wherein^G1722^G3739 they glory^G2744^(G5736), they may be found^G2147^(G5686) even^G2532 as^G2531 we^G2249.

¹³ For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as Christ’s apostles.

KJVFor^G1063 such^G5108 are false apostles^G5570, deceitful^G1386 workers^G2040, transforming themselves^G3345^(G5734) into^G1519 the apostles^G652 of Christ^G5547.

¹⁴ And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.

KJVAnd^G2532 no^G3756 marvel^G2298; for^G1063 Satan^G4567 himself^G846 is transformed^G3345^(G5731) into^G1519 an angel^G32 of light^G5457.

¹⁵ It is no great thing therefore if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.

KJVTherefore^G3767 it is no^G3756 great thing^G3173 if^G1499 his^G846 ministers^G1249 also^G1499 be transformed^G3345^(G5743) as^G5613 the ministers^G1249 of righteousness^G1343; whose^G3739 end^G5056 shall be^G2071^(G5704) according^G2596 to their^G846 works^G2041.

¹⁶ I say again, let no one think me foolish. But if so, yet receive me as foolish, that I also may boast a little.

KJVI say^G3004^(G5719) again^G3825, Let^G1380 no^G3361 man^G5100 think^G1380^(G5661) me^G1511^(G5750)^G3165 a fool^G878; if otherwise^G1490, yet^G2579 as^G5613 a fool^G878 receive^G1209^(G5663) me^G3165, that^G2443 I^G2504 may boast myself^G2744^(G5667) a^G5100 little^G3397.

¹⁷ That which I speak, I don’t speak according to the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of boasting.

KJVThat which^G3739 I speak^G2980^(G5719), I speak^G2980^(G5719) it not^G3756 after^G2596 the Lord^G2962, but^G235 as^G5613 it were foolishly^G1722^G877, in^G1722 this^G5026 confidence^G5287 of boasting^G2746.

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

KJVSeeing that^G1893 many^G4183 glory^G2744^(G5736) after^G2596 the flesh^G4561, I will glory^G2744^(G5695) also^G2504.

¹⁹ For you bear with the foolish gladly, being wise.

KJVFor^G1063 ye suffer^G430^(G5736) fools^G878 gladly^G2234, seeing ye yourselves are^G5607^(G5752) wise^G5429.

²⁰ For you bear with a man if he brings you into bondage, if he devours you, if he takes you captive, if he exalts himself, or if he strikes you on the face.

KJVFor^G1063 ye suffer^G430^(G5736), if a man^G1536 bring^G2615 you^G5209 into bondage^G2615^(G5719), if a man^G1536 devour^G2719^(G5719) you, if a man^G1536 take^G2983^(G5719) of you, if a man^G1536 exalt himself^G1869^(G5731), if a man^G1536 smite^G1194^(G5719) you^G5209 on^G1519 the face^G4383.

²¹ To my shame, I speak as though we had been weak. Yet in whatever way anyone is bold (I speak in foolishness), I am bold also.

KJVI speak^G3004^(G5719) as concerning^G2596 reproach^G819, as^G5613 though^G3754 we^G2249 had been weak^G770^(G5656). Howbeit^G1161 whereinsoever^G1722^G3739^G302 any^G5100 is bold^G5111^(G5725),(I speak^G3004^(G5719) foolishly^G1722^G877,) I am bold^G5111^(G5719) also^G2504.

²² Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the offspring of Abraham? So am I.

KJVAre they^G1526^(G5748) Hebrews^G1445? so am I^G2504. Are they^G1526^(G5748) Israelites^G2475? so am I^G2504. Are they^G1526^(G5748) the seed^G4690 of Abraham^G11? so am I^G2504.

²³ 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, and in deaths often.

KJVAre they^G1526^(G5748) ministers^G1249 of Christ^G5547?(I speak^G2980^(G5719) as a fool^G3912^(G5723)) I^G1473 am more^G5228; in^G1722 labours^G2873 more abundant^G4056, in^G1722 stripes^G4127 above measure^G5234, in^G1722 prisons^G5438 more frequent^G4056, in^G1722 deaths^G2288 oft^G4178.

²⁴ Five times I received forty stripes minus one from the Jews.

KJVOf^G5259 the Jews^G2453 five times^G3999 received I^G2983^(G5627) forty^G5062 stripes save^G3844 one^G3391.

²⁵ 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.

KJVThrice^G5151 was I beaten with rods^G4463^(G5681), once^G530 was I stoned^G3034^(G5681), thrice^G5151 I suffered shipwreck^G3489^(G5656), a night and a day^G3574 I have been^G4160^(G5758) in^G1722 the deep^G1037;

²⁶ I have been in travels often, perils of rivers, perils of robbers, perils from my countrymen, perils from the Gentiles, perils in the city, perils in the wilderness, perils in the sea, perils among false brothers;

KJVIn journeyings^G3597 often^G4178, in perils^G2794 of waters^G4215, in perils^G2794 of robbers^G3027, in perils^G2794 by^G1537 mine own countrymen^G1085, in perils^G2794 by^G1537 the heathen^G1484, in perils^G2794 in^G1722 the city^G4172, in perils^G2794 in^G1722 the wilderness^G2047, in perils^G2794 in^G1722 the sea^G2281, in perils^G2794 among^G1722 false brethren^G5569;

²⁷ in labor and travail, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, and in cold and nakedness.

KJVIn^G1722 weariness^G2873 and^G2532 painfulness^G3449, in^G1722 watchings^G70 often^G4178, in^G1722 hunger^G3042 and^G2532 thirst^G1373, in^G1722 fastings^G3521 often^G4178, in^G1722 cold^G5592 and^G2532 nakedness^G1132.

²⁸ Besides those things that are outside, there is that which presses on me daily: anxiety for all the assemblies.

KJVBeside^G5565 those things that are without^G3924, that which^G3588 cometh upon^G1999 me^G3450 daily^G2250,^G2596 the care^G3308 of all^G3956 the churches^G1577.

²⁹ Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is caused to stumble, and I don’t burn with indignation?

KJVWho^G5101 is weak^G770^(G5719), and^G2532 I am^G770 not^G3756 weak^G770^(G5719)? who^G5101 is offended^G4624^(G5743), and^G2532 I^G1473 burn^G4448^(G5743) not^G3756?

³⁰ If I must boast, I will boast of the things that concern my weakness.

KJVIf^G1487 I must needs^G1163^(G5748) glory^G2744^(G5738), I will glory^G2744^(G5695) of the things which concern^G3588 mine^G3450 infirmities^G769.

³¹ The God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, he who is blessed forever more, knows that I don’t lie.

KJVThe God^G2316 and^G2532 Father^G3962 of our^G2257 Lord^G2962 Jesus^G2424 Christ^G5547, which^G3588 is^G5607^(G5752) blessed^G2128 for^G1519 evermore^G165, knoweth^G1492^(G5758) that I^G3754 lie^G5574^(G5736) not^G3756.

³² In Damascus the governor under King Aretas guarded the Damascenes’ city, desiring to arrest me.

KJVIn^G1722 Damascus^G1154 the governor^G1481 under Aretas^G702 the king^G935 kept^G5432 the city^G4172 of the Damascenes^G1153 with a garrison^G5432^(G5707), desirous^G2309^(G5723) to apprehend^G4084^(G5658) me^G3165:

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

KJVAnd^G2532 through^G1223 a window^G2376 in^G1722 a basket^G4553 was I let down^G5465^(G5681) by^G1223 the wall^G5038, and^G2532 escaped^G1628^(G5627) his^G846 hands^G5495.

WEB·2 Corinthians 10

¹Now I Paul, myself, entreat you by the humility and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you.

KJVNow^G1161 I^G1473 Paul^G3972 myself^G846 beseech^G3870^(G5719) you^G5209 by^G1223 the meekness^G4236 and^G2532 gentleness^G1932 of Christ^G5547, who^G3739 in^G2596 presence^G4383 am base^G3303^G5011 among^G1722 you^G5213, but^G1161 being absent^G548^(G5752) am bold^G2292^(G5719) toward^G1519 you^G5209:

² Yes, I beg you that I may not, when present, show courage with the confidence with which I intend to be bold against some, who consider us to be walking according to the flesh.

KJVBut^G1161 I beseech^G1189^(G5736) you, that I may not^G3361 be bold^G2292^(G5658) when I am present^G3918^(G5752) with that confidence^G4006, wherewith^G3739 I think^G3049^(G5736) to be bold^G5111^(G5658) against^G1909 some^G5100, which^G3588 think^G3049^(G5740) of us^G2248 as^G5613 if we walked^G4043^(G5723) according^G2596 to the flesh^G4561.

³ For though we walk in the flesh, we don’t wage war according to the flesh;

KJVFor^G1063 though we walk^G4043^(G5723) in^G1722 the flesh^G4561, we do^G4754 not^G3756 war^G4754^(G5731) after^G2596 the flesh^G4561:

⁴ for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds,

KJV(For^G1063 the weapons^G3696 of our^G2257 warfare^G4752 are not^G3756 carnal^G4559, but^G235 mighty^G1415 through God^G2316 to^G4314 the pulling down^G2506 of strong holds^G3794;)

⁵ throwing down imaginations and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,

KJVCasting down^G2507^(G5723) imaginations^G3053, and^G2532 every^G3956 high thing^G5313 that exalteth itself^G1869^(G5734) against^G2596 the knowledge^G1108 of God^G2316, and^G2532 bringing into captivity^G163^(G5723) every^G3956 thought^G3540 to^G1519 the obedience^G5218 of Christ^G5547;

⁶ and being in readiness to avenge all disobedience when your obedience is made full.

KJVAnd^G2532 having^G2192^(G5723) in^G1722 a readiness^G2092 to revenge^G1556^(G5658) all^G3956 disobedience^G3876, when^G3752 your^G5216 obedience^G5218 is fulfilled^G4137^(G5686).

⁷ Do you look at things only as they appear in front of your face? If anyone trusts in himself that he is Christ’s, let him consider this again with himself, that even as he is Christ’s, so we also are Christ’s.

KJVDo ye look on^G991^(G5719) things after^G2596 the outward appearance^G4383? If any man^G1536 trust^G3982^(G5754) to himself^G1438 that he is^G1511^(G5750) Christ's^G5547, let him^G3049 of^G575 himself^G1438 think^G3049^(G5737) this^G5124 again^G3825, that^G3754, as^G2531 he^G846 is Christ's^G5547, even^G2532 so^G3779 are we^G2249 Christ's^G5547.

⁸ For even if I boast somewhat abundantly concerning our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for casting you down, I will not be ashamed,

KJVFor^G1063^G2532 though^G1437^G5037 I should boast^G2744^(G5667) somewhat^G5100 more^G4055 of^G4012 our^G2257 authority^G1849, which^G3739 the Lord^G2962 hath given^G1325^(G5656) us^G2254 for^G1519 edification^G3619, and^G2532 not^G3756 for^G1519 your^G5216 destruction^G2506, I should^G153 not^G3756 be ashamed^G153^(G5701):

⁹ that I may not seem as if I desire to terrify you by my letters.

KJVThat^G3363 I may^G1380 not^G3363 seem^G1380^(G5661) as^G5613 if^G302 I would terrify^G1629^(G5721) you^G5209 by^G1223 letters^G1992.

¹⁰ For, “His letters”, they say, “are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is despised.”

KJVFor^G3754 his letters^G1992^G3303, say they^G5346^(G5748), are weighty^G926 and^G2532 powerful^G2478; but^G1161 his bodily^G4983 presence^G3952 is weak^G772, and^G2532 his speech^G3056 contemptible^G1848^(G5772).

¹¹ Let such a person consider this, that what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such are we also in deed when we are present.

KJVLet^G3049 such an one^G5108 think^G3049^(G5737) this^G5124, that^G3754, such as^G3634 we are^G2070^(G5748) in word^G3056 by^G1223 letters^G1992 when we are absent^G548^(G5752), such^G5108 will we be also^G2532 in deed^G2041 when we are present^G3918^(G5752).

¹² For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves. But they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.

KJVFor^G1063 we dare^G5111^(G5719) not^G3756 make^G1469 ourselves of the number^G1469^(G5658), or^G2228 compare^G4793 ourselves^G1438 with^G4793^(G5658) some^G5100 that commend^G4921^(G5723) themselves^G1438: but^G235 they^G846 measuring^G3354^(G5723) themselves^G1438 by^G1722 themselves^G1438, and^G2532 comparing^G4793 themselves^G1438 among^G4793^(G5723) themselves^G1438, are^G4920 not^G3756 wise^G4920^(G5719).

¹³ But we will not boast beyond proper limits, but within the boundaries with which God appointed to us, which reach even to you.

KJVBut^G1161 we^G2249 will^G2744 not^G3780 boast^G2744^(G5695) of things without^G1519 our measure^G280, but^G235 according^G2596 to the measure^G3358 of the rule^G2583 which^G3739 God^G2316 hath distributed^G3307^(G5656) to us^G2254, a measure^G3358 to reach^G2185^(G5635) even^G2532 unto^G891 you^G5216.

¹⁴ For we don’t stretch ourselves too much, as though we didn’t reach to you. For we came even as far as to you with the Good News of Christ,

KJVFor^G1063 we stretch^G5239 not^G3756 ourselves^G1438 beyond^G5239^(G5719) our measure, as^G5613 though we reached^G2185^(G5740) not^G3361 unto^G1519 you^G5209: for^G1063 we are come^G5348^(G5656) as far as^G891 to you^G5216 also^G2532 in^G1722 preaching the gospel^G2098 of Christ^G5547:

¹⁵ not boasting beyond proper limits in other men’s labors, but having hope that as your faith grows, we will be abundantly enlarged by you in our sphere of influence,

KJVNot^G3756 boasting^G2744^(G5740) of things without^G1519 our measure^G280, that is, of^G1722 other men's^G245 labours^G2873; but^G1161 having^G2192^(G5723) hope^G1680, when your^G5216 faith^G4102 is increased^G837^(G5746), that we shall be enlarged^G3170^(G5683) by^G1722 you^G5213 according^G2596 to our^G2257 rule^G2583 abundantly^G1519^G4050,

¹⁶ so as to preach the Good News even to the parts beyond you, not to boast in what someone else has already done.

KJVTo preach the gospel^G2097^(G5670) in^G1519 the regions beyond^G5238 you^G5216, and not^G3756 to boast^G2744^(G5664) in^G1722 another man's^G245 line^G2583 of^G1519 things made ready to our hand^G2092.

¹⁷ But “he who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.”

KJVBut^G1161 he that glorieth^G2744^(G5740), let him glory^G2744^(G5737) in^G1722 the Lord^G2962.

¹⁸ For it isn’t he who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends.

KJVFor^G1063 not^G3756 he^G1565 that commendeth^G4921^(G5723) himself^G1438 is^G2076^(G5748) approved^G1384, but^G235 whom^G3739 the Lord^G2962 commendeth^G4921^(G5719).

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