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2 Corinthians 11:16-17
New English Translation
2 Corinthians 11:16-17
New English Translation
Paul’s Sufferings for Christ
16 I say again, let no one think that I am a fool.[a] But if you do, then at least accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little. 17 What I am saying with this boastful confidence[b] I do not say the way the Lord would.[c] Instead it is, as it were, foolishness.
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- 2 Corinthians 11:16 tn Or “am foolish.”
- 2 Corinthians 11:17 tn Grk “with this confidence of boasting.” The genitive καυχήσεως (kauchēseōs) has been translated as an attributive genitive (the noun in the genitive functions as an adjective of the noun modified).
- 2 Corinthians 11:17 tn Or “say with the Lord’s authority.”
2 Corinthians 11:16-17
New International Version
2 Corinthians 11:16-17
New International Version
Paul Boasts About His Sufferings
16 I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool.(A) But if you do, then tolerate me just as you would a fool, so that I may do a little boasting. 17 In this self-confident boasting I am not talking as the Lord would,(B) but as a fool.(C)
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