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2 Corinthians 11:4
New King James Version
2 Corinthians 11:4
New King James Version
4 For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a (A)different gospel which you have not accepted—you may well put up with it!
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2 Corinthians 11:4
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2 Corinthians 11:4
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4 For [you seem willing to allow it] if one comes and preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted. You tolerate all this beautifully [welcoming the deception].
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2 Corinthians 11:4
New International Version
2 Corinthians 11:4
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4 For if someone comes to you and preaches a Jesus other than the Jesus we preached,(A) or if you receive a different spirit(B) from the Spirit you received, or a different gospel(C) from the one you accepted, you put up with it(D) easily enough.
2 Corinthians 11:4-6
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2 Corinthians 11:4-6
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4-6 It seems that if someone shows up preaching quite another Jesus than we preached—different spirit, different message—you put up with him quite nicely. But if you put up with these big-shot “apostles,” why can’t you put up with simple me? I’m as good as they are. It’s true that I don’t have their voice, haven’t mastered that smooth eloquence that impresses you so much. But when I do open my mouth, I at least know what I’m talking about. We haven’t kept anything back. We let you in on everything.
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2 Corinthians 11:4-6
New King James Version
2 Corinthians 11:4-6
New King James Version
4 For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a (A)different gospel which you have not accepted—you may well put up with it!
Paul and False Apostles
5 For I consider that (B)I am not at all inferior to the most eminent apostles. 6 Even though (C)I am untrained in speech, yet I am not (D)in knowledge. But (E)we have [a]been thoroughly manifested among you in all things.
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- 2 Corinthians 11:6 NU omits been
2 Corinthians 11:4-6
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2 Corinthians 11:4-6
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4 For [you seem willing to allow it] if one comes and preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted. You tolerate all this beautifully [welcoming the deception]. 5 Yet I consider myself in no way inferior to the [so-called] [a]super-apostles. 6 But even if I am unskilled in speaking, yet I am not [untrained] in [b]knowledge [I know what I am talking about]; but we have made this evident to you in every way, in all things.
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- 2 Corinthians 11:5 This may be a sarcastic reference to the teachers of false doctrine (pseudo-apostles) who opposed Paul and tried to claim they had an association with the original twelve disciples.
- 2 Corinthians 11:6 Like the original Twelve, Paul received his knowledge of the gospel from the Lord.
2 Corinthians 11:4-6
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2 Corinthians 11:4-6
New International Version
4 For if someone comes to you and preaches a Jesus other than the Jesus we preached,(A) or if you receive a different spirit(B) from the Spirit you received, or a different gospel(C) from the one you accepted, you put up with it(D) easily enough.
5 I do not think I am in the least inferior to those “super-apostles.”[a](E) 6 I may indeed be untrained as a speaker,(F) but I do have knowledge.(G) We have made this perfectly clear to you in every way.
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- 2 Corinthians 11:5 Or to the most eminent apostles
2 Corinthians 11:4-6
The Message
2 Corinthians 11:4-6
The Message
4-6 It seems that if someone shows up preaching quite another Jesus than we preached—different spirit, different message—you put up with him quite nicely. But if you put up with these big-shot “apostles,” why can’t you put up with simple me? I’m as good as they are. It’s true that I don’t have their voice, haven’t mastered that smooth eloquence that impresses you so much. But when I do open my mouth, I at least know what I’m talking about. We haven’t kept anything back. We let you in on everything.
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