2 Corinthians 11:1-4

New Matthew Bible

Paul (with reluctance) commends himself, and defends his authority against the false prophets.

11 I would you could suffer me a little in my foolishness, yea and I ask you to bear with me. ² For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy. For I espoused you to one man, to present you a chaste virgin to Christ. ³ But I fear that, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so your minds might be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. ⁴ For if he who comes preaches another Jesus than him whom we preached, or if you are given another spirit than that which you were given, or another gospel than that which you were given, you might right well be content.