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11 Would to God you could bear with me a little in my folly — and indeed you do bear with me.

For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy; for I have espoused you to one Husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

But I fear lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit which ye have not received, or another gospel which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.

For I consider myself not a whit lower than the very chiefest apostles.

Though I am rude in speech, yet I am not in knowledge; for we have been made thoroughly manifest among you in all things.

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11 Would that ye could bear with me in a little foolishness: [a]but indeed ye do bear with me. For I am jealous over you with [b]a godly jealousy: for I espoused you to one husband, that I might present you as a pure virgin to Christ. But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve in his craftiness, your [c]minds should be corrupted from the simplicity and the purity that is toward Christ. For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we did not preach, or if ye receive a different spirit, which ye did not receive, or a different [d]gospel, which ye did not accept, ye do well to bear with him. For I reckon that I am not a whit behind [e]the very chiefest apostles. But though I be rude in speech, yet am I not in knowledge; [f]nay, in every way have we made this manifest unto you in all things.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 11:1 Or, nay indeed bear with me.
  2. 2 Corinthians 11:2 Greek a jealousy of God.
  3. 2 Corinthians 11:3 Greek thoughts. See 3:14.
  4. 2 Corinthians 11:4 Greek good tidings. Compare 2:12.
  5. 2 Corinthians 11:5 Or, those preeminent apostles
  6. 2 Corinthians 11:6 Or, nay, in everything we have made it manifest among all men to you-ward