2 Corinthians 11:1-6
New American Standard Bible
Paul Defends His Apostleship
11 I wish that you would (A)bear with me in a little (B)foolishness; but [a]indeed you are bearing with me. 2 For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy; for I (C)betrothed you to one husband, to (D)present you as a pure virgin to Christ. 3 But I am afraid that, as the (E)serpent deceived Eve by his trickery, your minds will be led astray from sincere and pure devotion to Christ. 4 For if [b]one comes and preaches (F)another Jesus whom we have not preached, or you receive a (G)different spirit which you have not received, or a (H)different gospel which you have not accepted, this you (I)tolerate (J)very well! 5 For I consider myself (K)not in the least inferior to the [c]most eminent apostles. 6 But even if I am (L)unskilled in speech, yet I am not so in (M)knowledge; in fact, in every way we have (N)made this evident to you in all things.
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- 2 Corinthians 11:1 Or do indeed bear with me
- 2 Corinthians 11:4 Lit the one who comes preaches
- 2 Corinthians 11:5 Or super-apostles
2 Corinthians 11:1-6
American Standard Version
11 Would that ye could bear with me in a little foolishness: [a]but indeed ye do bear with me. 2 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. 3 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. 4 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. 5 For I reckon that I am not a whit behind [e]the very chiefest apostles. 6 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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- 2 Corinthians 11:1 Or, nay indeed bear with me.
- 2 Corinthians 11:2 Greek a jealousy of God.
- 2 Corinthians 11:3 Greek thoughts. See 3:14.
- 2 Corinthians 11:4 Greek good tidings. Compare 2:12.
- 2 Corinthians 11:5 Or, those preeminent apostles
- 2 Corinthians 11:6 Or, nay, in everything we have made it manifest among all men to you-ward
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