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
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
I Am Jealous For You, For I Fear That You Are Being Corrupted By False Messengers
11 O-that you would bear-with me as to a little bit[a] of foolishness— but indeed, keep-bearing-with[b] me! 2 For I am jealous-for[c] you with a jealousy[d] of [e] God. For I betrothed[f] you to one husband, that I might present you as a pure virgin to Christ. 3 But I am fearing that as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds[g] should somehow be corrupted[h] from sincerity[i] and purity for[j] Christ. 4 For indeed if the one coming proclaims another Jesus whom we did not proclaim, or you receive a different spirit which you did not receive, or a different good-news which you did not accept— you bear-with him nicely!
For I Come Short of No Other Apostle, Especially In Knowledge
5 For I think that I have in no way come-short-of [k] the superlative[l] apostles. 6 But even though I am untrained in speech, nevertheless I am not in knowledge. But in every way we made this evident in all things to you.
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- 2 Corinthians 11:1 Or, something.
- 2 Corinthians 11:1 Or, you-are-bearing-with.
- 2 Corinthians 11:2 Or, zealous-for.
- 2 Corinthians 11:2 Or, zeal.
- 2 Corinthians 11:2 That is, from God; or, a godly jealousy.
- 2 Corinthians 11:2 Or, promised you in marriage, like a bride’s father.
- 2 Corinthians 11:3 Or, thoughts.
- 2 Corinthians 11:3 Or, ruined, spoiled.
- 2 Corinthians 11:3 Or, simplicity.
- 2 Corinthians 11:3 Or, with regard to, towards.
- 2 Corinthians 11:5 Or, been-inferior-to.
- 2 Corinthians 11:5 That is, these ‘super’ apostles, as they think of themselves (who are false apostles, v 13); or, the chief, most-eminent apostles, such as Peter, James, and John.
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