Old/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.

Or Did I Sin By Not Letting You Pay Me?

⁷ Or^[m] did I commit a sin [by] humbling myself in order that you might be exalted— because I freely^[n] announced-as-good-news to you the good-news of God? ⁸ I robbed^[o] other churches, having taken rations^[p] from them for your ministry! ⁹ And while being present with you and having been in-need, I did not burden anyone— for the brothers having come from Macedonia supplied my need. And in every way I kept and will keep myself unburdensome to you.

I Won’t Stop This Boast, For It Cuts Off The Opportunity For False Apostles

¹⁰ As the truth of Christ is^[q] in me, this boasting^[r] will not be stopped for me in the regions of Achaia! ¹¹ For what reason? Because I do not love you? God knows I do. ¹² But what I am doing, I indeed will do in order that I may cut-off the opportunity^[s] of the ones wanting an opportunity that they might be found to be just as also we in what they are boasting. ¹³ For such ones are false-apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. ¹⁴ And no wonder, for Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. ¹⁵ Therefore it is no great thing if also his ministers are disguising themselves as ministers of righteousness— whose end shall be according to their works.