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2 Corinthians 11:15
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KJ21
Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works.
ASV
It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also fashion themselves as ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
AMP
So it is no great surprise if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, but their end will correspond with their deeds.
AMPC
So it is not surprising if his servants also masquerade as ministers of righteousness. [But] their end will correspond with their deeds.
BRG
Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
CSB
So it is no great surprise if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will be according to their works.
CSBA
So it is no great surprise if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will be according to their works.
CEB
It is no great surprise then that his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve.
CJB
so it’s no great thing if his workers masquerade as servants of righteousness. They will meet the end their deeds deserve.
CEV
So why does it seem strange for Satan's servants to pretend to do what is right? Someday they will get exactly what they deserve.
DARBY
It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also transform themselves as ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
DLNT
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.
DRA
Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers be transformed as the ministers of justice, whose end shall be according to their works.
ERV
So it does not surprise us if Satan’s servants make themselves look like servants who work for what is right. But in the end those people will get the punishment they deserve.
EASY
So do not be surprised when Satan's servants do the same thing. They can also seem to be serving God. They may seem to be doing good things, but really what they do is bad. So God will punish them in the end.
EHV
So it is no great surprise if his ministers also masquerade as ministers of righteousness. Their end will match their works.
ESV
So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds.
ESVUK
So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds.
EXB
So it does not surprise us if Satan’s servants also ·make themselves look like [masquerade as] servants ·who work for what is right [of righteousness]. But ·in the end they will be punished for what they do [L their end will match their deeds].
GNV
Therefore it is no great thing, though his ministers transform themselves, as though they were the ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works.
GW
So it’s not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants who have God’s approval. In the end they will get what they deserve.
GNT
So it is no great thing if his servants disguise themselves to look like servants of righteousness. In the end they will get exactly what their actions deserve.
HCSB
So it is no great thing if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their destiny will be according to their works.
ICB
So it does not surprise us if Satan’s servants also make themselves look like servants who work for what is right. But in the end they will be punished for the things they do.
ISV
So it is not surprising if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their doom will match their deeds!
PHILLIPS
Does this mean that I do not love you? God knows it doesn’t, but I am determined to maintain this boast, so as to cut the ground from under the feet of those who profess to be God’s messengers on the same terms as I am. God’s messengers? They are counterfeits of the real thing, dishonest practitioners, “God’s messengers” only by their own appointment. Nor do their tactics surprise me when I consider how Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. It is only to be expected that his agents shall have the appearance of ministers of righteousness—but they will get their deserts one day.
JUB
Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers transform themselves as ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works.
KJV
Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
AKJV
Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
LSB
Therefore it is not surprising if his ministers also disguise themselves as ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds.
LEB
Therefore it is not a great thing if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds.
TLB
so it is no wonder his servants can do it too, and seem like godly ministers. In the end they will get every bit of punishment their wicked deeds deserve.
MSG
I wonder, did I make a bad mistake in proclaiming God’s Message to you without asking for something in return, serving you free of charge so that you wouldn’t be inconvenienced by me? It turns out that the other churches paid my way so that you could have a free ride. Not once during the time I lived among you did anyone have to lift a finger to help me out. My needs were always supplied by the believers from Macedonia province. I was careful never to be a burden to you, and I never will be, you can count on it. With Christ as my witness, it’s a point of honor with me, and I’m not going to keep it quiet just to protect you from what the neighbors will think. It’s not that I don’t love you; God knows I do. I’m just trying to keep things open and honest between us. And I’m not changing my position on this. I’d die before taking your money. I’m giving nobody grounds for lumping me in with those money-grubbing “preachers,” vaunting themselves as something special. They’re a sorry bunch—pseudo-apostles, lying preachers, crooked workers—posing as Christ’s agents but sham to the core. And no wonder! Satan does it all the time, dressing up as a beautiful angel of light. So it shouldn’t surprise us when his servants masquerade as servants of God. But they’re not getting by with anything. They’ll pay for it in the end.
MEV
Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also disguise themselves as ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.
MOUNCE
So it is no great surprise if his servants, too, · disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their · end will be according to · their works.
NOG
So it’s not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants who have God’s approval. In the end they will get what they deserve.
NABRE
So it is not strange that his ministers also masquerade as ministers of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds.
NASB
Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds.
NASB1995
Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds.
NCB
Therefore, it should not be considered unusual that his servants also disguise themselves as ministers of righteousness. Their end will be appropriate to their deeds.
NCV
So it does not surprise us if Satan’s servants also make themselves look like servants who work for what is right. But in the end they will be punished for what they do.
NET
Therefore it is not surprising his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will correspond to their actions.
NIRV
So it doesn’t surprise us that Satan’s servants also pretend to be serving God. They will finally get exactly what they deserve.
NIV
It is not surprising, then, if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve.
NIVUK
It is not surprising, then, if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve.
NKJV
Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.
NLV
And so it is no surprise if his servants also make themselves look like preachers of the Good News. They and their work will come to the same end.
NLT
So it is no wonder that his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. In the end they will get the punishment their wicked deeds deserve.
NMB
Therefore, it is no great thing if his ministers fashion themselves as though they were the ministers of righteousness – whose end shall be according to their deeds.
NRSVA
So it is not strange if his ministers also disguise themselves as ministers of righteousness. Their end will match their deeds.
NRSVACE
So it is not strange if his ministers also disguise themselves as ministers of righteousness. Their end will match their deeds.
NRSVCE
So it is not strange if his ministers also disguise themselves as ministers of righteousness. Their end will match their deeds.
NRSVUE
So it is not strange if his ministers also disguise themselves as ministers of righteousness. Their end will match their deeds.
NTFE
so it isn’t surprising if his servants transform themselves to look like servants of righteousness. They will end up where their deeds are taking them.
OJB
It is no big ‘megillah,’ therefore, if also Hasatan’s ministers transform themselves as ministers of Tzedek. Their end will be according to their ma’asim.
RGT
Therefore, it is no great thing for his ministers to transform themselves, as though they were the ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works.
RSV
So it is not strange if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds.
RSVCE
So it is not strange if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds.
TLV
It is no great thing therefore if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be according to their deeds.
VOICE
so why should we expect less from his servants—plodding over the earth, pretending to be ministers of righteousness—but in the end, they’ll get what’s coming to them.
WEB
It is no great thing therefore if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.
WE
So it is not strange if his workers also try to make themselves look like God's workers who do right. They will come to an end like the work they do! think that I am foolish. But if you do, then please listen to me as if I were foolish. I also want to do a little talking about myself.
WYC
Therefore it is not great, if his ministers be transfigured as the ministers of rightwiseness, whose end shall be after their works.
YLT
no great thing, then, if also his ministrants do transform themselves as ministrants of righteousness -- whose end shall be according to their works.
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