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& I wish that you would bear with me in a little foolishness; but indeed you are bearing with me.

& For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy; for I betrothed you to one husband, so that to Christ I might present you {as} a pure virgin.

2 Cor 11:3

& But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity {of devotion} to Christ.

2 Cor 11:4

& For if one comes and preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted, you bear {this} beautifully.

2 Cor 11:5

& For I consider myself not in the least inferior to the most eminent apostles.

2 Cor 11:6

& But even if I am unskilled in speech, yet I am not {so} in knowledge; in fact, in every way we have made {this} evident to you in all things.

2 Cor 11:7

& Or did I commit a sin in humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you without charge?

2 Cor 11:8

& I robbed other churches by taking wages {from them} to serve you;

2 Cor 11:9

& and when I was present with you and was in need, I was not a burden to anyone; for when the brethren came from Macedonia they fully supplied my need, and in everything I kept myself from being a burden to you, and will continue to do so.

2 Cor 11:10

& As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be stopped in the regions of Achaia.

2 Cor 11:11

& Why? Because I do not love you? God knows {I do!}

2 Cor 11:12

& But what I am doing I will continue to do, so that I may cut off opportunity from those who desire an opportunity to be regarded just as we are in the matter about which they are boasting.

2 Cor 11:13

& For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.

2 Cor 11:14

& No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.

2 Cor 11:15

& Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds.

2 Cor 11:16

& Again I say, let no one think me foolish; but if {you do,} receive me even as foolish, so that I also may boast a little.

2 Cor 11:17

& What I am saying, I am not saying as the Lord would, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of boasting.

2 Cor 11:18

& Since many boast according to the flesh, I will boast also.

2 Cor 11:19

& For you, being {so} wise, tolerate the foolish gladly.

2 Cor 11:20

& For you tolerate it if anyone enslaves you, anyone devours you, anyone takes advantage of you, anyone exalts himself, anyone hits you in the face.

2 Cor 11:21

& To {my} shame I {must} say that we have been weak {by comparison.}
But in whatever respect anyone {else} is bold--I speak in foolishness--I am just as bold myself.

2 Cor 11:22

& Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.

2 Cor 11:23

& Are they servants of Christ?--I speak as if insane--I more so; in far more labors, in far more imprisonments, beaten times without number, often in danger of death.

2 Cor 11:24

& Five times I received from the Jews thirty-nine {lashes.}

2 Cor 11:25

& Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, a night and a day I have spent in the deep.

2 Cor 11:26

& {I have been} on frequent journeys, in dangers from rivers, dangers from robbers, dangers from {my} countrymen, dangers from the Gentiles, dangers in the city, dangers in the wilderness, dangers on the sea, dangers among false brethren;

2 Cor 11:27

& {I have been} in labor and hardship, through many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and exposure.

2 Cor 11:28

& Apart from {such} external things, there is the daily pressure on me {of} concern for all the churches.