1
I
wish that you would
bear with me in a
little foolishness; but
indeed you are
bearing with me.
~ofelon INJ ajneivcesqev V-INI-2P mou P-1GS mikrovn A-ASN ti X-ASN ajfrosuvnh?: N-GSF ajlla; CONJ kai; CONJ ajnevcesqev V-PNI-2P mou. P-1GS
2
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.
zhlw' N-DSM ga;r CONJ uJma'? P-2AP qeou' N-GSM zhvlw/, N-DSM hJrmosavmhn V-AMI-1S ga;r CONJ uJma'? P-2AP eJni; N-DSM ajndri; N-DSM parqevnon N-ASF aJgnh;n A-ASF parasth'sai V-AAN tw'/ T-DSM Xristw'/: N-DSM
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.
fobou'mai V-PNI-1S de; CONJ mhv PRT pw?, PRT wJ? ADV oJ T-NSM o~fi? N-NSM ejxhpavthsen Eu&an N-ASF ejn PREP th'/ T-DSF panourgiva/ N-DSF aujtou', P-GSM fqarh'/ V-2APS-3S ta; T-NPN nohvmata N-NPN uJmw'n P-2GP ajpo; PREP th'? T-GSF aJplovthto? N-GSF ?kai; CONJ th'? T-GSF aJgnovthtos? th'? T-GSF eij? PREP to;n T-ASM Xristovn. N-ASM
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.
eij COND me;n PRT ga;r CONJ oJ R-ASN ejrcovmeno? V-PNP-NSM a~llon A-ASM #Ihsou'n N-ASM khruvssei V-PAI-3S oJ;n R-ASM oujk PRT ejkhruvxamen, h^ PRT pneu'ma N-ASN e&teron A-ASN lambavnete V-PAI-2P oJ; R-ASN oujk PRT ejlavbete, V-2AAI-2P h^ PRT eujaggevlion N-ASN e&teron A-ASN oJ; R-ASN oujk PRT ejdevxasqe, kalw'? ADV ajnevcesqe. V-PNI-2P
5
For I
consider myself not in the
least inferior to the
most eminent apostles.
logivzomai V-PNI-1S ga;r CONJ mhde;n A-ASN uJsterhkevnai V-RAN tw'n T-GPM uJperlivan ADV ajpostovlwn: N-GPM
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.
eij COND de; CONJ kai; CONJ ijdiwvth? N-NAM tw'/ T-DSM lovgw/, N-DSM ajll# CONJ ouj PRT th'/ T-DSF gnwvsei, N-DSF ajll# CONJ ejn PREP panti; A-DSN fanerwvsante? V-AAP-NPM ejn PREP pa'sin A-DPN eij? PREP uJma'?. P-2AP
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?
^h PRT aJmartivan N-ASF ejpoivhsa V-AAI-1S ejmauto;n F-1ASM tapeinw'n V-PAP-NSM i&na CONJ uJmei'? P-2NP uJywqh'te, V-APS-2P o&ti CONJ dwrea;n ADV to; T-ASN tou' T-GSM qeou' N-GSM eujaggevlion N-ASN eujhggelisavmhn V-AMI-1S uJmi'n; P-2DP
8
I
robbed other churches by
taking wages from them to
serve you;
a~lla? A-APF ejkklhsiva? N-APF ejsuvlhsa V-AAI-1S labw;n V-2AAP-NSM ojywvnion N-ASN pro;? PREP th;n T-ASF uJmw'n P-2GP diakonivan, N-ASF
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.
kai; CONJ parw;n V-PXP-NSM pro;? PREP uJma'? P-2AP kai; CONJ uJsterhqei;? V-APP-NSM ouj PRT katenavrkhsa V-AAI-1S oujqenov?: A-GSM to; T-ASN ga;r CONJ uJstevrhmav N-ASN mou P-1GS prosaneplhvrwsan V-AAI-3P oiJ T-NPM ajdelfoi; N-NPM ejlqovnte? V-2AAP-NPM ajpo; PREP Makedoniva?: N-GSF kai; CONJ ejn PREP panti; A-DSN ajbarh' A-ASM ejmauto;n F-1ASM uJmi'n P-2DP ejthvrhsa V-AAI-1S kai; CONJ thrhvsw. V-FAI-1S
10
As the
truth of
Christ is in me,
this boasting of
mine * will not be
stopped in the
regions of
Achaia.
e~stin V-PXI-3S ajlhvqeia N-NSF Xristou' N-GSM ejn PREP ejmoi; P-1DS o&ti CONJ hJ T-NSF kauvchsi? N-NSF au&th D-NSF ouj PRT fraghvsetai V-2FPI-3S eij? PREP ejme; P-1AS ejn PREP toi'? T-DPN klivmasin N-DPN th'? T-GSF #Acai?a?. N-GSF
11
Why *?
Because I do not
love you?
God knows I do!
dia; PREP tiv; I-ASN o&ti CONJ oujk PRT ajgapw' V-PAI-1S uJma'?; P-2AP oJ T-NSM qeo;? N-NSM oi\den. V-RAI-3S
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.
J;o R-ASN de; CONJ poiw' V-PAI-1S kai; CONJ poihvsw, V-FAI-1S i&na CONJ ejkkovyw V-AAS-1S th;n T-ASF ajformh;n N-ASF tw'n T-GPM qelovntwn V-PAP-GPM ajformhvn, N-ASF i&na CONJ ejn PREP wJ'/ R-DSN kaucw'ntai V-PNI-3P euJreqw'sin V-APS-3P kaqw;? ADV kai; CONJ hJmei'?. P-1NP
13
For
such men are
false apostles,
deceitful workers,
disguising themselves as
apostles of
Christ.
oiJ T-NPM ga;r CONJ toiou'toi D-NPM yeudapovstoloi, N-NPM ejrgavtai N-NPM dovlioi, A-NPM metaschmatizovmenoi V-PMP-NPM eij? PREP ajpostovlou? N-APM Xristou'. N-GSM
14
No wonder, for
even Satan disguises himself as an
angel of
light.
kai; CONJ ouj PRT qau'ma, N-NSN aujto;? P-NSM ga;r CONJ oJ T-NSM Satana'? N-NSM metaschmativzetai V-PMI-3S eij? PREP a~ggelon N-ASM fwtov?: N-GSN
15
Therefore it is not
surprising if his
servants also disguise themselves as
servants of
righteousness,
whose end will be
according to their
deeds.
ouj PRT mevga A-NSN ou\n CONJ eij COND kai; CONJ oiJ T-NPM diavkonoi N-NPM aujtou' P-GSM metaschmativzontai V-PPI-3P wJ? ADV diavkonoi N-NPM dikaiosuvnh?, N-GSF wJ'n R-GPM to; T-NSN tevlo? N-NSN e~stai V-FXI-3S kata; PREP ta; T-APN e~rga N-APN aujtw'n. P-GPM
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.
Pavlin ADV levgw, V-PAI-1S mhv PRT tiv? X-NSM me P-1AS dovxh/ a~frona A-ASM ei\nai: V-PXN eij COND de; CONJ mhv PRT ge, PRT ka^n COND wJ? ADV a~frona A-ASM devxasqev me, P-1AS i&na CONJ kajgw; P-1NS mikrovn A-ASN ti X-ASN kauchvswmai. V-ADS-1S
17
What I am
saying, I am not
saying as the
Lord would, but as in
foolishness, in
this confidence of
boasting.
oJ; R-ASN lalw' V-PAI-1S ouj PRT kata; PREP kuvrion N-ASM lalw', V-PAI-1S ajll# CONJ wJ? ADV ejn PREP ajfrosuvnh/, N-DSF ejn PREP tauvth/ D-DSF th'/ T-DSF uJpostavsei N-DSF th'? T-GSF kauchvsew?. N-GSF
18
Since many boast according to the
flesh, I will
boast also.
ejpei; CONJ polloi; A-NPM kaucw'ntai V-PNI-3P kata; PREP savrka, N-ASF kajgw; P-1NS kauchvsomai. V-FDI-1S
19
For you,
being so
wise,
tolerate the
foolish gladly.
hJdevw? ADV ga;r CONJ ajnevcesqe V-PNI-2P tw'n T-GPM ajfrovnwn A-GPM frovnimoi A-NPM o~nte?: V-PXP-NPM
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.
ajnevcesqe V-PNI-2P ga;r CONJ ei~ COND ti? X-NSM uJma'? P-2AP katadouloi', V-PAI-3S ei~ COND ti? X-NSM katesqivei, V-PAI-3S ei~ COND ti? X-NSM lambavnei, V-PAI-3S ei~ COND ti? X-NSM ejpaivretai, V-PMI-3S ei~ COND ti? X-NSM eij? PREP provswpon N-ASN uJma'? P-2AP devrei. V-PAI-3S
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.
kata; PREP ajtimivan N-ASF levgw, V-PAI-1S wJ? ADV o&ti CONJ hJmei'? P-1NP hjsqenhvkamen: V-RAI-1P ejn PREP wJ'/ R-DSN dj CONJ a~n PRT ti? X-NSM tolma'/, V-PAS-3S ejn PREP ajfrosuvnh/ N-DSF levgw, V-PAI-1S tolmw' V-PAI-1S kajgwv. P-1NS
22
Are they
Hebrews?
So am I. Are they
Israelites?
So am I. Are they
descendants of
Abraham?
So am I.
JEbrai'oiv A-NPM eijsin; V-PXI-3P kajgwv. P-1NS #Israhli'taiv N-NPM eijsin; V-PXI-3P kajgwv. P-1NS spevrma N-NSN #Abraavm N-PRI eijsin; V-PXI-3P kajgwv. P-1NS
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.
diavkonoi N-NPM Xristou' N-GSM eijsin; V-PXI-3P parafronw'n V-PAP-NSM lalw', V-PAI-1S uJpe;r PREP ejgwv: P-1NS ejn PREP kovpoi? N-DPM perissotevrw?, ADV ejn PREP fulakai'? N-DPF perissotevrw?, ADV ejn PREP plhgai'? N-DPF uJperballovntw?, ADV ejn PREP qanavtoi? N-DPM pollavki?: ADV
24
Five times I
received from the
Jews thirty-nine * * lashes.
uJpo; PREP #Ioudaivwn A-GPM pentavki? ADV tesseravkonta N-NUI para; PREP mivan N-ASF e~labon, V-2AAI-1S
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.
tri;? ADV ejrabdivsqhn, a&pax ejliqavsqhn, V-API-1S tri;? ADV ejnauavghsa, V-AAI-1S nucqhvmeron N-ASN ejn PREP tw'/ T-DSM buqw'/ N-DSM pepoivhka: V-RAI-1S
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;
oJdoiporivai? N-DPF pollavki?, ADV kinduvnoi? N-DPM potamw'n, N-GPM kinduvnoi? N-DPM lh/stw'n, N-GPM kinduvnoi? N-DPM ejk PREP gevnou?, N-GSN kinduvnoi? N-DPM ejx ejqnw'n, N-GPN kinduvnoi? N-DPM ejn PREP povlei, N-DSF kinduvnoi? N-DPM ejn PREP ejrhmiva/, N-DSF kinduvnoi? N-DPM ejn PREP qalavssh/, N-DSF kinduvnoi? N-DPM ejn PREP yeudadevlfoi?, N-DPM
27
I have been in
labor and
hardship,
through many sleepless nights, in
hunger and
thirst,
often without food, in
cold and
exposure.
kovpw/ N-DSM kai; CONJ movcqw/, N-DSM ejn PREP ajgrupnivai? N-DPF pollavki?, ADV ejn PREP limw'/ N-DSM kai; CONJ divyei, N-DSN ejn PREP nhsteivai? N-DPF pollavki?, ADV ejn PREP yuvcei N-DSN kai; CONJ gumnovthti: N-DSF
28
Apart from such
external things, there is the
daily * pressure on me of
concern for
all the
churches.
cwri;? ADV tw'n T-GPF parekto;? ADV hJ T-NSF ejpivstasiv? N-NSF moi P-1DS hJ T-NSF kaqj PREP hJmevran, N-ASF hJ T-NSF mevrimna N-NSF pasw'n A-GPF tw'n T-GPF ejkklhsiw'n. N-GPF
29
Who is
weak without * my being
weak?
Who is
led into
sin without * my
intense concern?
tiv? I-NSM ajsqenei', V-PAI-3S kai; CONJ oujk PRT ajsqenw'; V-PAI-1S tiv? I-NSM skandalivzetai, V-PPI-3S kai; CONJ oujk PRT ejgw; P-1NS purou'mai; V-PPI-1S
30
If I
have to
boast, I will
boast of
what pertains to my
weakness.
Eij COND kauca'sqai V-PNN dei', V-PQI-3S ta; T-APN th'? T-GSF ajsqeneiva? N-GSF mou P-1GS kauchvsomai. V-FDI-1S
31
The
God and
Father of the
Lord Jesus, He who is
blessed forever,
knows that I am not
lying.
oJ T-NSM qeo;? N-NSM kai; CONJ path;r N-NSM tou' T-GSM kurivou N-GSM #Ihsou' N-GSM oi\den, V-RAI-3S oJ T-NSM w^n V-PXP-NSM eujloghto;? A-NSM eij? PREP tou;? T-APM aijw'na?, N-APM o&ti CONJ ouj PRT yeuvdomai. V-PNI-1S
32
In
Damascus the
ethnarch under
Aretas the
king was
guarding the
city of the
Damascenes in order to
seize me,
ejn PREP Damaskw'/ N-DSF oJ T-NSM ejqnavrch? N-NSM JArevta N-GSM tou' T-GSM basilevw? N-GSM ejfrouvrei V-IAI-3S th;n T-ASF povlin N-ASF Damaskhnw'n A-GPM piavsai V-AAN me, P-1AS
33
and I was
let down in a
basket through a
window in the
wall, and so
escaped his
hands.
kai; CONJ dia; PREP qurivdo? N-GSF ejn PREP sargavnh/ N-DSF ejcalavsqhn V-API-1S dia; PREP tou' T-GSN teivcou? N-GSN kai; CONJ ejxevfugon ta;? T-APF cei'ra? N-APF aujtou'. P-GSM