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2 Corinthians 11

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1 Would to God you could bear with me a little in my folly -- and indeed you do bear with me.

2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy; for I have espoused you to one Husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

3 But I fear lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

4 For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit which ye have not received, or another gospel which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.

5 For I consider myself not a whit lower than the very chiefest apostles.

6 Though I am rude in speech, yet I am not in knowledge; for we have been made thoroughly manifest among you in all things.

7 Have I committed an offense in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the Gospel of God without charge?

8 I robbed other churches, taking wages from them to do you service.

9 And when I was present with you and was in want, I was burdensome to no man, for that which I lacked the brethren who came from Macedonia supplied; and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome to you, and so will I keep myself.

10 As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me from this boasting in the regions of Achaia.

11 Why so? Because I love you not? God knoweth!

12 But what I do, that I will continue to do, that I may cut off occasion from those who desire occasion, that wherein they glory they may be found even as we.

13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.

14 And no marvel, for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

15 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.

16 I say again, let no man think me a fool. But if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me, that I may boast of myself a little.

17 (That which I now speak, I speak it not from the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence as boasting.

18 Since many glory in the flesh, I will glory also.)

19 For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise!

20 For ye suffer if a man bring you into bondage, or if a man devour you, if a man take from you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face.

21 I speak as reproached, as though we had been weak. However it be, whereinsoever anyone is bold (I speak foolishly), I am bold also.

22 Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? So am I.

23 Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more -- in labors more abundant, in stripes beyond measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths often.

24 From the Jews five times I received forty stripes less one.

25 Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned; thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day adrift in the deep;

26 in journeyings often, in perils from waters, in perils from robbers, in perils from mine own countrymen, in perils from the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;

27 in weariness and painfulness, in sleeplessness often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.

28 Besides those things which are external, there is that which cometh upon me daily: the care for all the churches!

29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is offended, and I burn not?

30 If I must glory, I will glory in the things which concern mine infirmities.

31 The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.

32 In Damascus, the governor under Aretas the king guarded the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me;

33 but I was let down by the wall in a basket through a window, and escaped his hands.

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

1 I want you to put up with a little foolishness from me. I'm sure that you will.

2 I'm as protective of you as God is. After all, you're a virgin whom I promised in marriage to one man--Christ.

3 However, I'm afraid that as the snake deceived Eve by its tricks, so your minds may somehow be lured away from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.

4 When someone comes to you telling about another Jesus whom we didn't tell you about, you're willing to put up with it. When you receive a spirit that is different from the Spirit you received earlier, you're also willing to put up with that. When someone tells you good news that is different from the Good News you already accepted, you're willing to put up with that too.

5 I don't think I'm inferior in any way to your super-apostles.

6 Even though I'm not good with words, I know what I'm talking about. Timothy and I have made this clear to you in every possible way.

7 Did I commit a sin when I humbled myself by telling you the Good News of God free of charge so that you could become important?

8 I robbed other churches by taking pay from them to serve you.

9 When I was with you and needed something, I didn't bother any of you for help. My friends from the province of Macedonia supplied everything I needed. I kept myself from being a financial burden to you in any way, and I will continue to do that.

10 As surely as I have Christ's truth, my bragging will not be silenced anywhere in Greece.

11 Why? Because I don't love you? God knows that I do love you.

12 But I'll go on doing what I'm doing. This will take away the opportunity of those people who want to brag because they think they're like us.

13 People who brag like this are false apostles. They are dishonest workers, since they disguise themselves as Christ's apostles.

14 And no wonder, even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.

15 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.

16 Again I say that no one should think that I'm a fool. But if you do, then take me for a fool so that I can also brag a little.

17 What I say as I start bragging is foolishness. It's not something I would say if I were speaking for the Lord.

18 Since it's common for people to brag, I'll do it too.

19 You're wise, so you'll gladly put up with fools.

20 When someone makes you slaves, consumes your wealth, seizes your property, orders you around, or slaps your faces, you put up with it.

21 I'm ashamed to admit it, but Timothy and I don't have the strength to do those things to you. Whatever other people dare to brag about, I, like a fool, can also brag about.

22 Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they Abraham's descendants? So am I.

23 Are they Christ's servants? It's insane to say it, but I'm a far better one. I've done much more work, been in prison many more times, been beaten more severely, and have faced death more often.

24 Five times the Jewish leaders had me beaten with 39 lashes;

25 three times Roman officials had me beaten with clubs. Once people tried to stone me to death; three times I was shipwrecked, and I drifted on the sea for a night and a day.

26 Because I've traveled a lot, I've faced dangers from raging rivers, from robbers, from my own people, and from other people. I've faced dangers in the city, in the open country, on the sea, and from believers who turned out to be false friends.

27 Because I've had to work so hard, I've often gone without sleep, been hungry and thirsty, and gone without food and without proper clothes during cold weather.

28 Besides these external matters, I have the daily pressure of my anxiety about all the churches.

29 When anyone is weak, I'm weak too. When anyone is caught in a trap, I'm also harmed.

30 If I must brag, I will brag about the things that show how weak I am.

31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is praised forever, knows that I'm not lying.

32 The governor under King Aretas put guards around the city of Damascus to catch me.

33 So I was let down in a basket through an opening in the wall and escaped from him.