2 Corinthians 11

1Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.

1Would that ye would bear with me [in] a little folly; but indeed bear with me.

1Would that ye could bear with me in a little foolishness: but indeed ye do bear with me.

2For 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.

2For I am jealous as to you with a jealousy [which is] ofGod; for I have espoused you unto one man, to present [you] a chaste virgin to Christ.

2For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy: for I espoused you to one husband, that I might present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

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

3But I fear lest by any means, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craft, [so] your thoughts should be corrupted from simplicity as to the Christ.

3But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve in his craftiness, your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity and the purity that is toward Christ.

4For 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.

4For if indeed he that comes preaches another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or ye get a different Spirit, which ye have not got, or a different glad tidings, which ye have not received, ye might well bear with [it].

4For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we did not preach, or if ye receive a different spirit, which ye did not receive, or a different gospel, which ye did not accept, ye do well to bear with him.

5For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.

5For I reckon that in nothing I am behind those who are in surpassing degree apostles.

5For I reckon that I am not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.

6But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.

6But if [I am] a simple person in speech, yet not in knowledge, but in everything making [the truth] manifest in all things to you.

6But though I be rude in speech, yet am I not in knowledge; nay, in every way have we made this manifest unto you in all things.

7Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?

7Have I committed sin, abasing myself in order that ye might be exalted, because I gratuitously announced to you the glad tidings ofGod?

7Or did I commit a sin in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I preached to you the gospel of God for nought?

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

8I spoiled other assemblies, receiving hire for ministry towards you.

8I robbed other churches, taking wages of them that I might minister unto you;

9And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself.

9And being present with you and lacking, I did not lazily burden any one, (for the brethren who came from Macedonia supplied what I lacked,) and in everything I kept myself from being a burden to you, and will keep myself.

9and when I was present with you and was in want, I was not a burden on any man; for the brethren, when they came from Macedonia, supplied the measure of my want; and in everything I kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself.

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

10[The] truth of Christ is in me that this boasting shall not be stopped as to me in the regions of Achaia.

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

11Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth.

11Why? because I do not love you?God knows.

11Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth.

12But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we.

12But what I do, I will also do, that I may cut off the opportunity of those wishing [for] an opportunity, that wherein they boast they may be found even as we.

12But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them that desire an occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we.

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

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

13For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, fashioning themselves into apostles of Christ.

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

14And [it is] not wonderful, for Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.

14And no marvel; for even Satan fashioneth himself into an angel of light.

15Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

15It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also transform themselves as ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

15It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also fashion themselves as ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

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

16Again I say, Let not any one think me to be a fool; but if otherwise, receive me then even as a fool, that I also may boast myself some little.

16I say again, Let no man think me foolish; but ifye do, yet as foolish receive me, that I also may glory a little.

17That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.

17What I speak I do not speak according to [the] Lord, but as in folly, in this confidence of boasting.

17That which I speak, I speak not after the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of glorying.

18Seeing that many glory after the flesh, I will glory also.

18Since many boast according to flesh, I also will boast.

18Seeing that many glory after the flesh, I will glory also.

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

19For ye bear fools readily, being wise.

19For ye bear with the foolish gladly, being wise yourselves.

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

20For ye bear if any one bring you into bondage, if any one devour [you], if any one get [your money], if any one exalt himself, if any one beat you on the face.

20For ye bear with a man, if he bringeth you into bondage, if he devoureth you, if he taketh you captive, if he exalteth himself, if he smiteth you on the face.

21I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. Howbeit whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I am bold also.

21I speak as to dishonour, as though we had been weak; but wherein any one is daring, (I speak in folly,) I also am daring.

21I speak by way of disparagement, as though we had been weak. Yet whereinsoever any is bold (I speak in foolishness), I am bold also.

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

22Are they Hebrews? I also. Are they Israelites? I also. Are they seed of Abraham? I also.

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

23Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.

23Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as being beside myself) I above measure [so]; in labours exceedingly abundant, in stripes to excess, in prisons exceedingly abundant, in deaths oft.

23Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as one beside himself) I more; in labors more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in deaths oft.

24Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one.

24From the Jews five times have I received forty [stripes], save one.

24Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one.

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

25Thrice have I been scourged, once I have been stoned, three times I have suffered shipwreck, a night and day I passed in the deep:

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

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

26in journeyings often, in perils of rivers, in perils of robbers, in perils from [my own] race, in perils from [the] nations, in perils in [the] city, in perils in [the] desert, in perils on [the] sea, in perils among false brethren;

26in journeyings often, in perils of rivers, in perils of robbers, in perils from my countrymen, in perils from the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;

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

27in labour and toil, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.

27in labor and travail, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.

28Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.

28Besides those things that are without, the crowd [of cares] pressing on me daily, the burden of all the assemblies.

28Besides those things that are without, there is that which presseth upon me daily, anxiety for all the churches.

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

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

29Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is caused to stumble, and I burn not?

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

30If it is needful to boast, I will boast in the things which concern my infirmity.

30If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things that concern my weakness.

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

31TheGod and Father of the Lord Jesus knows — he who is blessed for ever — that I do not lie.

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

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

32In Damascus the ethnarch of Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes shut up, wishing to take me;

32In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king guarded the city of the Damascenes in order to take me:

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

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

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