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2 Corinthians 11

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How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Greek, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Greek implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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ὌφελονI wishἀνείχεσθέyou were bearing withμουmeμικρόνlittleτιaτῇtheἀφροσύνης·of foolishness;ἀλλὰbutκαὶindeedἀνέχεσθέyou do endureμου.me.
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ζηλῶI am jealous as toγὰρforὑμᾶςyouθεοῦof Godζήλῳ·with the jealousy;ἡρμοσάμηνI have betrothedγὰρforὑμᾶςyouἑνὶto oneἀνδρὶhusbandπαρθένονa virginἁγνὴνpureπαραστῆσαιto presentτῷtheΧριστῷ,to Christ,
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φοβοῦμαιI am afraidδὲhoweverμήlestπωςperhapsὡςasὁtheὄφιςserpentἐξηπάτησενdeceivedΕὕανEveἐνinτῇtheπανουργίᾳcraftinessαὐτοῦ,of him,οὕτωςthusφθαρῇmay be corruptedτὰtheνοήματαmindsὑμῶνof youἀπὸfromτῆςtheἁπλότητοςsimplicityκαὶandτῆςtheἁγνότητοςpurityτῆςtheεἰςinτὸνtheΧριστόν.Christ.
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εἰIfμὲνindeedγὰρforὁthe oneἐρχόμενοςcomingἄλλονanotherἸησοῦνJesusκηρύσσειproclaimsὃνwhomοὐκnotἐκηρύξαμεν,we did proclaim,ἢorπνεῦμαa spiritἕτερονdifferentλαμβάνετεyou receiveὃwhichοὐκnotἐλάβετε,you did receive,ἢorεὐαγγέλιονglad tidingsἕτερονdifferentὃwhichοὐκnotἐδέξασθε,you did accept,καλῶςwellἀνέχεσθε.¶you are enduring it.
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ΛογίζομαιI reckonγὰρforμηδὲνin nothingὑστερηκέναιto have been inferiorτῶνto thoseὑπερλίανmost eminentἀποστόλων.apostles.
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εἰIfδὲhoweverκαὶevenἰδιώτηςunpolishedτῷtheλόγῳ,in speech I am,ἀλλ᾽yetοὐnotτῇtheγνώσει,in knowledge,ἀλλ᾽butἐνinπαντὶevery wayφανερώσαντεςwere manifestedἐνinπᾶσινall thingsεἰςtoὑμᾶς.you.
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ἢOrἁμαρτίανa sinἐποίησαdid I commitἐμαυτὸνmyselfταπεινῶνhumblingἵναso thatὑμεῖςyou yourselvesὑψωθῆτε,may be exalted,ὅτιbecauseδωρεὰνfreelyτὸtheτοῦtheθεοῦof GodεὐαγγέλιονgospelεὐηγγελισάμηνI evangelisedὑμῖν;to you?
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ἄλλαςOtherἐκκλησίαςchurchesἐσύλησαI robbedλαβὼνhaving receivedὀψώνιονsupportπρὸςforτὴνtheὑμῶνtoward youδιακονίαν,service,
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καὶAndπαρὼνbeing presentπρὸςwithὑμᾶςyouκαὶandὑστερηθεὶςhaving been in needοὐnotκατενάρκησαI did burdenοὐθενός·no one;τὸtheγὰρforὑστέρημάthe needμουof mineπροσανεπλήρωσανcompletely filled upοἱtheἀδελφοὶbrothersἐλθόντεςhaving comeἀπὸfromΜακεδονίας,Macedonia,καὶandἐνinπαντὶeverythingἀβαρῆunburdensomeἐμαυτὸνmyselfὑμῖνto youἐτήρησαI keptκαὶandτηρήσω.will keep.
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ἔστινIsἀλήθειαthe truthΧριστοῦof Christἐνinἐμοὶme myselfὅτιthatἡtheκαύχησιςboastingαὕτηthisοὐnotφραγήσεταιwill be stoppedεἰςofἐμὲmineἐνinτοῖςtheκλίμασινregionsτῆςtheἈχαΐας.of Achaia.
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διὰBecause ofτί;why?ὅτιBecauseοὐκsurelyἀγαπῶI do loveὑμᾶς;you?ὁtheθεὸςGodοἶδεν·knows I do!
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ὃWhatδὲhoweverποιῶ,I do,καὶalsoποιήσω,I will do,ἵναso thatἐκκόψωI may cut offτὴνtheἀφορμὴνopportunityτῶνof thoseθελόντωνdesiringἀφορμήν,an opportunityἵναthatἐνinᾧwhatκαυχῶνται,they are boasting,εὑρεθῶσινthey may be foundκαθὼςeven asκαὶalsoἡμεῖς.we ourselves.
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οἱtheγὰρForτοιοῦτοιsuch areψευδαπόστολοι,false apostles,ἐργάταιworkersδόλιοι,deceitful,μετασχηματιζόμενοιdisguising themselvesεἰςasἀποστόλουςapostlesΧριστοῦ·of Christ;
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καὶAndοὐnoθαῦμα·wonder;αὐτὸςhimselfγὰρforὁtheσατανᾶςSatanμετασχηματίζεταιmasqueradesεἰςasἄγγελονan angelφωτός·of light;
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οὐIt is notμέγαsurprisingοὖνthereforeεἰifκαὶevenοἱtheδιάκονοιservantsαὐτοῦof himμετασχηματίζονταιmasqueradeὡςasδιάκονοιservantsδικαιοσύνηςof righteousnessὧνwhoseτὸtheτέλοςendἔσταιwill beκατὰaccording toτὰtheἔργαdeedsαὐτῶν.¶of them.
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ΠάλινAgainλέγω,I say,μήnoτίςoneμεmeδόξῃmay thinkἄφροναa foolεἶναι·to be;εἰlestδὲthenμήexceptγε,indeedκἂνevenὡςasἄφροναa foolδέξασθέdo receiveμε,me,ἵναthatκἀγὼI myself alsoμικρόνlittleτιaκαυχήσωμαι.may boast.
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ὃWhatλαλῶ,I am saying,οὐnotκατὰaccording toκύριονthe Lordλαλῶam I sayingἀλλ᾽butὡςasἐνinἀφροσύνῃ,foolishness,ἐνinταύτῃthisτῇtheὑποστάσειconfidenceτῆςtheκαυχήσεως.of boasting.
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ἐπεὶSinceπολλοὶmanyκαυχῶνταιboastκατὰaccording toτὴνtheσάρκα,flesh,κἀγὼI myself alsoκαυχήσομαι.will boast.
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ἡδέωςGladlyγὰρforἀνέχεσθεyou bear withτῶνtheἀφρόνων,fools,φρόνιμοιwiseὄντες·being!
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ἀνέχεσθεYou bear itγάρ,forεἴifτιςanyoneὑμᾶςyouκαταδουλοῖ,enslaves,εἴifτιςanyoneκατεσθίει,devours you,εἴifτιςanyoneλαμβάνει,takes from you,εἴifτιςanyoneἐπαίρεται,exalts himself,εἴifτιςanyoneεἰςinπρόσωπονthe faceὑμᾶςyouδέρει.strikes.
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κατὰAs toἀτιμίανdishonorλέγω,I speak,ὡςasὅτιthatἡμεῖςwe ourselvesἠσθενήκαμεν·have been weak!ἐνInᾧwhateverδ᾽howeverἄνmaybeτιςanyoneτολμᾷ,may be daring —ἐνinἀφροσύνῃfoolishnessλέγω,I speak —τολμῶam daringκἀγώ.I myself also.
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ἙβραῖοίHebrewsεἰσιν;are they?κἀγώ·I myself also;ἸσραηλῖταίIsraelitesεἰσιν;are they?κἀγώ·I myself also;σπέρμαDescendantsἈβραάμof Abrahamεἰσιν;are they?κἀγώ·I myself also;
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διάκονοιServantsΧριστοῦof Christεἰσιν;are they?παραφρονῶνAs being beside myselfλαλῶ·I speak;ὑπὲρabove measureἐγώ.I myselfam.ἐνinκόποιςlaborsπερισσοτέρως,more abundantlyἐνinφυλακαῖςimprisonmentsπερισσοτέρως,more abundantly,ἐνinπληγαῖςbeatingsὑπερβαλλόντως,above measure,ἐνinθανάτοιςdeathsπολλάκις.often.
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ὑπὸFromἸουδαίωνthe Jewsπεντάκιςfive timesτεσσεράκονταforty lashesπαρὰminusμίανoneἔλαβον,I received,
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τρὶςThree timesἐρραβδίσθην,I was beaten with rods,ἅπαξonceἐλιθάσθην,I was stoned,τρὶςthree timesἐναυάγησα,I was shipwrecked,νυχθήμερονa night and a dayἐνinτῷtheβυθῷdeep seaπεποίηκα·I have passed;
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ὁδοιπορίαιςin journeyingsπολλάκις,often,κινδύνοιςin perilsποταμῶν,of rivers,κινδύνοιςin perilsλῃστῶν,of robbers,κινδύνοιςin perilsἐκfrom my ownγένους,race,κινδύνοιςin perilsἐξfromἐθνῶν,the Gentiles,κινδύνοιςin perilsἐνinπόλει,the city,κινδύνοιςin perilsἐνinἐρημίᾳ,the wilderness,κινδύνοιςin perilsἐνonθαλάσσῃ,the sea,κινδύνοιςin perilsἐνamongψευδαδέλφοις,false brothers,
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ἐνinκόπῳlaborκαὶandμόχθῳ,toil,ἐνinἀγρυπνίαιςwatchingsπολλάκις,often,ἐνinλιμῷhungerκαὶandδίψει,thirst,ἐνinνηστείαιςfastingsπολλάκις,often,ἐνinψύχειcoldκαὶandγυμνότητι·nakedness;
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χωρὶςBesidesτῶνthe thingsπαρεκτὸςexternalἡtheἐπίστασίςstoppageμοιon meἡtheκαθ᾽on everyἡμέραν,dayἡtheμέριμναis my careπασῶνfor allτῶνtheἐκκλησιῶν.churches.
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τίςWhoἀσθενεῖ,is weak,καὶandοὐκnotἀσθενῶ;I am weak?τίςWhoσκανδαλίζεται,is led into sin,καὶandοὐκsurelyἐγὼI myselfπυροῦμαι;do burn inwardly?
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εἰIfκαυχᾶσθαιto boastδεῖ,it behooves me,τὰin the thingsτῆςof theἀσθενείαςweaknessμουof mineκαυχήσομαι.¶I will boast.
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ὉTheθεὸςGodκαὶandπατὴρFatherτοῦof theκυρίουLordἡμῶνof usἸησοῦJesusΧριστοῦChristοἶδεν,knows,ὁwhoὢνis beingεὐλογητὸςblessedεἰςtoτοὺςtheαἰῶνας,ages,ὅτιthatοὐnotψεύδομαι.¶I am lying.
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ἐνInΔαμασκῷDamascusὁtheἐθνάρχηςgovernorἉρέταunder Aretasτοῦtheβασιλέωςkingἐφρούρειwas guardingτὴνtheπόλινcityΔαμασκηνῶνof the Damascenesπιάσαιto seizeμεmeθέλων,wishing
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καὶButδιὰthroughθυρίδοςa windowἐνinσαργάνῃa basketἐχαλάσθηνI was let downδιὰthroughτοῦtheτείχουςwallκαὶandἐξέφυγονI escapedτὰςtheχεῖραςhandsαὐτοῦ.¶of him.

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