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2 Corinthians 11

Paul Defends His Apostleship

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I wishg3785 that you would  abearg430 with me in a littleg3398  bfoolishnessg877; but  1indeedg2532 you are bearingg430 with me.

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For I amg2206 jealousg2206 for you with a godlyg2316 jealousyg2205b; for I  abetrothedg718 you to oneg1520 husbandg435, so that to Christg5547 I might  bpresentg3936 you as a pureg53 virging3933.

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But I amg5399 afraidg5399 that, as the  aserpentg3789 deceivedg1818 Eveg2096 by his craftinessg3834, your mindsg3540 will be ledg5351 astrayg5351 from the simplicityg572 and purityg54 of devotion to Christg5547.

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For ifg1487  1one comesg2064 and preachesg2784  aanotherg243 Jesusg2424 whomg3739 we have not preachedg2784, org2228 you receiveg2983 a  bdifferentg2087 spiritg4151 whichg3739 you have not receivedg2983, org2228 a  cdifferentg2087 gospelg2098 whichg3739 you have not acceptedg1209, you  dbearg430 this  ebeautifullyg2573.

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For I considerg3049 myself  anot in the leastg3367 inferiorg5302 to the  1mostg5244b eminentg5244b apostlesg652.

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But eveng2532 ifg1487 I am  aunskilledg2399 in speechg3056, yetg235 I am not so in  bknowledgeg1108; in factg235, in everyg3956 wayg3956 we have  cmadeg5319 this evidentg5319 to you in allg3956 thingsg3956.

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Org2228  adid I commitg4160 a sing266 in humblingg5013 myselfg1683 sog2443 that you might be exaltedg5312, becauseg3754 I preachedg2097 the  bgospelg2098 of Godg2316 to you  cwithoutg1431 chargeg1431?

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I robbedg4813 otherg243 churchesg1577 by  atakingg2983 wagesg3800 from them to serveg1248 you;

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and when I was presentg3918b with you and was in needg5302, I was  anot a burdeng2655 to anyoneg3762; for when  bthe brethreng80 cameg2064 from  cMacedoniag3109 they fullyg4322 suppliedg4322 my needg5303, and in everythingg3956 I keptg5083 myselfg1683 from  abeingg4 a burdeng4 to you,  1and will continueg5083 to do so.

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 aAs the truthg225 of Christg5547 is in me,  bthisg3778 boastingg2746a of mineg1519g1473 will not be stoppedg5420 in the regionsg2824 of  cAchaiag882.

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Whyg1223g5101?  aBecauseg3754 I do not loveg25 you?  bGodg2316 knowsg3609a I do!

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But whatg3739 I am doingg4160 I will continueg2532 to dog4160,  asog2443 that I may cutg1581 offg1581 opportunityg874 from thoseg3588 who desireg2309 an opportunityg874 to be  1regardedg2147 justg2531a as we are in the matter about whichg3739 they are boastingg2744.

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For suchg5108 meng5108 are  afalseg5570 apostlesg5570,  bdeceitfulg1386 workersg2040, disguisingg3345 themselves as apostlesg652 of Christg5547.

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Nog3756 wonderg2295, for eveng846  aSatang4567 disguisesg3345 himself as an  bangelg32a of lightg5457.

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Thereforeg3767 it is not surprisingg3173 ifg1487 his servantsg1249 alsog2532 disguiseg3345 themselves as servantsg1249 of righteousnessg1343,  awhoseg3739 endg5056 will be accordingg2596 to their deedsg2041.

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 aAgaing3825 I sayg3004, let nog3361 oneg5100 thinkg1380 me foolishg878; but ifg1487 you do, receiveg1209 me eveng2579 as foolishg878, sog2443 that I alsog2532 may boastg2744 a littleg3398.

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Whatg3739 I am sayingg2980, I am not sayingg2980  1 aas the Lordg2962 would, but as  bin foolishnessg877, in thisg3778 confidenceg5287 of boastingg2746a.

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Sinceg1893  amanyg4183 boastg2744  baccordingg2596 to the fleshg4561, I will boastg2744 alsog2532.

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For you,  abeingg1510 so wiseg5429, tolerateg430 the foolishg878 gladlyg2234.

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For you tolerateg430 it ifg1487 anyoneg5100  aenslavesg2615 you, anyoneg5100  bdevoursg2719 you, anyoneg5100  ctakesg2983 advantage of you, anyoneg5100  dexaltsg1869 himself, anyoneg5100  ehitsg1194 you in the faceg4383.

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To my  ashameg819 I must sayg3004 that we have been  bweakg770 by comparison.

But in whateverg3739g302 respect anyoneg5100 else  cis boldg5111--I  dspeakg3004 in foolishnessg877--I amg5111 justg2532 as boldg5111 myselfg1473.

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Are they  aHebrewsg1445?  bSog2532 am I. Are they  cIsraelitesg2475a?  cSog2532 am I. Are they  1 ddescendantsg4690 of Abrahamg11?  eSog2532 am I.

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Are they  aservantsg1249 of Christg5547?--I speakg2980 as if insaneg3912--I moreg5228 sog5228; in  1 bfarg4057 moreg4057 laborsg2873, in  1 cfarg4057 moreg4057 imprisonmentsg5438,  2 dbeateng4127 timesg5234 withoutg5234 numberg5234, ofteng4178 in  edangerg2288 of deathg2288.

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Fiveg3999 timesg3999 I receivedg2983 from the Jewsg2453  athirty-nineg5065bg3844g1520 lashes.

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Threeg5151 timesg5151 I was  abeateng4463 with rodsg4463, onceg530 I was  bstonedg3034, threeg5151 timesg5151 I was shipwreckedg3489, a nightg3574 and a dayg3574 I have spentg4160 in the deepg1037.

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I have been on frequentg4178 journeysg3597, in dangersg2794 from riversg4215, dangersg2794 from robbersg3027, dangersg2794 from my  acountrymeng1085, dangersg2794 from the  bGentilesg1484, dangersg2794 in the  ccityg4172, dangersg2794 in the wildernessg2047, dangersg2794 on the seag2281, dangersg2794 amongg1722  dfalseg5569 brethreng5569;

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I have been in  alaborg2873 and hardshipg3449,  1throughg1722 manyg4178 sleeplessg70 nightsg70, in  bhungerg3042 and thirstg1373, ofteng4178  cwithoutg3521 foodg3521, in coldg5592 and  2 dexposureg1132.

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Apartg5565 from such  1externalg3924 things, there is the dailyg2596g2250 pressureg1988a on me of concerng3308 for  aallg3956 the churchesg1577.

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Whog5101 is  aweakg770 withoutg2532g3756 my being weakg770? Whog5101 is  1ledg4624 into sing4624  2withoutg2532g3756 my intenseg4448 concerng4448?

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Ifg1487 I haveg1163 to boastg2744, I will boastg2744 of whatg769 pertains to my  aweaknessg769.

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The Godg2316 and Fatherg3962 of the Lordg2962 Jesusg2424,  aHe who is blessedg2128 foreverg165,  bknowsg3609a that I am not lyingg5574.

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In  aDamascusg1154 the ethnarchg1481 under Aretasg702 the kingg935 was  bguardingg5432 the cityg4172 of the Damascenesg1153 in order to seizeg4084 me,

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and I was letg5465 downg5465 in a basketg4553  athroughg1223 a windowg2376  1in the wallg5038, and so escapedg1628 his handsg5495.



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