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2 Corinthians 11 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

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Paul and the False Apostles

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:1 - I hope you will put up with a little more of my foolishness. Please bear with me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:2 - For I am jealous for you with the jealousy of God himself. I promised you as a pure bride[fn] to one husband—Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:3 - But I fear that somehow your pure and undivided devotion to Christ will be corrupted, just as Eve was deceived by the cunning ways of the serpent.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:4 - You happily put up with whatever anyone tells you, even if they preach a different Jesus than the one we preach, or a different kind of Spirit than the one you received, or a different kind of gospel than the one you believed.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:5 - But I don’t consider myself inferior in any way to these “super apostles” who teach such things.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:6 - I may be unskilled as a speaker, but I’m not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every possible way.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:7 - Was I wrong when I humbled myself and honored you by preaching God’s Good News to you without expecting anything in return?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:8 - I “robbed” other churches by accepting their contributions so I could serve you at no cost.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:9 - And when I was with you and didn’t have enough to live on, I did not become a financial burden to anyone. For the brothers who came from Macedonia brought me all that I needed. I have never been a burden to you, and I never will be.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:10 - As surely as the truth of Christ is in me, no one in all of Greece[fn] will ever stop me from boasting about this.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:11 - Why? Because I don’t love you? God knows that I do.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:12 - But I will continue doing what I have always done. This will undercut those who are looking for an opportunity to boast that their work is just like ours.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:13 - These people are false apostles. They are deceitful workers who disguise themselves as apostles of Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:14 - But I am not surprised! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:15 - So it is no wonder that his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. In the end they will get the punishment their wicked deeds deserve.
Paul’s Many Trials

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:16 - Again I say, don’t think that I am a fool to talk like this. But even if you do, listen to me, as you would to a foolish person, while I also boast a little.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:17 - Such boasting is not from the Lord, but I am acting like a fool.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:18 - And since others boast about their human achievements, I will, too.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:19 - After all, you think you are so wise, but you enjoy putting up with fools!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:20 - You put up with it when someone enslaves you, takes everything you have, takes advantage of you, takes control of everything, and slaps you in the face.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:21 - I’m ashamed to say that we’ve been too “weak” to do that!
But whatever they dare to boast about—I’m talking like a fool again—I dare to boast about it, too.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:22 - Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:23 - Are they servants of Christ? I know I sound like a madman, but I have served him far more! I have worked harder, been put in prison more often, been whipped times without number, and faced death again and again.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:24 - Five different times the Jewish leaders gave me thirty-nine lashes.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:25 - Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. Once I spent a whole night and a day adrift at sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:26 - I have traveled on many long journeys. I have faced danger from rivers and from robbers. I have faced danger from my own people, the Jews, as well as from the Gentiles. I have faced danger in the cities, in the deserts, and on the seas. And I have faced danger from men who claim to be believers but are not.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:27 - I have worked hard and long, enduring many sleepless nights. I have been hungry and thirsty and have often gone without food. I have shivered in the cold, without enough clothing to keep me warm.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:28

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:28 - Then, besides all this, I have the daily burden of my concern for all the churches.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:29 - Who is weak without my feeling that weakness? Who is led astray, and I do not burn with anger?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:30 - If I must boast, I would rather boast about the things that show how weak I am.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:31 - God, the Father of our Lord Jesus, who is worthy of eternal praise, knows I am not lying.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:32 - When I was in Damascus, the governor under King Aretas kept guards at the city gates to catch me.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:33 - I had to be lowered in a basket through a window in the city wall to escape from him.
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NLT Footnotes
Greek a virgin.
Greek Achaia, the southern region of the Greek peninsula.
Greek from false brothers.
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