2 Corinthians 11
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed 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.
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.
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.
5For I suppose I was 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.
7Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?
8I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do you service.
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.
10As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia.
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.
13For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
14And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed 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.
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.
17That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.
18Seeing that many glory after the flesh, I will glory also.
19For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.
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.
21I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. Howbeit whereinsoever any is bold,(I speak foolishly,) 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.
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.
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;
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;
27In weariness and painfulness, 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.
29Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?
30If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.
31The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which 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:
33And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- ὁhoG358850× in this chapter
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- ἐνenG172227× in this chapter
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
- καίkaíG253220× in this chapter
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
- οὐouG375613× in this chapter
the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb; no or not
- ἐγώegṓG147312× in this chapter
I, me
- σύsýG477112× in this chapter
thou
- μέméG316511× in this chapter
me
- εἰeiG148710× in this chapter
if, whether, that, etc.
- γάρgárG10639× in this chapter
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
- τὶςtìsG51009× in this chapter
some or any person or object
- εἰμίeimíG15108× in this chapter
I exist (used only when emphatic)
- κίνδυνοςkíndynosG27948× in this chapter
danger
- ὅςhósG37398× in this chapter
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
- εἰςeisG15197× in this chapter
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
- καυχάομαιkaucháomaiG27446× in this chapter
to vaunt (in a good or a bad sense)
- ΧριστόςChristósG55476× in this chapter
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
- δέdéG11615× in this chapter
but, and, etc.
- κατάkatáG25965× in this chapter
(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
- λαμβάνωlambánōG29835× in this chapter
while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))
- ὅτιhótiG37545× in this chapter
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
- ἀνέχομαιanéchomaiG4305× in this chapter
to hold oneself up against, i.e. (figuratively) put up with
- ὡςhōsG56135× in this chapter
which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
- αὐτόςautósG8465× in this chapter
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ)) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
- θεόςtheósG23164× in this chapter
figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
- ἀλλάalláG2354× in this chapter
properly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations)
- ἵναhínaG24434× in this chapter
compare G3588 (ὁ)); in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)
- πᾶςpâsG39564× in this chapter
all, any, every, the whole
- ποιέωpoiéōG41604× in this chapter
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
- πολλάκιςpollákisG41784× in this chapter
many times, i.e. frequently
- διάdiáG12233× in this chapter
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
- διάκονοςdiákonosG12493× in this chapter
an attendant, i.e. (genitive case) a waiter (at table or in other menial duties); specially, a Christian teacher and pastor (technically, a deacon or deaconess)
- ἤḗG22283× in this chapter
disjunctive, or; comparative, than
- λαλέωlaléōG29803× in this chapter
to talk, i.e. utter words
- λέγωlégōG30043× in this chapter
properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 (ἔπω) and G5346 (φημί) generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 (ῥέω) is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 (λαλέω) means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean
- μετασχηματίζωmetaschēmatízōG33453× in this chapter
to transfigure or disguise; figuratively, to apply (by accommodation)
- μήmḗG33613× in this chapter
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas G3756 (οὐ) expects an affirmative one)) whether
- τίςtísG51013× in this chapter
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
- ἀσθενέωasthenéōG7703× in this chapter
to be feeble (in any sense)
- ἀφροσύνηaphrosýnēG8773× in this chapter
senselessness, i.e. (euphemistically) egotism; (morally) recklessness
- ἄφρωνáphrōnG8783× in this chapter
properly, mindless, i.e. stupid, (by implication) ignorant, (specially) egotistic, (practically) rash, or (morally) unbelieving