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2 Corinthians 11

2 He declareth his affection toward them. 5 The excellence of his ministry, 9 And his diligence in the same. 13 The fetches of the false apostles. 16 The perverse judgement of the Corinthians, 22 And his own praises.
1.Would to God, ye could suffer a little my afoolishness, and in deed, bye suffer me.
2.For I am jealous over you, with godly jealously: for cI have prepared you for one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
3.But I fear lest as the *serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupt from the simplicity that is in Christ.
4.For if he that cometh, preacheth another dJesus then he whom we have preached: or if ye receive another espirit then that which ye have received: either another Gospel, then that ye have received, ye might well have suffered him.
5.Verily I fsuppose that I was not inferior to the very chief Apostles.
6.And though I be grude in speaking, yet I am not so in knowledge, but among you we have been made manifest to the utmost, in all things.
7.Have I committed an offence, because I abased my self, that ye might be exalted, and because I preached to you the Gospel of God freely?
8.I hrobbed other Churches, and took wages of them to do you service.
9.And when I was present with you, and had need, I was inot slothful to the hindrance of any man: for that which was lacking unto me, the brethren which came from Macedonia, supplied, and in all things I kept and will keep my self that I should not *be grievous to you.
10.kThe truth of Christ is in me, that this rejoicing shall not be shut up against me in the regions of Achaia.
11.Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth.
12.But what I do, that will I do: that I may cut away occasion from them which desire loccasion, that they might be found like unto us in that wherein they rejoice.
13.For such false mapostles are deceitful workers, and transform them selves into the Apostles of Christ.
14.And no marvel: for Satan him self is transformed into an Angel of light.
15.Therefore it is no great thing, though his ministers transform them selves, as though they were the ministers of righteousness, whose end shalbe according to their works.
16.I say again, let no man think, that I am foolish: or else take me even as a fool, that I also may boast my self a little.
17.That I speak, I speak it not after the nLord: but as it were foolishly, in this my great boasting.
18.Seeing that many rejoice oafter the flesh, I will rejoice also.
19.For ye suffer fools gladly, because that ye are wise.
20.For ye suffer even if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take your goods, if a man exalt him self, if a man smite you on the face.
21.pI speak as concerning the reproach: as though that we had been qweak: but wherein any man is bold (I speak foolishly) I am bold also.
22.They are Ebrewes, *so am I: they are Israelites, so am I: they are the seed of Abraham, so am I:
23.They are the ministers of Christ (I rspeak as a fool) I am more: in labours more abundant: in stripes above measure: in prison more plenteously: in sdeath oft.
24.Of the Jews five ttimes received I forty stripes *save one.
25.uI was thrice *beaten with rods: I was *once stoned: I suffered thrice *shipwreck: night and day have I been in the deep sea.
26.In journeying I was often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils of mine own nation, in perils among the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils amongst false brethren,
27.In weariness and painfulness, in watching often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and in nakedness.
28.Beside the things which are outward, I am cumbered daily, and have the care of all the Churches.
29.Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?
30.If I must needs rejoice, I will rejoice of mine xinfirmities.
31.The God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.
32.In *Damascus the governor of the people under King Aretas, laid watch in the city of the Damascens, and would have caught me.
33.But at a window was I let down in a basket through the wall, and escaped his hands.

Notes

1-a.
He calls the praising of himself dotage to the which thing the arrogancy of the false apostles compelled him, who sought nothing else, but to overthrow the Church by diminishing the authority of his ministry.
1-b.
To speak in mine own commendation.
2-*.
Act 9.3.
2-a.
That is, a Christian or, I speak it in Christ.
2-b.
That is to say, into the highest heaven.
2-c.
The minister marries Christ and his Church as husband and wife by the preaching of the Gospel.
3-*.
Gen. 3.4.
4-^.
Or, lawful.
4-c.
Man’s infirmity was not able to declare them, neither were they shown unto him for that end.
4-d.
That is, more perfect doctrine concerning Christ Jesus.
4-e.
More excellent gifts of the spirit by other men’s preaching.
5-f.
They did not preach Christ more purely then I did: for in this behalf I was nothing inferior to the chiefest Apostles.
6-g.
That is, use not worldly eloquence.
7-d.
The Greek word signifies a sharp piece of wood as a pale, or stake, and also a little spile or sharp thing which pricks one as he goes through bushy and thick places, and entering into the flesh, can not be taken out without cutting of the flesh: and this was the rebelling of the flesh against the spirit, and warned him that Satan was at hand.
8-e.
That is to say, often times.
8-h.
Other Churches relieved me.
9-*.
Chap. 12.13, Acts 20.34.
9-f.
Is known, and evidently seen .
9-i.
He did not only labour with his hands for his living, but in his extreme poverty preached diligently, without burdening any man, or else waxing slothful to do his duty to every man.
10-g.
He does not only patiently bear his afflictions, but also joyfully, and as one that takes pleasure therein for Christ’s sake.
10-k.
Let not the truth of Christ be thought to be in me, if I suffer my joy to be shut up, which I have conceived of Grecia.
12-l.
To slander my ministry, if I should receive wages.
13-*.
Chap. 11.9.
13-^.
Or, chargeable.
13-m.
By false apostles here is not meant such as teach false doctrine (which doubtless, they would have grown unto) but such as were vainglorious, and did not their duty sincerely.
14-h.
For first, he was minded to depart from Ephesus into Macedonia, and so to Corinthus, 1 Cor. 16.5. Then when the Lord letted this purpose, he appointed to go straight from Ephesus to Corinthus, Chap. 1.16, which intent being changed, he went to Macedonia, from whence now he appointeth the third time to come unto them.
14-i.
Which declares his fatherly affection.
15-^.
Or, your cause or persons.
16-k.
Thus said his adversaries that though he took it not by him self, yet he did it by the means of others.
17-n.
In his heart he had respect to the Lord: but this fashion of boasting seemed according to man, whereunto they compelled him.
18-l.
To go to you.
18-o.
In outward things.
20-m.
Meaning, sharp and sever.
21-n.
There was nothing where at he so much rejoiced, as when his preaching profited: and therefore he calls the Thessalonians his glory and joy: as also nothing did more cast down his heart as when his labours did no good.
21-p.
I note this dishonour, which they do unto you.
21-q.
That is, abject, vile, miserable, a crafts man, a idiot, and subject to a thousand calamities, which things the false apostles objected against him as most certain testimonies of his unworthiness.
22-*.
Phil. 3.5.
23-r.
Put case ye term it so, yet is it true.
23-s.
In the present danger of death.
24-*.
Deut. 25.3.
24-t.
At five several times, every time thirty and nine.
25-*.
Act. 16.22.
25-*-1.
Act 14.19.
25-*-2.
Act 27.14.
25-u.
Of the Roman magistrates.
30-x.
As imprisonments, beatings, hunger, thirst, cold, nakedness and such like, which things the adversaries condemn as infirm in me.
32-*.
Act 9.24.