2 Corinthians 11:19 Catholic Bible: For you gladly suffer the foolish: whereas yourselves are wise.

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For you gladly suffer the foolish: whereas yourselves are wise.

1 Corinthians 4:10
We are fools for Christs sake, but you are wise in Christ: we are weak, but you are strong: you are honourable, but we without honour.

Revelation 2:2
I know thy works and thy labour and thy patience and how thou canst not bear them that are evil. And thou hast tried them who say they are apostles and are not: and hast found them liars:

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For you gladly suffer the foolish: whereas yourselves are wise.

seeing.

1 Corinthians 4:10 We are fools for Christs sake, but you are wise in Christ: we are weak, but you are strong: you are honourable, but we without honour.

1 Corinthians 8:1 Now concerning those things that are sacrificed to idols: we know we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up: but charity edifieth.

1 Corinthians 10:15 I speak as to wise men: judge ye yourselves what I say.

Revelation 3:17 Because thou sayest: I am rich and made wealthy and have need of nothing: and knowest not that thou art wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked.

Context

Paul's Suffering and Service
…18Seeing that many glory according to the flesh, I will glory also. 19For you gladly suffer the foolish: whereas yourselves are wise. 20For you suffer if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take from you, if a man be lifted up, if a man strike you on the face.…

Lexicon

For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

you gladly tolerate
ἀνέχεσθε (anechesthe)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 430: To endure, bear with, have patience with, suffer, admit, persist.

fools,
ἀφρόνων (aphronōn)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 878: Senseless, foolish, inconsiderate. Properly, mindless, i.e. Stupid, ignorant, egotistic, rash, or unbelieving.

since you are
ὄντες (ontes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

so wise.
φρόνιμοι (phronimoi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5429: Intelligent, prudent, sensible, wise. From phren; thoughtful, i.e. Sagacious or discreet; in a bad sense conceited.

Additional Translations
For you gladly tolerate fools, since you are so wise.

For being wise, you bear with fools gladly!

For you suffer fools gladly, seeing you yourselves are wise.

For ye bear with the foolish gladly, being wise yourselves .

For ye bear fools readily, being wise.

For ye bear with the foolish gladly, being wise yourselves.

For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.

Wise as you yourselves are, you find pleasure in tolerating fools.

For you bear with the foolish gladly, being wise.

for gladly do ye bear with the fools -- being wise,

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