2 Corinthians 11:1-15 ▼

1 I wish you? were bearing with me in a little foolishness, but you? also bear with me.

2 For I am jealous as to you? with the jealousy of God. For I betrothed you? to one husband, to present a pure virgin to Christ.

3 But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, your? minds might be corrupted from the simplicity and the purity that is to Christ.

4 For if indeed the one coming proclaims another Jesus whom we did not proclaim, or you? receive a different spirit that you? did not receive, or a different gospel that you? did not accept, you? bear with it well.

5 For I reckon in nothing to have been lacking to the “most eminent apostles.”

6 But even if I am unskilled in word, yet not in knowledge; but in every way, we were made manifest to you? in all things.

7 Or did I commit a sin, humbling myself so that you? might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you? freely?

8 I robbed other churches, having received support for ministry to you?.

9 And being present with you? and having been in need, I burdened no one; for the brothers having come from Macedonia supplied my need, and in everything I kept and will keep myself unburdensome to you?.

10 The truth of Christ is in me, that this boasting of mine will not be stopped in the regions of Achaia.

11 Because of what? Because I do not love you?? God knows I do!

12 But what I do, I also will do, so that I might cut off the opportunity of those wanting an opportunity that in what they boast they might be found according as also we.

13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.

14 And no wonder, for Satan himself disguises himself as an angel of light.

15 Therefore it is not great if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.