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1 I would ye hold me up a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me. 2 For I am zealous of you with the zeal of God: for I fitted you to one husband, to present a pure virgin to Christ. 3 And I am afraid lest, as the serpent completely deceived Eve in his craft, so your thoughts be corrupted from the simplicity which in Christ. 4 For if he coming proclaim another Jesus, which I proclaimed not, or ye receive another spirit, which ye received not, or other good news, which ye received not, ye have held up well. 5 For I reckon myself to be nothing greatly inferior to the sent. 6 And, if also ignorant in the word, but not in knowledge; but in every thing, we having been made manifest in all for you. 7 Or did I a sin, humbling myself that ye might be exalted, because I announced to you the good news of God gratuitously? 8 I stripped other churches, having received pay, for your service. 9 And being present with you, and having wanted, I acted not with negligence to any: (for the brethren having come from Macedonia filled up still more my want:) and I kept myself in every thing not burdensome to you, and I will keep. 2 Corinthians 11:1-9, Smith's Literal Translation. Public domain.
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