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11 I wish you would bear with me in a little foolishness; but indeed, bear with me. 2 For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy; for I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. 3 But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts may be corrupted from the simplicity [and the purity][fn] that is in Christ.
4 For if the one coming proclaims another Jesus whom we did not proclaim, or you receive a different spirit which you did not receive, or a different gospel which you did not accept, you put up with it well.
5 For I consider myself not at all inferior to the most eminent apostles. 6 But even if I am unskilled in speech, yet not in knowledge; but in every way we have made this evident to you in all things.
7 Or did I commit a sin by humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you without charge? 8 I robbed other churches by taking support from them for your service, 9 and when I was with you and in need, I did not burden anyone; for my need was supplied by the brothers who came from Macedonia, and in everything I kept myself from being a burden to you, and I will continue to do so.
10 As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be stopped in the regions of Achaia. 11 Why? Because I do not love you? God knows.
12 What I do, and will do, is to cut off the opportunity of those who desire an opportunity, so that in what they boast, they may be found just as we are. 13 For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. 14 And {no wonder},[fn] for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds.
16 Again I say, let no one think me to be foolish; but if you do, accept me as foolish, so that I too may boast a little. 17 What I speak, I do not speak according to the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of boasting. 18 Since many boast according to [[the]][fn] flesh, I too will boast.
19 For you, being so wise, gladly bear with the foolish. 20 For you bear with it if someone enslaves you, if someone devours you, if someone takes from you, if someone exalts themselves, if someone strikes [[you]][fn] in the face.
21 I speak in dishonor, as though we {have become}[fn] weak. But in whatever anyone else dares to boast (I am speaking foolishly) I also dare. 22 Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I. 23 Servants of Christ are they? (I speak as one beside himself) I am more so: in labors more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes exceedingly,[fn] in deaths many times.
24 Five times I received from the Jews forty lashes minus one, 25 three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, a night and a day I have spent in the deep; 26 on frequent journeys, in dangers from rivers, dangers from robbers, dangers from my own people, dangers from the Gentiles, dangers in the city, dangers in the wilderness, dangers at sea, dangers among false brothers; 27 {with}[fn] toil and hardship, through many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and exposure. 28 Apart from other things, there is {the daily pressure on me}[fn] of my concern for all the churches. 29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is caused to stumble,[fn] and I do not kindle?[fn]
30 If it is necessary to boast, I will boast in my weaknesses.
31 The God and Father of {the}[fn] Lord Jesus [[Christ]],[fn] who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying.
32 In Damascus, the ethnarch of King Aretas was guarding the city of the Damascenes [[waiting]][fn] to seize me, 33 and through a window in a basket I was let down through the wall and escaped his hands.
11:3, and the purity: NA28[] SBLGNT THGNT ‖ Absent from some manuscripts. BYZ TR
11:14, no wonder: Later manuscripts read “this is nothing wonderful.” BYZ TR
11:18, the: Later manuscripts add. BYZ TR
11:20, you: Later manuscripts add. BYZ TR
11:21, have become: Later manuscripts read “were.” BYZ TR
11:23, stripes exceedingly: That is severe beatings.
11:27, with: Later manuscripts read “in.” BYZ TR
11:28, the daily pressure on me: Later manuscripts read “My daily disturbance.” BYZ TR
11:29, stumble: That is be offended.
11:29, kindle: That is to inflame.
11:31, the: Later manuscripts read “our.” TR
11:31, Christ: Later manuscripts add. BYZ TR
11:32, waiting: Later manuscripts add. BYZ TR