Verse List for 2 COR 11:21

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OET (OET-RV) I’m talking about dishonour as if we were weak, but (speaking foolishly again), anything that anyone else is brave enough to do, then I will also be brave enough to match.

OET-LV Concerning dishonour I _am _saying as that we have _faltered.
In but whatever wishfully anyone may _be _daring (in foolishness I _am _speaking), I _am _daring also _I.

ULT According to dishonor I speak, namely that we ourselves have been weak! However, in whatever, way anyone might be bold—I am speaking in foolishness—I too am bold.

UST If that is the right way for powerful people to treat you, then I admit that how we acted when we were with you shames us and proves that we are weak. On the other hand, whatever other people dare to do, I too can dare to do. Of course, I say these things only because I am acting foolishly.

BSB To [my] shame I concede that we were too weak [for that]!
§  Speaking as a fool, however, I can [match] what anyone else dares [to boast about].

MSB To [my] shame I concede that we were too weak [for that]!
§  Speaking as a fool, however, I can [match] what anyone else dares [to boast about].

BLB I speak as to dishonor, as that we have been weak! But in whatever anyone might dare--I speak in foolishness--I also am daring.

AICNT I speak in foolishness, as though we have become weak. But in whatever anyone else dares to boast (I am speaking foolishly) I also dare.

OEB I admit, to my shame, that we have been weak. But whatever the subject on which others are not afraid to boast – though it is foolish to say so – I am not afraid either!

WEBBE & WMBB To my shame, I speak as though we had been weak. Yet in whatever way anyone is bold (I speak in foolishness), I am bold also.

NET (To my disgrace I must say that we were too weak for that!) But whatever anyone else dares to boast about (I am speaking foolishly), I also dare to boast about the same thing.

LSV I speak in reference to dishonor, how that we were weak, and in whatever anyone is bold—in foolishness I say [it]—I also am bold.

FBV I'm so sorry that we were too weak to do anything like that! But whatever people dare to boast about, I dare to do too. (Here I'm talking like a fool again.)

TCNT To my shame I admit that we were too weak for that! But whatever anyone else dares to boast about—I am speaking like a fool—I also dare to boast about.

T4T I agree that I was not bold enough to treat you in such ways. Ha! Do you think that [IRO] I should feel ashamed because I did not do that?
¶  So now, talking like a person who does not have any sense, I will boldly tell you some things about myself, just like those false apostles tell you things about themselves.

LEB I say this to my shame, namely, that we have been weak.
¶  But in whatever anyone dares to boast—I am speaking in foolishness—I also dare to boast.

BBE I say this by way of shaming ourselves, as if we had been feeble. But if anyone puts himself forward (I am talking like a foolish person), I will do the same.

Moff I am quite ashamed to say I was not equal to that sort of thing!
¶  Let them vaunt as they please, I am equal to them (mind, this is the role of a fool!).

Wymth I use the language of self-disparagement, as though I were admitting our own feebleness. Yet for whatever reason any one is `courageous' —I speak in mere folly—I also am courageous.

ASV I speak by way of disparagement, as though we had been weak. Yet whereinsoever any is bold (I speak in foolishness), I am bold also.

DRA I speak according to dishonour, as if we had been weak in this part. Wherein if any man dare (I speak foolishly), I dare also.

YLT in reference to dishonour I speak, how that we were weak, and in whatever any one is bold — in foolishness I say [it] — I also am bold.

Drby I speak as to dishonour, as though we had been weak; but wherein any one is daring, (I speak in folly,) I also am daring.

RV I speak by way of disparagement, as though we had been weak. Yet whereinsoever any is bold (I speak in foolishness), I am bold also.

SLT I speak according to dishonour, as that we were weak. And in what any dares, (I speak in rashness,) I dare also.

Wbstr I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. But in whatever respect any is bold, (I speak foolishly) I am bold also.

KJB-1769 I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. Howbeit whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I am bold also.

KJB-1611 I speake as concerning reproch, as though we had bene weake: howbeit, wherein soeuer any is bold, I speake foolishly, I am bold also.
(I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak: howbeit/yet, wherein soever any is bold, I speak foolishly, I am bold also.)

Bshps I speake concernyng reproche, as though we had ben weake: Howbeit, wherin soeuer any man is bolde, (I speake foolishly) I am bolde also.
(I speak concerning reproache, as though we had been weak: Howbeit, wherein soever any man is bolde, (I speak foolishly) I am bold also.)

Gnva I speake as concerning the reproche: as though that we had bene weake: but wherein any man is bold (I speake foolishly) I am bold also.
(I speak as concerning the reproach: as though that we had been weak: but wherein any man is bold (I speak foolishly) I am bold also.)

Cvdl I speake concernynge rebuke, as though we were weake.Wherin so euer now eny man darre be bolde (I speake folishly) therin darre I be bolde also.
(I speak concerning rebuke, as though we were weak.Wherin so ever now any man darre be bold (I speak foolishly) therein darre I be bold also.)

TNT I speake as concernynge rebuke as though we had bene weake. How be it wherin soever eny man dare be bolde (I speake folisshly) I dare be bolde also
(I speak as concerning rebuke as though we had been weak. How be it wherein soever any man dare be bold (I speak folisshly) I dare be bold also)

Wycl Bi vnnoblei Y seie, as if we weren sike in this parti. In what thing ony man dar, in vnwisdom Y seie, and Y dar.
(By unnoblei I say, as if we were sike in this parti. In what thing any man dar, in unwisdom I say, and I dar.)

Luth Das sage ich nach der Unehre, als wären wir schwach worden. Worauf nun jemand kühn ist (ich rede in Torheit), darauf bin ich auch kühn.
(The said I after the/of_the Unehre, as would_be we/us weak been. Worauf now someone bold/hardy is (I speak in folly), on_it am I also bold/hardy.)

ClVg Secundum ignobilitatem dico, quasi nos infirmi fuerimus in hac parte. In quo quis audet (in insipientia dico) audeo et ego:
(After/Second ignobilitatem I_mean/say, as_if us sick we_were in/into/on this_way in_part/partly. In where who/any dares (in insipientia I_mean/say) audeo and I:)

SR-GNT Κατὰ ἀτιμίαν λέγω ὡς ὅτι ἡμεῖς ἠσθενήκαμεν! Ἐν ᾧ δʼ ἄν τις τολμᾷ (ἐν ἀφροσύνῃ λέγω), τολμῶ κἀγώ. ‡

UGNT κατὰ ἀτιμίαν λέγω ὡς ὅτι ἡμεῖς ἠσθενήκαμεν! ἐν ᾧ δ’ ἄν τις τολμᾷ (ἐν ἀφροσύνῃ λέγω), τολμῶ κἀγώ.

SBL-GNT κατὰ ἀτιμίαν λέγω, ὡς ὅτι ἡμεῖς ⸀ἠσθενήκαμεν· ἐν ᾧ δʼ ἄν τις τολμᾷ, ἐν ἀφροσύνῃ λέγω, τολμῶ κἀγώ.

RP-GNT Κατὰ ἀτιμίαν λέγω, ὡς ὅτι ἡμεῖς ἠσθενήσαμεν· ἐν ᾧ δ' ἄν τις τολμᾷ - ἐν ἀφροσύνῃ λέγω - τολμῶ κἀγώ.

TC-GNT κατὰ ἀτιμίαν λέγω, ὡς ὅτι ἡμεῖς [fn]ἠσθενήσαμεν· ἐν ᾧ δ᾽ ἄν τις τολμᾷ—ἐν ἀφροσύνῃ λέγω—τολμῶ κἀγώ.

Verse List for 2 COR 11:21

Verse List for 2 COR 11:21