2 COR 11:31 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) The god and father of the master Yeshua—the one who should be praised for all the ages—knows that I’m not lying.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, the one being blessed to eternity, knows that I am not lying!

UST We all will forever honor the God and Father of the Lord Jesus. He can testify that what I am saying is true.

BSB The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise,[fn] knows that I am not lying.

11:31 CT of the Lord Jesus; TR and GOC of our Lord Jesus Christ

11:31 Or forever blessed

BLB The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, the One being blessed to the ages, knows that I am not lying.

AICNT The God and Father of {the}[fn] Lord Jesus [[Christ]],[fn] who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying.

11:31, the: Later manuscripts read “our.” TR

11:31, Christ: Later manuscripts add. BYZ TR

OEB The God and Father of the Lord Jesus – he who is for ever blessed – knows that I am speaking the truth.

WEBBE The God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, he who is blessed forever more, knows that I don’t lie.

WMBB The God and Father of the Lord Yeshua the Messiah, he who is blessed forever more, knows that I don’t lie.

NET The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is blessed forever, knows I am not lying.

LSV the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ—who is blessed for all ages—has known that I do not lie!

FBV The God and Father of the Lord Jesus—may he be praised forever—knows I am not lying.

TCNT The God and Father of [fn]the Lord Jesus [fn]Christ, who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying.

11:31 the ¦ our ANT TR

11:31 Christ ¦ — CT

T4T God, who is the Father of our (inc) Lord Jesus, and who is the one whom we should praise forever, knows that I am not lying about this.

LEB The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is blessed _⌊forever_⌋[fn], knows that I am not lying.

11:31 Literally “to the ages”

BBE The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom be praise for ever, is witness that the things which I say are true.

Moff The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, He who is blessed for ever, He knows I am telling the truth!

Wymth The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ—He who is blessed throughout the Ages—knows that I am speaking the truth.

ASV The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed for evermore knoweth that I lie not.

DRA The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed for ever, knoweth that I lie not.

YLT the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ — who is blessed to the ages — hath known that I do not lie! —

Drby The [fn]God and Father of the Lord Jesus knows — he who is blessed for ever — that I do not lie.

11.31 Elohim

RV The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.
(The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed forever, knoweth/knows that I lie not. )

SLT God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ knows, he being praised forever, that I lie not.

Wbstr The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.

KJB-1769 The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.
(The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed forever, knoweth/knows that I lie not. )

KJB-1611 The God and Father of our Lord Iesus Christ, which is blessed for euermore, knoweth that I lie not.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps The God and father of our Lorde Iesus Christe, which is blessed for euermore, knoweth that I lye not.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Gnva The God, euen the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ, which is blessed for euermore, knoweth that I lie not.
(The God, even the Father of our Lord Yesus/Yeshua Christ, which is blessed forever, knoweth/knows that I lie not. )

Cvdl God ye father of oure LORDE Iesus Christ, which is blessed for euer, knoweth that I lye not.
(God ye/you_all father of our LORD Yesus/Yeshua Christ, which is blessed forever, knoweth/knows that I lie not.)

TNT The God and father of oure lorde Iesus Christ which is blessed for evermore knoweth that I lye not
(The God and father of our lord Yesus/Yeshua Christ which is blessed forever knoweth/knows that I lie not )

Wycl God and the fadir of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, that is blessid in to worldis, woot that Y lie not.
(God and the father of our Lord Yhesu Christ, that is blessed in to worlds, know that I lie not.)

Luth GOtt und der Vater unsers HErr’s JEsu Christi, welcher sei gelobet in Ewigkeit, weiß, daß ich nicht lüge.
(God and the/of_the father ours LORD’s Yesu Christi, which be praised in eternity, white, that I not lie(v).)

ClVg Deus et Pater Domini nostri Jesu Christi, qui est benedictus in sæcula, scit quod non mentior.[fn]
(God and Pater Master our Yesu Christi, who/which it_is blessed in/into/on forever, he_knows that not/no mentior. )

11.31 Non mentior. Quia fert mihi testimonium per signa et prodigia.

11.31 Not/No mentior. Because fert to_me testimony through signs and prodigies/wonders.

UGNT ὁ Θεὸς καὶ Πατὴρ τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ οἶδεν, ὁ ὢν εὐλογητὸς εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας, ὅτι οὐ ψεύδομαι.
(ho Theos kai Pataʸr tou Kuriou Yaʸsou oiden, ho ōn eulogaʸtos eis tous aiōnas, hoti ou pseudomai.)

SBL-GNT ὁ θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ τοῦ κυρίου ⸀Ἰησοῦ οἶδεν, ὁ ὢν εὐλογητὸς εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας, ὅτι οὐ ψεύδομαι.
(ho theos kai pataʸr tou kuriou ⸀Yaʸsou oiden, ho ōn eulogaʸtos eis tous aiōnas, hoti ou pseudomai.)

RP-GNT Ὁ θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ οἶδεν, ὁ ὢν εὐλογητὸς εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας, ὅτι οὐ ψεύδομαι.
(Ho theos kai pataʸr tou kuriou Yaʸsou ⱪristou oiden, ho ōn eulogaʸtos eis tous aiōnas, hoti ou pseudomai.)

TC-GNT Ὁ Θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ τοῦ [fn]Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ [fn]Χριστοῦ οἶδεν, ὁ ὢν εὐλογητὸς εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας, ὅτι οὐ ψεύδομαι.
(Ho Theos kai pataʸr tou Kuriou Yaʸsou Ⱪristou oiden, ho ōn eulogaʸtos eis tous aiōnas, hoti ou pseudomai. )

11:31 κυριου ¦ κυριου ημων ANT TR

11:31 χριστου ¦ — CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 11:16–33: Paul suffered for serving Jesus

In this section, Paul first warned the Corinthians that he was not a fool (11:16a). But he wanted them to listen to what he was foolishly going to boast about (11:16b–d). He told them that Jesus would not foolishly boast in this way (11:17). He told them that he would boast in the way that the false teachers were boasting (11:18). Using irony, he rebuked them for accepting people who boasted (11:19), implying that they were wrong to accept the false teachers because the false teachers boasted about themselves. Again using irony, he told them that they should not tolerate the false teachers taking advantage of them (11:20–21a).

In 11:21b Paul began foolishly to boast about things similar to the ones that the false teachers boasted about. Recounting all his hardships, he showed that he was more devoted to serving Jesus than they were (11:23–29).

Then Paul explained the correct kind of boasting (11:30). He gave an example (11:32–33), with an oath to God to indicate he was not lying (11:31).

Other examples for this section heading are:

Paul Boasts About His Sufferings (NIV)

Paul’s Sufferings as an Apostle (ESV)

11:31a

The God and Father of the Lord Jesus,

The God and Father of the leader/Lord Jesus,
The God and Father of the leader/Lord Jesus

The God and Father of the Lord Jesus: This phrase indicates that God is both the Father of Jesus and the God of Jesus.

Father: This word indicates that God has a relationship with Jesus. The relationship is like a father-to-son relationship. This word does not indicate that God fathered Jesus by having a physical relationship with a women. Translate the correct meaning.

Lord: This word means “the one in authority over others” or “master.” God has authority over all things. Another way to translate this word is:

ruler

See how you translated this word in 4:5 or 8:5.

11:31b

who is forever worthy of praise,

he who is blessed for ever, (RSV)
is worthy to be praised forever.

who is forever worthy of praise: The Greek words are literally “the one being blessed into the ages.” Paul acknowledged that God is blessed for all eternity. The Greek words are not a command to bless God. For example:

who is blessed forever (NET)

This clause tells the reader more about God. In some languages using the word who would indicate that there are other beings named God and only this one is forever worthy of praise. If that is true in your language, translate this clause in a way that tells more about God. One way to do that is to start a new sentence here. For example:

He is to be praised forever.

worthy of praise: The Greek word that the BSB translates as praise can mean:

To bless.
To praise.

As meaning (1), it indicates here that God is good and no one can make any of that goodness bad. As meaning (2), it refers to others praising him. Other ways to translate this Greek word are:

blessed (RSV)

honored

worthy to be praised

11:31c

knows that I am not lying.

knows that what I am saying to you is not a lie.
He himself knows I am telling you the truth.

knows that I am not lying: The verb knows refers to God knowing that Paul was not lying. In some languages it is more natural to use a positive statement here. For example:

knows that I am telling the truth

General Comment on 11:31a–c

The first and last parts of this saying (“The God and Father of the Lord Jesus…knows that I am not lying”) are an oath. Paul indicated that God was able to confirm that Paul was not lying about boasting in his weaknesses (11:30) and that the following verses were also true. The middle part (“who is forever worthy of praise”) is praise to God.

In some languages it is more natural to have the praise before or after the oath. For example:

God is blessed forever! He is the God and Father of the Lord Jesus. He knows that I am not lying.

The God and Father of the Lord Jesus knows that I am not lying. God is blessed forever!

Also, 11:31b emphasizes that God is worthy of praise. This God knows that Paul was not lying. In some languages using “who” in 11:31b indicates the wrong meaning. (See note in 11:31b.) If that is true in your language, you may need to indicate the emphasis elsewhere. For example:

The God and Father of the Lord Jesus is to be praised forever! It is he who knows that I am not lying.

The God and Father of the Lord Jesus is to be praised forever! He himself knows that I am not lying.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: guidelines-sonofgodprinciples

ὁ Θεὸς καὶ Πατὴρ

the_‹one› (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὁ Θεός καί Πατήρ τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ οἶδεν ὁ ὤν εὐλογητός εἰς τούς αἰῶνας ὅτι οὒ ψεύδομαι)

Father is an important title for God. Both God and Father refer to God. This phrase could mean that: (1) God is both God and Father to our Lord Jesus. Alternate translation: [The God of the Lord Jesus, who is the Father] (2) God is Father to our Lord Jesus. Alternate translation: [God, who is the Father]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

ὁ ὢν

Here, the phrase the one refers to The God and Father. Alternate translation: [the God who is]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ὢν εὐλογητὸς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὁ Θεός καί Πατήρ τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ οἶδεν ὁ ὤν εὐλογητός εἰς τούς αἰῶνας ὅτι οὒ ψεύδομαι)

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who does the action, Paul implies that everything God created does it.. Alternate translation: [whom all things bless] or [whom all creation blesses]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας

to (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ὁ Θεός καί Πατήρ τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ οἶδεν ὁ ὤν εὐλογητός εἰς τούς αἰῶνας ὅτι οὒ ψεύδομαι)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of eternity, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [at all times] or [eternally]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

οἶδεν

˓has˒_known

Here Paul states that God knows that Paul is not lying. The statement that God knows makes the claim stronger, since God is the one who can prove that the claim is true. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make the idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [he himself knows] or [guarantees]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

οὐ ψεύδομαι

Here Paul could be referring to: (1) what he has already said and what he is about to say. Alternate translation: [I am not lying in what I am saying] (2) what Paul is about to say in the following verses. Alternate translation: [I am not lying in what I will say] (3) what Paul has already said. Alternate translation: [I am not lying in what I said]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes

οὐ ψεύδομαι

Paul is using a figure of speech here that expresses a strongly positive meaning by using a negative word, not, together with an expression that is the opposite of the intended meaning, lying. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the positive meaning. Alternate translation: [I am definitely speaking the truth]

Parallel 2 COR 11:31

Section 11:16–33: Paul suffered for serving Jesus

11:31a

11:31b

11:31c

General Comment on 11:31a–c

Parallel 2 COR 11:31