2 COR 11:4 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Indeed even if another Yeshua came and proclaimed something different from what we proclaimed, or if you receive another spirit that you hadn’t received already, or a good message different from what you’ve already heard, you might tolerate it.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, 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 For if indeed 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 are bearing with it well!

UST I fear for you because I know that people visit you and tell you about Jesus, but it is not the same Jesus we told you about. Others offer you a spirit, but it is not the Holy Spirit that we offered to you. Others proclaim good news to you, but it is not the same good news that you first believed. Despite that, you are very patient when people tell you about these things.

BSB For if [someone] comes [and] proclaims [a] Jesus other [than the One] we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit [than the One] you received, or a different gospel [than the one] you accepted, you put up with it very easily.

BLB For if indeed the one coming proclaims another Jesus whom we did not proclaim, or you receive a different spirit whom you did not receive, or a different gospel which you did not accept, you are bearing with it well.

AICNT 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.

OEB For, if some newcomer is proclaiming a Jesus other than him whom we proclaimed, or if you are receiving a Spirit different from the Spirit which you received, or a good news different from that which you welcomed, then you are marvellously tolerant!

WEBBE For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we didn’t preach, or if you receive a different spirit which you didn’t receive, or a different “good news” which you didn’t accept, you put up with that well enough.

WMBB For if he who comes preaches another Yeshua whom we didn’t proclaim, or if you receive a different spirit which you didn’t receive, or a different “good news” which you didn’t accept, you put up with that well enough.

NET For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus different from the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the one you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it well enough!

LSV for if, indeed, he who is coming preaches another Jesus whom we did not preach, or you receive another spirit which you did not receive, or other good news which you did not accept—well were you bearing [it],

FBV If anyone comes and tells you about a different Jesus to the one we shared with you, you easily go along with them,[fn] accepting a different spirit to the one you received, and a different kind of good news to the one you believed.

11:4 In other words, they are too tolerant of others who come with a very different understanding of the good news.

TCNT For if someone comes to you and preaches a different message about Jesus than the one we preached, or if you receive a different spirit than the one you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you bear with it well enough.

T4T I say that because some people have come among you who are teaching their own thoughts about Jesus. They are saying about him things that are entirely different from what I taught you. They are urging you to receive a powerful spirit who would come to live in you, but it is not the same Spirit that you received from God when you believed in Christ. They preach what they call a good message, and you accept their message, even though it is not the same as the good message about Christ that you heard from me. And you have gladly accepted them and their message!

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BBE For if anyone comes preaching another Jesus from the one whose preachers we are, or if you have got a different spirit, or a different sort of good news from those which came to you, how well you put up with these things.

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Wymth If indeed some visitor is proclaiming among you another Jesus whom we did not proclaim, or if you are receiving a Spirit different from the One you have already received or a Good News different from that which you have already welcomed, your toleration is admirable!

ASV For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we did not preach, or if ye receive a different spirit, which ye did not receive, or a different gospel, which ye did not accept, ye do well to bear with him.

DRA For if he that cometh preacheth another Christ, whom we have not preached; or if you receive another Spirit, whom you have not received; or another gospel which you have not received; you might well bear with him.

YLT for if, indeed, he who is coming doth preach another Jesus whom we did not preach, or another Spirit ye receive which ye did not receive, or other good news which ye did not accept — well were ye bearing [it],

Drby For if indeed he that comes preaches another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or ye get a different Spirit, which ye have not got, or a different glad tidings, which ye have not received, ye might well bear with [it].

RV For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we did not preach, or if ye receive a different spirit, which ye did not receive, or a different gospel, which ye did not accept, ye do well to bear with him.
(For if he that cometh/comes preacheth another Jesus, whom we did not preach, or if ye/you_all receive a different spirit, which ye/you_all did not receive, or a different gospel, which ye/you_all did not accept, ye/you_all do well to bear with him. )

SLT 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.

Wbstr For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him .

KJB-1769 For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.
(For if he that cometh/comes preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye/you_all receive another spirit, which ye/you_all have not received, or another gospel, which ye/you_all have not accepted, ye/you_all might well bear with him. )

KJB-1611 For if he that commeth preacheth another Iesus whome wee haue not preached, or if yee receiue another spirit, which ye haue not receiued, or another Gospel, which ye haue not accepted, yee might well beare with him.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

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Gnva For if he that commeth, preacheth another Iesus whome we haue not preached: or if yee receiue another spirite whome ye haue not receiued: either another Gospell, which yee haue not receiued, ye might well haue suffered him.
(For if he that cometh/comes, preacheth another Yesus/Yeshua whom we have not preached: or if ye/you_all receive another spirit whom ye/you_all have not received: either another Gospel, which ye/you_all have not received, ye/you_all might well have suffered him. )

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TNT For if he that commeth preache another Iesus then hym whom we preached: or if ye receave another sprete then that which ye have receaved: other another gospell then that ye have receaved ye myght right wel have bene content.
(For if he that cometh/comes preach another Yesus/Yeshua then him whom we preached: or if ye/you_all receive another spirit then that which ye/you_all have received: other another gospel then that ye/you_all have received ye/you_all might right well have been content. )

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ClVg Nam si is qui venit, alium Christum prædicat, quem non prædicavimus, aut alium spiritum accipitis, quem non accepistis: aut aliud Evangelium, quod non recepistis: recte pateremini.[fn]
(For/Surely when/but_if is who he_came, another Christum beforedicat, which not/no beforedicavimus, or another spirit receivesis, which not/no accepistis: or something_else the_Gospel, that not/no recepistis: recte to_suffermini. )

11.4 Nam si is qui venit. Non missus. Recte pateremini. Si aliquid majus vobis sit per eos quam per nos, tunc recte pateremini. Galatis anathema dicit, si aliud reciperent, quod non utique majus esset, sed contrarium.

11.4 For/Surely when/but_if is who he_came. Not/No missus. Recte to_suffermini. When/But_if something mayus to_you let_it_be through them how through we/us, then recte to_suffermini. Galatis anathema he_says, when/but_if something_else reciperent, that not/no utique mayus esset, but contrarium.

UGNT εἰ μὲν γὰρ ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἄλλον Ἰησοῦν κηρύσσει ὃν οὐκ ἐκηρύξαμεν, ἢ πνεῦμα ἕτερον λαμβάνετε ὃ οὐκ ἐλάβετε, ἢ εὐαγγέλιον ἕτερον ὃ οὐκ ἐδέξασθε, καλῶς ἀνέχεσθε.
(ei men gar ho erⱪomenos allon Yaʸsoun kaʸrussei hon ouk ekaʸruxamen, aʸ pneuma heteron lambanete ho ouk elabete, aʸ euangelion heteron ho ouk edexasthe, kalōs aneⱪesthe.)

SBL-GNT εἰ μὲν γὰρ ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἄλλον Ἰησοῦν κηρύσσει ὃν οὐκ ἐκηρύξαμεν, ἢ πνεῦμα ἕτερον λαμβάνετε ὃ οὐκ ἐλάβετε, ἢ εὐαγγέλιον ἕτερον ὃ οὐκ ἐδέξασθε, καλῶς ⸀ἀνέχεσθε.
(ei men gar ho erⱪomenos allon Yaʸsoun kaʸrussei hon ouk ekaʸruxamen, aʸ pneuma heteron lambanete ho ouk elabete, aʸ euangelion heteron ho ouk edexasthe, kalōs ⸀aneⱪesthe.)

RP-GNT Εἰ μὲν γὰρ ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἄλλον Ἰησοῦν κηρύσσει ὃν οὐκ ἐκηρύξαμεν, ἢ πνεῦμα ἕτερον λαμβάνετε ὃ οὐκ ἐλάβετε, ἢ εὐαγγέλιον ἕτερον ὃ οὐκ ἐδέξασθε, καλῶς ἠνείχεσθε.
(Ei men gar ho erⱪomenos allon Yaʸsoun kaʸrussei hon ouk ekaʸruxamen, aʸ pneuma heteron lambanete ho ouk elabete, aʸ euangelion heteron ho ouk edexasthe, kalōs aʸneiⱪesthe.)

TC-GNT Εἰ μὲν γὰρ ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἄλλον Ἰησοῦν κηρύσσει ὃν οὐκ ἐκηρύξαμεν, ἢ πνεῦμα ἕτερον λαμβάνετε ὃ οὐκ ἐλάβετε, ἢ εὐαγγέλιον ἕτερον ὃ οὐκ ἐδέξασθε, καλῶς [fn]ἠνείχεσθε.
(Ei men gar ho erⱪomenos allon Yaʸsoun kaʸrussei hon ouk ekaʸruxamen, aʸ pneuma heteron lambanete ho ouk elabete, aʸ euangelion heteron ho ouk edexasthe, kalōs aʸneiⱪesthe. )

11:4 ηνειχεσθε ¦ ανειχεσθε 𝔐^pt ANT HF TH ¦ ανεχεσθε NA SBL WH

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

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

γὰρ

for

Here, the word For could introduce a reason why: (1) Paul is afraid that someone will corrupt the Corinthians (See: [11:3](../11/03.md)). Alternate translation: [I am afraid of that because] (2) the Corinthians should “bear with” Paul (See: [11:1](../11/01.md)), which is that they “bear with” these false teachers. Alternate translation: [You should bear with me because]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-condition-fact

εἰ μὲν & ὁ ἐρχόμενος

if indeed & the_‹one› coming

Here Paul is speaking as if one coming to the Corinthians and proclaiming another Jesus were a hypothetical possibility, but he means that it had already or will actually happen. If your language does not state something as a condition if it is certain or true, and if your readers might misunderstand and think that what Paul is saying is not certain, then you could express the idea by using a word such as “when.” Alternate translation: [when indeed one coming] or [indeed whenever someone comes and]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ ἐρχόμενος

the_‹one› coming

Here Paul could be referring to: (1) any person or group of people. Alternate translation: [anyone coming] or [any person coming] (2) a specific person whom Paul knows about. Alternate translation: [a person coming] or [that person coming]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πνεῦμα ἕτερον

˓a˒_spirit another

Here, the phrase a different spirit could refer to: (1) an evil spirit in contrast to the Holy Spirit. Alternate translation: [a spirit different than the Holy Spirit] (2) an attitude in contrast to the attitude that Paul and his fellow workers offered to the Corinthians. Alternate translation: [a different mindset] or [a different attitude]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

καλῶς ἀνέχεσθε

well ˱you_all˲_˓are˒_tolerating

See how you translated the similar phrase in [11:1](../11/01.md). Here Paul means that the Corinthians listen patiently even when false teachers are telling them lies. He does not approve of this behavior, but he uses this clause to link what he is saying here with what he said in [11:1](../11/01.md). Alternate translation: [you willingly put up with it] or [you listen attentively to it]

Parallel 2 COR 11:4

Parallel 2 COR 11:4