2 Corinthians 11
1I wishὌφελονyou were bearing withἀνείχεσθέmeμουlittleμικρόνaτιin foolishnessἀφροσύνης·butἀλλὰindeedκαὶyou do bear withἀνέχεσθέmeμου.
2I am jealous as toζηλῶforγὰρyouὑμᾶςof Godθεοῦwith [the] jealousyζήλῳ,I have betrothedἡρμοσάμηνforγὰρyouὑμᾶςto oneἑνὶhusbandἀνδρὶa virginπαρθένονpureἁγνὴνto presentπαραστῆσαιτῷto ChristΧριστῷ·
3I am afraidφοβοῦμαιhoweverδὲlestμήby any meansπως,asὡςtheὁserpentὄφιςdeceivedἐξηπάτησενEveΕὕανinἐνtheτῇcraftinessπανουργίᾳof himαὐτοῦ,might be corruptedφθαρῇtheτὰmindsνοήματαof youὑμῶνfromἀπὸtheτῆςsimplicityἁπλότητοςandκαὶtheτῆςpurityἁγνότητοςτῆςinεἰςτὸνChristΧριστόν.
4Ifεἰindeedμὲνforγὰρthe [one]ὁcomingἐρχόμενοςanotherἄλλονJesusἸησοῦνproclaimsκηρύσσειwhomὃνnotοὐκwe did proclaimἐκηρύξαμεν,orἢa spiritπνεῦμαdifferentἕτερονyou receiveλαμβάνετεwhichὃnotοὐκyou did receiveἐλάβετε,orἢglad tidingsεὐαγγέλιονdifferentἕτερονwhichὃnotοὐκyou did acceptἐδέξασθε,wellκαλῶςare you bearing with [it]ἀνέχεσθε.
5I reckonλογίζομαιforγὰρin nothingμηδὲνto have been inferiorὑστερηκέναιto thoseτῶνmost eminentὑπερλίανapostlesἀποστόλων·
6Ifεἰhoweverδὲevenκαὶunpolishedἰδιώτηςτῷin speech [I am]λόγῳ,yetἀλλ’notοὐτῇin knowledgeγνώσει,butἀλλ’inἐνevery [way]παντὶwe have been made manifestφανερώσαντεςinἐνall thingsπᾶσινtoεἰςyouὑμᾶς.
7OrἪa sinἁμαρτίανdid I commitἐποίησαmyselfἐμαυτὸνhumblingταπεινῶνso thatἵναyouὑμεῖςmight be exaltedὑψωθῆτε,becauseὅτιfreelyδωρεὰνtheτὸτοῦof GodθεοῦgospelεὐαγγέλιονI preachedεὐηγγελισάμηνto youὑμῖν;
8OtherἄλλαςchurchesἐκκλησίαςI robbedἐσύλησαhaving receivedλαβὼνsupportὀψώνιονforπρὸςtheτὴνtoward youὑμῶνserviceδιακονίαν,
9Andκαὶbeing presentπαρὼνwithπρὸςyouὑμᾶςandκαὶhaving been in needὑστερηθεὶςnotοὐI did burdenκατενάρκησαno oneοὐθενός·τὸforγὰρthe needὑστέρημάof meμουcompletely filled upπροσανεπλήρωσανtheοἱbrothersἀδελφοὶhaving comeἐλθόντεςfromἀπὸMacedoniaΜακεδονίας·andκαὶinἐνeverythingπαντὶunburdensomeἀβαρῆmyselfἐμαυτὸνto youὑμῖνI keptἐτήρησαandκαὶwill keepτηρήσω.
10Isἔστιν[the] truthἀλήθειαof ChristΧριστοῦinἐνmeἐμοὶthatὅτιtheἡboastingκαύχησιςthisαὕτηnotοὐwill be sealed upφραγήσεταιofεἰςmineἐμὲinἐνtheτοῖςregionsκλίμασιτῆςof AchaiaἈχαΐας.
11Because ofδιὰwhyτί;BecauseὅτιnotοὐκI do loveἀγαπῶyouὑμᾶς;ὁGodθεὸςknows [I do]οἶδεν.
12WhatὋhoweverδὲI doποιῶalsoκαὶI will doποιήσω,so thatἵναI might cut offἐκκόψωtheτὴνopportunityἀφορμὴνof thoseτῶνdesiringθελόντωνan opportunityἀφορμήν,thatἵναinἐνwhatᾧthey are boastingκαυχῶνταιthey might be foundεὑρεθῶσινasκαθὼςalsoκαὶweἡμεῖς.
13οἱForγὰρsuch [are]τοιοῦτοιfalse apostlesψευδαπόστολοι,workersἐργάταιdeceitfulδόλιοι,disguising themselvesμετασχηματιζόμενοιasεἰςapostlesἀποστόλουςof ChristΧριστοῦ·
14Andκαὶnoοὐwonderθαῦμα,himselfαὐτὸςforγὰρὁSatanΣατανᾶςmasqueradesμετασχηματίζεταιasεἰςan angelἄγγελονof lightφωτός·
15[It is] notοὐsurprisingμέγαthereforeοὖνifεἰalsoκαὶtheοἱservantsδιάκονοιof himαὐτοῦmasqueradeμετασχηματίζονταιasὡςservantsδιάκονοιof righteousnessδικαιοσύνης,whoseὧντὸendτέλοςwill beἔσταιaccording toκατὰtheτὰdeedsἔργαof themαὐτῶν.
16AgainΠάλινI sayλέγω,noμήoneτίςmeμεshould thinkδόξῃa foolἄφροναto beεἶναι—ifεἰhoweverδὲotherwiseμήindeedγε,evenκἂνasὡςa foolἄφροναreceiveδέξασθέmeμε,thatἵναI alsoκἀγὼlittleμικρόνaτιmay boastκαυχήσωμαι·
17WhatὃI am sayingλαλῶnotοὐaccording toκατὰ[the] Lordκύριονam I sayingλαλῶ,butἀλλ’asὡςinἐνfoolishnessἀφροσύνῃ,inἐνthisταύτῃtheτῇconfidenceὑποστάσειτῆςof boastingκαυχήσεως.
18Sinceἐπεὶmanyπολλοὶboastκαυχῶνταιaccording toκατὰfleshσάρκα,I alsoκἀγὼwill boastκαυχήσομαι.
19Gladlyἡδέωςforγὰρyou bear withἀνέχεσθετῶνfoolsἀφρόνωνwiseφρόνιμοιbeingὄντες·
20You bear [it]ἀνέχεσθεforγὰρifεἴanyoneτιςyouὑμᾶςenslavesκαταδουλοῖ,ifεἴanyoneτιςdevours [you]κατεσθίει,ifεἴanyoneτιςtakes [from you]λαμβάνει,ifεἴanyoneτιςexalts himselfἐπαίρεται,ifεἴanyoneτιςinεἰς[the] faceπρόσωπονof youὑμᾶςstrikes [you]δέρει.
21As toκατὰdishonorἀτιμίανI speakλέγω,asὡςthatὅτιweἡμεῖςhave been weakἠσθενήκαμεν·Inἐνwhateverᾧhoweverδ’ἄνanyoneτιςmight be daringτολμᾷ,inἐνfoolishnessἀφροσύνῃI speakλέγω,am daringτολμῶI alsoκἀγώ.
22HebrewsἙβραῖοίare theyεἰσιν;I alsoκἀγώ.IsraelitesἸσραηλῖταίare theyεἰσιν;I alsoκἀγώ.Descendantsσπέρμαof AbrahamἈβραάμare theyεἰσιν;I alsoκἀγώ.
23Servantsδιάκονοιof ChristΧριστοῦare theyεἰσιν;As being beside myselfπαραφρονῶνI speakλαλῶ,above [measure]ὑπὲρI [too]ἐγώ·inἐνlaborsκόποιςmore abundantlyπερισσοτέρως,inἐνimprisonmentsφυλακαῖςmore abundantlyπερισσοτέρως,inἐνbeatingsπληγαῖςabove measureὑπερβαλλόντως,inἐνdeathsθανάτοιςoftenπολλάκις·
24Fromὑπὸ[the] JewsἸουδαίωνfive timesπεντάκιςforty [lashes]τεσσεράκονταminusπαρὰoneμίανI receivedἔλαβον,
25Three timesτρὶςI was beaten with rodsἐραβδίσθην,onceἅπαξI was stonedἐλιθάσθην,three timesτρὶςI was shipwreckedἐναυάγησα,a night and a dayνυχθήμερονinἐνtheτῷdeep [sea]βυθῷI have passedπεποίηκα·
26in journeyingsὁδοιπορίαιςoftenπολλάκις,in perilsκινδύνοιςof riversποταμῶν,in perilsκινδύνοιςof robbersλῃστῶν,in perilsκινδύνοιςfrom [my own]ἐκraceγένους,in perilsκινδύνοιςfromἐξ[the] Gentilesἐθνῶν,in perilsκινδύνοιςinἐν[the] cityπόλει,in perilsκινδύνοιςinἐν[the] wildernessἐρημίᾳ,in perilsκινδύνοιςonἐν[the] seaθαλάσσῃ,in perilsκινδύνοιςamongἐνfalse brothersψευδαδέλφοις,
27in laborκόπῳandκαὶtoilμόχθῳ,inἐνwatchingsἀγρυπνίαιςoftenπολλάκις,inἐνhungerλιμῷandκαὶthirstδίψει,inἐνfastingsνηστείαιςoftenπολλάκις,inἐνcoldψύχειandκαὶnakednessγυμνότητι·
28Besidesχωρὶςthe thingsτῶνexternalπαρεκτὸςtheἡpressureἐπίστασίςon meμοιἡon everyκαθ’dayἡμέραν,[is my]ἡcareμέριμναfor allπασῶνtheτῶνchurchesἐκκλησιῶν.
29Whoτίςis weakἀσθενεῖ,andκαὶnotοὐκI am weakἀσθενῶ;Whoτίςis led into sinσκανδαλίζεταιandκαὶnotοὐκIἐγὼdo burn inwardlyπυροῦμαι;
30IfΕἰto boastκαυχᾶσθαιit behooves [me]δεῖ,[in] the thingsτὰof theτῆςweaknessἀσθενείαςof meμουI will boastκαυχήσομαι.
31TheὁGodθεὸςandκαὶFatherπατὴρof theτοῦLordκυρίουJesusἸησοῦknowsοἶδεν,the [One]ὁbeingὢνblessedεὐλογητὸςtoεἰςtheτοὺςagesαἰῶνας,thatὅτιnotοὐI am lyingψεύδομαι.
32InἐνDamascusΔαμασκῷtheὁgovernorἐθνάρχηςunder AretasἉρέταtheτοῦkingβασιλέωςwas guardingἐφρούρειtheτὴνcityπόλινof the DamascenesΔαμασκηνῶνto seizeπιάσαιmeμε,
33Butκαὶthroughδιὰa windowθυρίδοςinἐνa basketσαργάνῃI was let downἐχαλάσθηνthroughδιὰtheτοῦwallτείχουςandκαὶI escapedἐξέφυγονtheτὰςhandsχεῖραςof himαὐτοῦ.