2 Corinthians 11:23

23Servantsδιάκονοιof ChristΧριστοῦare theyεἰσιν;As being beside myselfπαραφρονῶνI speakλαλῶ,above [measure]ὑπὲρI [too]ἐγώ·inἐνlaborsκόποιςmore abundantlyπερισσοτέρως,inἐνimprisonmentsφυλακαῖςmore abundantlyπερισσοτέρως,inἐνbeatingsπληγαῖςabove measureὑπερβαλλόντως,inἐνdeathsθανάτοιςoftenπολλάκις·

Are they servants of Christ? I speak as being beside myself—I [too] above measure: in labors more abundantly, in imprisonments more abundantly, in beatings surpassingly, in deaths often.

Vocab difficulty

92.4

Rare words

  • παραφρονῶν

    παραφρονέω

    I am out of my senses, am beside myself.

  • ὑπερβαλλόντως

    ὑπερβαλλόντως

    beyond measure.