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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/11.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/2_corinthians/11.htm">New International Version</a> But I was lowered in a basket from a window in the wall and slipped through his hands. <a href="/nlt/2_corinthians/11.htm">New Living Translation</a> I had to be lowered in a basket through a window in the city wall to escape from him. <a href="/esv/2_corinthians/11.htm">English Standard Version</a> but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his hands. <a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his grasp. <a href="/blb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But I was let down in a basket through a window through the wall, and I escaped his hands. <a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/11.htm">King James Bible</a> And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands. <a href="/nkjv/2_corinthians/11.htm">New King James Version</a> but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall, and escaped from his hands. <a href="/nasb_/2_corinthians/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> and I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall, and so escaped his hands. <a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> and I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall, and so escaped his hands. <a href="/nasb77/2_corinthians/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> and I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall, and so escaped his hands. <a href="/lsb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> and I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall, and so escaped his hands. <a href="/amp/2_corinthians/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> and I was [actually] let down in a basket through a window in the wall, and slipped through his fingers. <a href="/csb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped from his hands. <a href="/hcsb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> so I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his hands. <a href="/asv/2_corinthians/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> and through a window was I let down in a basket by the wall, and escaped his hands. <a href="/cev/2_corinthians/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But I escaped by being let down in a basket through a window in the city wall. <a href="/erv/2_corinthians/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> and through a window was I let down in a basket by the wall, and escaped his hands. <a href="/gwt/2_corinthians/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> So I was let down in a basket through an opening in the wall and escaped from him. <a href="/gnt/2_corinthians/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> But I was let down in a basket through an opening in the wall and escaped from him. <a href="/isv/2_corinthians/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> but I was let down in a basket through an opening in the wall and escaped from him. <a href="/msb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his grasp. <a href="/net/2_corinthians/11.htm">NET Bible</a> but I was let down in a rope-basket through a window in the city wall, and escaped his hands. <a href="/nheb/2_corinthians/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Through a window I was let down in a basket by the wall, and escaped his hands. <a href="/wbt/2_corinthians/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And through a window in a basket I was let down by the wall, and escaped his hands. <a href="/wey/2_corinthians/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> but through an opening in the wall I was let down in a basket, and so escaped his hands. <a href="/web/2_corinthians/11.htm">World English Bible</a> I was let down in a basket through a window by the wall, and escaped his hands. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_corinthians/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and I was let down through a window in a rope basket, through the wall, and fled out of his hands. <a href="/blb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But I was let down in a basket through a window through the wall, and I escaped his hands. <a href="/ylt/2_corinthians/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and through a window in a rope basket I was let down, through the wall, and fled out of his hands. <a href="/slt/2_corinthians/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and I escaped from his hands.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and so escaped his hands. <a href="/cpdv/2_corinthians/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And, through a window, I was let down along the wall in a basket; and so I escaped his hands. <a href="/nabre/2_corinthians/11.htm">New American Bible</a> but I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his hands. <a href="/nrsvce/2_corinthians/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall, and escaped from his hands.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_corinthians/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And I was lowered in a basket from a window over the city wall, and thus I escaped from his hands. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/2_corinthians/11.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And from a window in a basket they lowered me from a wall and I escaped from their hands. <div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/2_corinthians/11.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> and through a window I was let down in a basket through the wall, and escaped his hands. <a href="/godbey/2_corinthians/11.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> and through a window was I let down in a basket by the wall, and escaped his hands. <a href="/haweis/2_corinthians/11.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> and through a window in a basket I was let down by the wall, and escaped out of his hands.<CM> <a href="/mace/2_corinthians/11.htm">Mace New Testament</a> but thro' a window I was let down in a basket by the wall, and so escap'd. <a href="/wey/2_corinthians/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> but through an opening in the wall I was let down in a basket, and so escaped his hands. <a href="/worrell/2_corinthians/11.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> and through a window I was let down in a basket by the wall, and escaped his hands. <a href="/worsley/2_corinthians/11.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> and I was let down by the wall through a window in a basket, and so escaped his hands. <a href="/parallel/2_corinthians/11-33.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ddheG4hMg28?start=2184" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Paul's Suffering and Service</a> …32In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me. 33<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">But</a> <a href="/greek/5465.htm" title="5465: echalasthēn (V-AIP-1S) -- To let down, lower, slacken, loosen. From the base of chasma; to lower.">I was lowered</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/4553.htm" title="4553: sarganē (N-DFS) -- A basket, generally of twisted cords. Apparently of Hebrew origin; a basket">a basket</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: dia (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">through</a> <a href="/greek/2376.htm" title="2376: thyridos (N-GFS) -- A small opening, window. From thura; an aperture, i.e. Window.">a window</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: dia (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5038.htm" title="5038: teichous (N-GNS) -- A wall, especially of a city. Akin to the base of tikto; a wall.">wall</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1628.htm" title="1628: exephygon (V-AIA-1S) -- To flee out, away, escape; with an acc: I escape something. From ek and pheugo; to flee out.">escaped</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">his</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tas (Art-AFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5495.htm" title="5495: cheiras (N-AFP) -- A hand. ">grasp.</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/acts/9-23.htm">Acts 9:23-25</a> After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him, / but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him. / One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall. <a href="/joshua/2-15.htm">Joshua 2:15</a> Then Rahab let them down by a rope through the window, since the house where she lived was built into the wall of the city. <a href="/1_samuel/19-11.htm">1 Samuel 19:11-12</a> Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and kill him in the morning. But David’s wife Michal warned him, “If you do not run for your life tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!” / So Michal lowered David from the window, and he ran away and escaped. <a href="/hebrews/11-31.htm">Hebrews 11:31</a> By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies in peace, did not perish with those who were disobedient. <a href="/1_kings/19-2.htm">1 Kings 19:2-3</a> So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I have not made your life like the lives of those you killed!” / And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, <a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Matthew 2:13-14</a> When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.” / So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt, <a href="/acts/17-10.htm">Acts 17:10</a> As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue. <a href="/acts/14-5.htm">Acts 14:5-6</a> But when the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers, set out to mistreat and stone them, / they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding region, <a href="/acts/23-12.htm">Acts 23:12-24</a> When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. / More than forty of them were involved in this plot. / They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul. ... <a href="/1_samuel/20-42.htm">1 Samuel 20:42</a> And Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for the two of us have sworn in the name of the LORD, saying, ‘May the LORD be a witness between you and me, and between your descendants and mine forever.’” Then David got up and departed, and Jonathan went back into the city. <a href="/1_kings/18-4.htm">1 Kings 18:4</a> for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.) <a href="/jeremiah/38-6.htm">Jeremiah 38:6-13</a> So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah with ropes into the cistern, which had no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud. / Now Ebed-melech the Cushite, a court official in the royal palace, heard that Jeremiah had been put into the cistern. While the king was sitting at the Gate of Benjamin, / Ebed-melech went out from the king’s palace and said to the king, ... <a href="/matthew/10-23.htm">Matthew 10:23</a> When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. <a href="/acts/12-17.htm">Acts 12:17</a> Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place. <a href="/2_kings/6-32.htm">2 Kings 6:32</a> Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “Do you see how this murderer has sent someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door to keep him out. Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands.I let.<a href="/joshua/2-18.htm">Joshua 2:18</a> Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's household, home unto thee.<a href="/1_samuel/19-12.htm">1 Samuel 19:12</a> So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/9-25.htm">Basket</a> <a href="/acts/28-4.htm">Escaped</a> <a href="/acts/19-16.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-7.htm">Free</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-24.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/acts/27-30.htm">Lowered</a> <a href="/acts/17-3.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-18.htm">Rope</a> <a href="/john/5-13.htm">Slipped</a> <a href="/acts/23-3.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-12.htm">Window</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/31-34.htm">Basket</a> <a href="/colossians/2-20.htm">Escaped</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-18.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/galatians/1-4.htm">Free</a> <a href="/galatians/2-9.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/genesis/24-18.htm">Lowered</a> <a href="/ephesians/6-19.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/exodus/28-14.htm">Rope</a> <a href="/galatians/2-4.htm">Slipped</a> <a href="/ephesians/2-14.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/genesis/6-16.htm">Window</a><div class="vheading2">2 Corinthians 11</div>1. <a href="/2_corinthians/11-1.htm">Out of his jealousy over the Corinthians, he enters into a forced commendation of himself,</a> 5. <a href="/2_corinthians/11-5.htm">of his equality with the chief apostles,</a> 7. <a href="/2_corinthians/11-7.htm">of his preaching the gospel to them freely, and without any charge to them;</a> 13. <a href="/2_corinthians/11-13.htm">showing that he was not inferior to those deceitful workers in any legal prerogative;</a> 23. <a href="/2_corinthians/11-23.htm">and in the service of Christ, and in all kinds of sufferings for his ministry, far superior.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_corinthians/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_corinthians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_corinthians/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But I was lowered in a basket This phrase refers to a specific event in the Apostle Paul's life, highlighting his escape from Damascus. The use of a basket indicates a humble and precarious means of escape, emphasizing Paul's vulnerability and the urgency of the situation. Baskets were common in ancient times for carrying goods, and their use here underscores the resourcefulness required in dire circumstances. This event is also recounted in <a href="/acts/9-25.htm">Acts 9:25</a>, providing a parallel account that confirms the historical reliability of Paul's narrative.through a window in the wall The mention of a window in the wall suggests a house built into or upon the city wall, a common architectural feature in ancient cities like Damascus. This strategic location allowed for a discreet escape route. The city walls of ancient Damascus were significant for defense, and having a window in the wall would have been an advantageous position for both trade and potential escape. This detail highlights the clandestine nature of Paul's escape, as well as the cooperation of his followers who aided him.and escaped his grasp The "his" in this phrase refers to the governor under King Aretas, who was seeking to arrest Paul. This pursuit was likely due to Paul's bold preaching of the Gospel, which threatened both Jewish and Roman authorities. The escape signifies divine intervention and protection over Paul's life, allowing him to continue his missionary work. This event is a testament to God's providence and the fulfillment of His plans despite human opposition. It also echoes other biblical narratives where God's chosen servants are delivered from peril, such as David's escapes from Saul (<a href="/1_samuel/19-12.htm">1 Samuel 19:12</a>) and the Israelites' escape from Egypt (Exodus 14).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of 2 Corinthians, Paul is recounting his experiences and hardships for the sake of the Gospel. This particular event highlights his escape from danger. 2. <a href="/topical/d/damascus.htm">Damascus</a> The city where this event took place. Damascus was a significant city in the early Christian church and a place where Paul initially faced persecution. 3. <a href="/topical/g/governor_under_king_aretas.htm">Governor under King Aretas</a> The official who was guarding the city of Damascus in order to arrest Paul. King Aretas was the ruler of the Nabateans, and his governor's actions reflect the political tensions of the time. 4. <a href="/topical/b/basket.htm">Basket</a> The means by which Paul was lowered through a window to escape. This humble method of escape underscores the urgency and danger of the situation. 5. <a href="/topical/w/window_in_the_wall.htm">Window in the Wall</a> The specific location through which Paul was lowered. This detail emphasizes the clandestine and precarious nature of his escape.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_deliverance_in_times_of_peril.htm">God's Deliverance in Times of Peril</a> Just as God provided a way of escape for Paul, He is faithful to deliver us from our own trials and challenges. Trust in His provision and timing. <a href="/topical/h/humility_in_service.htm">Humility in Service</a> Paul's escape in a basket is a reminder that God's work often involves humble means. We should be willing to embrace humility in our service to God. <a href="/topical/c/courage_in_the_face_of_opposition.htm">Courage in the Face of Opposition</a> Despite the threat to his life, Paul continued his mission. We are called to be courageous and steadfast in our faith, even when facing opposition. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community.htm">The Importance of Community</a> Paul's escape was facilitated by others who helped him. This underscores the importance of Christian community and supporting one another in times of need. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_circumstances.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Circumstances</a> This event illustrates that God is in control, even when situations seem dire. We can find peace in knowing that He orchestrates all things for His purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_corinthians_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Corinthians 11</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_universal_church_of_god.htm">What is the timeline of Paul's life events?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_'satan's_schemes'_fit_with_psychology.htm">In 2 Corinthians 2:11, how is talk of 'Satan's schemes' reconciled with modern understandings of psychology and human behavior?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_churches_vary_on_head_coverings.htm">Why do modern churches differ in head covering practices despite 1 Corinthians 11:2 mentioning traditions from Paul, suggesting a contradiction or lost context?</a> <a href="/q/external_proof_of_paul's_5_floggings.htm">2 Corinthians 11:24 - Where is external evidence that Paul was flogged five times by Jewish authorities, since such punishments were well-documented elsewhere?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_corinthians/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(33) Through a window in a basket . . .--On the mode of escape, see Notes on <a href="/context/acts/9-24.htm" title="But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.">Acts 9:24-25</a>. So the spies escaped from the house of Rahab (<a href="/joshua/2-15.htm" title="Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was on the town wall, and she dwelled on the wall.">Joshua 2:15</a>), and David from the pursuit of Saul (<a href="/1_samuel/19-12.htm" title="So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.">1Samuel 19:12</a>). The word which St. Paul uses for "basket" (sargane) implies, perhaps, a more vivid personal recollection, as meaning specifically a rope-work hamper. St. Luke employs the more general term, spuris. (See Note on <a href="/matthew/15-32.htm" title="Then Jesus called his disciples to him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.">Matthew 15:32</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_corinthians/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 33. - Through a window. A "little door," or lattice in some house which abutted on the wall. In a basket (comp. <a href="/joshua/2-15.htm">Joshua 2:15</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/19-12.htm">1 Samuel 19:12</a>). The word used by St. Luke in <a href="/acts/9-25.htm">Acts 9:25</a> is spuris, which is a general name for a large basket. The word here used is sargane, which is defined by Hesychius to be a basket of wickerwork, but which may also mean a rope basket. This particular incident, no doubt, seems to be less perilous and trying than many which St. Paul has already mentioned. We must, however, remember that escape from a window in the lofty wall of a city guarded by patrols was very perilous, and also that such a method of concealment was very trying to the dignity of an Oriental rabbi, such as St. Paul had been. Further, it is clear that St. Paul only mentions this as the earliest incident in along line of perils which it had been his original intention to recount. But at this point he was interrupted, and laid aside his task of dictation - an incident which has not unfrequently had its effect in literature. When next he resumed, the Epistle, he was no longer in the mood to break through his rule of reticence on these subjects. He had played "the fool" and "the madman," as he says of himself with indignant irony, enough; and he proceeds to speak of other personal claims which he regards as more Important and more Divine. Of all "chapters of unwritten history," not one is more deeply to be regretted than the one which we have them lost. <a href="/commentaries/2_corinthians/11-33.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>But καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. I was lowered ἐχαλάσθην (echalasthēn) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5465.htm">Strong's 5465: </a> To let down, lower, slacken, loosen. From the base of chasma; to lower. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. a basket σαργάνῃ (sarganē) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4553.htm">Strong's 4553: </a> A basket, generally of twisted cords. Apparently of Hebrew origin; a basket through διὰ (dia) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. a window θυρίδος (thyridos) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2376.htm">Strong's 2376: </a> A small opening, window. From thura; an aperture, i.e. Window. in διὰ (dia) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. wall τείχους (teichous) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5038.htm">Strong's 5038: </a> A wall, especially of a city. Akin to the base of tikto; a wall. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. escaped ἐξέφυγον (exephygon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1628.htm">Strong's 1628: </a> To flee out, away, escape; with an acc: I escape something. From ek and pheugo; to flee out. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. grasp. χεῖρας (cheiras) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5495.htm">Strong's 5495: </a> A hand. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_corinthians/11-33.htm">2 Corinthians 11:33 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_corinthians/11-33.htm">2 Corinthians 11:33 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_corinthians/11-33.htm">2 Corinthians 11:33 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/11-33.htm">2 Corinthians 11:33 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/11-33.htm">2 Corinthians 11:33 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_corinthians/11-33.htm">2 Corinthians 11:33 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_corinthians/11-33.htm">2 Corinthians 11:33 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_corinthians/11-33.htm">2 Corinthians 11:33 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_corinthians/11-33.htm">2 Corinthians 11:33 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_corinthians/11-33.htm">2 Corinthians 11:33 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-33.htm">NT Letters: 2 Corinthians 11:33 Through a window I was let down (2 Cor. 2C iiC 2Cor ii cor iicor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-32.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Corinthians 11:32"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Corinthians 11:32" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Corinthians 12:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Corinthians 12:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>