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id="leftbox"><div 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> Besides everything else, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches. <a href="/nlt/2_corinthians/11.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then, besides all this, I have the daily burden of my concern for all the churches. <a href="/esv/2_corinthians/11.htm">English Standard Version</a> And, apart from other things, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for all the churches. <a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Apart from these external trials, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches. <a href="/blb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Besides the external things, the pressure on me on every day is my care for all the churches. <a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/11.htm">King James Bible</a> Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches. <a href="/nkjv/2_corinthians/11.htm">New King James Version</a> besides the other things, what comes upon me daily: my deep concern for all the churches. <a href="/nasb_/2_corinthians/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Apart from such external things, there is the daily pressure on me of concern for all the churches. <a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> Apart from such external things, there is the daily pressure on me of concern for all the churches. <a href="/nasb77/2_corinthians/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Apart from such external things, there is the daily pressure upon me of concern for all the churches. <a href="/lsb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Apart from such external things, there is the daily pressure on me of concern for all the churches. <a href="/amp/2_corinthians/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Besides those external things, there is the daily [inescapable] pressure of my concern for all the churches. <a href="/csb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Not to mention other things, there is the daily pressure on me: my concern for all the churches. <a href="/hcsb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Not to mention other things, there is the daily pressure on me: my care for all the churches. <a href="/asv/2_corinthians/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> Besides those things that are without, there is that which presseth upon me daily, anxiety for all the churches. <a href="/cev/2_corinthians/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Besides everything else, each day I am burdened down, worrying about all the churches. <a href="/erv/2_corinthians/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> Beside those things that are without, there is that which presseth upon me daily, anxiety for all the churches. <a href="/gwt/2_corinthians/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Besides these external matters, I have the daily pressure of my anxiety about all the churches. <a href="/gnt/2_corinthians/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> And not to mention other things, every day I am under the pressure of my concern for all the churches. <a href="/isv/2_corinthians/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> Besides everything else, I have a daily burden because of my anxiety about all the churches. <a href="/msb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Apart from these external trials, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches. <a href="/net/2_corinthians/11.htm">NET Bible</a> Apart from other things, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxious concern for all the churches. <a href="/nheb/2_corinthians/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Besides those things that are outside, there is that which presses on me daily, anxiety for all the churches. <a href="/wbt/2_corinthians/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Besides those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches. <a href="/wey/2_corinthians/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And besides other things, which I pass over, there is that which presses on me daily--my anxiety for all the Churches. <a href="/web/2_corinthians/11.htm">World English Bible</a> Besides those things that are outside, there is that which presses on me daily: anxiety for all the assemblies. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_corinthians/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> apart from the things without—the crowding on me that is daily—the care of all the assemblies. <a href="/blb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Besides the external things, the pressure on me on every day is my care for all the churches. <a href="/ylt/2_corinthians/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> apart from the things without -- the crowding upon me that is daily -- the care of all the assemblies. <a href="/slt/2_corinthians/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Besides things outside, my distraction daily, the care of all the churches.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Besides those things which are without: my daily instance, the solicitude for all the churches. <a href="/cpdv/2_corinthians/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> and, in addition to these things, which are external: there is my daily earnestness and solicitude for all the churches. <a href="/nabre/2_corinthians/11.htm">New American Bible</a> And apart from these things, there is the daily pressure upon me of my anxiety for all the churches. <a href="/nrsvce/2_corinthians/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And, besides other things, I am under daily pressure because of my anxiety for all the churches.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_corinthians/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Besides other things, and the many calling on me everyday, I have also the care of all the churches. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/2_corinthians/11.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Aside from much more, the crowds who are with me everyday, and my care which I have in my person for all the churches.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/2_corinthians/11.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> besides those things which come upon me from other sources, I have a daily concourse of troubles?my anxiety for all the churches.<CM> <a href="/godbey/2_corinthians/11.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Besides all these, that which comes upon me daily, the care of all the churches. <a href="/haweis/2_corinthians/11.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> and beside all these things from without, that accumulated burden which cometh on me daily, the care of all the churches. <a href="/mace/2_corinthians/11.htm">Mace New Testament</a> besides these troubles from without, that which crouds upon me daily, the care of all the churches. <a href="/wey/2_corinthians/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And besides other things, which I pass over, there is that which presses on me daily--my anxiety for all the Churches. <a href="/worrell/2_corinthians/11.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Apart from those things without, that which is a pressure upon me daily, anxiety for all the assemblies. <a href="/worsley/2_corinthians/11.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> that which besets me daily, the care of all the churches. <a href="/parallel/2_corinthians/11-28.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=2147" 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> …27in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure. 28<a href="/greek/5565.htm" title="5565: Chōris (Prep) -- Apart from, separately from; without. Adverb from chora; at a space, i.e. Separately or apart from.">Apart from</a> <a href="/greek/3924.htm" title="3924: parektos (Adv) -- From para and ektos; near outside, i.e. Besides.">these external</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">trials,</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: moi (PPro-D1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">I face</a> <a href="/greek/2596.htm" title="2596: kath’ (Prep) -- A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmeran (N-AFS) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">daily</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- 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/1999.htm" title="1999: epistasis (N-NFS) -- A gathering, concourse, tumult. From the middle voice of a compound of epi and sunistao; a conspiracy, i.e. Concourse.">pressure</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of my</a> <a href="/greek/3308.htm" title="3308: merimna (N-NFS) -- Care, worry, anxiety. From merizo; solicitude.">concern</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pasōn (Adj-GFP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">for all</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GFP) -- 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/1577.htm" title="1577: ekklēsiōn (N-GFP) -- From a compound of ek and a derivative of kaleo; a calling out, i.e. a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation.">churches.</a> 29Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with grief?…<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/20-18.htm">Acts 20:18-19</a> When they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia. / I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews. <a href="/romans/9-2.htm">Romans 9:2-3</a> I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. / For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own flesh and blood, <a href="/philippians/2-20.htm">Philippians 2:20-21</a> I have nobody else like him who will genuinely care for your needs. / For all the others look after their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. <a href="/colossians/1-24.htm">Colossians 1:24</a> Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church. <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-5.htm">1 Thessalonians 3:5</a> For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and that our labor might have been in vain. <a href="/galatians/4-19.htm">Galatians 4:19</a> My children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you, <a href="/1_corinthians/12-25.htm">1 Corinthians 12:25-26</a> so that there should be no division in the body, but that its members should have mutual concern for one another. / If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it. <a href="/1_peter/5-2.htm">1 Peter 5:2-3</a> Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not out of greed, but out of eagerness; / not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. <a href="/hebrews/13-17.htm">Hebrews 13:17</a> Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you. <a href="/1_timothy/4-15.htm">1 Timothy 4:15-16</a> Be diligent in these matters and absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all. / Pay close attention to your life and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by so doing you will save both yourself and those who hear you. <a href="/romans/1-9.htm">Romans 1:9</a> God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you <a href="/ephesians/3-13.htm">Ephesians 3:13</a> So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory. <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-8.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:8</a> We cared so deeply that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our own lives as well. That is how beloved you have become to us. <a href="/1_corinthians/9-16.htm">1 Corinthians 9:16</a> Yet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am obligated to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! <a href="/philippians/1-8.htm">Philippians 1:8</a> God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Beside those things that are without, that which comes on me daily, the care of all the churches.those.<a href="/2_corinthians/11-23.htm">2 Corinthians 11:23-27</a> Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft… the care.<a href="/acts/15-36.htm">Acts 15:36,40,41</a> And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do… <a href="/acts/18-23.htm">Acts 18:23</a> And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.<a href="/acts/20-2.htm">Acts 20:2,18-35</a> And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece, … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_corinthians/7-13.htm">Addition</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-15.htm">Anxiety</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-11.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-8.htm">Assemblies</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-13.htm">Besides</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-9.htm">Burden</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-2.htm">Care</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-9.htm">Cares</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-8.htm">Churches</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-16.htm">Concern</a> <a href="/acts/24-18.htm">Crowd</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-31.htm">Daily</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-37.htm">External</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-5.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/amos/2-13.htm">Presses</a> <a href="/luke/16-16.htm">Presseth</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/2-4.htm">Pressure</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/galatians/3-19.htm">Addition</a> <a href="/ephesians/6-5.htm">Anxiety</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-3.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-13.htm">Assemblies</a> <a href="/galatians/1-8.htm">Besides</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-13.htm">Burden</a> <a href="/galatians/5-15.htm">Care</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-29.htm">Cares</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-13.htm">Churches</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-29.htm">Concern</a> <a href="/exodus/23-2.htm">Crowd</a> <a href="/galatians/3-15.htm">Daily</a> <a href="/galatians/2-6.htm">External</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-3.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/2_john/1-9.htm">Presses</a> <a href="/genesis/19-3.htm">Presseth</a> <a href="/philemon/1-14.htm">Pressure</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>Apart from these external trials Paul refers to the numerous hardships he has endured, which he lists earlier in the chapter, such as beatings, shipwrecks, and imprisonments. These trials are physical and external, highlighting the intense persecution faced by early Christians. This phrase underscores the reality of suffering for the faith, as seen in <a href="/acts/14-22.htm">Acts 14:22</a>, where believers are reminded that "we must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God."I face daily The use of "daily" indicates the constant and ongoing nature of Paul's burden. This reflects the continuous commitment required in ministry and leadership. It echoes Jesus' teaching in <a href="/luke/9-23.htm">Luke 9:23</a> about taking up one's cross daily, emphasizing the persistent dedication needed to follow Christ.the pressure of my concern Paul's concern is not merely emotional but a profound spiritual burden. The Greek word for "pressure" can also mean anxiety or care, suggesting a deep, heartfelt responsibility. This mirrors the shepherd-like care Jesus describes in <a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11-15</a>, where the good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep, illustrating the sacrificial nature of true leadership.for all the churches Paul's apostolic mission involved establishing and nurturing multiple congregations across the Roman Empire. His concern for "all the churches" indicates his role as a spiritual father and overseer, akin to the responsibility Moses felt for the Israelites (<a href="/exodus/18-13.htm">Exodus 18:13-26</a>). This phrase also highlights the interconnectedness of the early Christian communities, as seen in <a href="/acts/15.htm">Acts 15</a>, where the Jerusalem Council addressed issues affecting multiple churches.<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 expressing his deep concern and responsibility for the spiritual well-being of the churches he has established. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_corinthian_church.htm">The Corinthian Church</a> One of the churches Paul founded, located in Corinth, a major city in ancient Greece. The church faced various challenges, including false teachings and internal divisions. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_churches.htm">The Churches</a> Refers to the early Christian communities spread across the Roman Empire, which Paul helped to establish and nurture through his missionary journeys. 4. <a href="/topical/f/false_apostles.htm">False Apostles</a> In the context of <a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/11.htm">2 Corinthians 11</a>, Paul is addressing the issue of false apostles who were misleading the Corinthian church. 5. <a href="/topical/p/paul's_sufferings.htm">Paul's Sufferings</a> The broader context of <a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/11.htm">2 Corinthians 11</a> includes a list of sufferings and hardships Paul endured for the sake of the Gospel, highlighting his dedication and the weight of his responsibilities.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_weight_of_spiritual_leadership.htm">The Weight of Spiritual Leadership</a> Spiritual leaders carry a significant burden for the well-being of their congregations. This responsibility requires prayer, wisdom, and perseverance. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_pastoral_care.htm">The Importance of Pastoral Care</a> Like Paul, church leaders should have a genuine concern for the spiritual health of their members, actively seeking their growth and protection from false teachings. <a href="/topical/e/endurance_in_ministry.htm">Endurance in Ministry</a> Despite external challenges and personal hardships, Paul remained steadfast in his mission. This teaches us the importance of endurance and faithfulness in our own ministries. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_church_community.htm">The Role of the Church Community</a> The church is a collective body that requires mutual care and support. Members should share in the concern for one another's spiritual welfare. <a href="/topical/b/balancing_external_and_internal_pressures.htm">Balancing External and Internal Pressures</a> While external challenges are inevitable, the internal pressure of caring for others' spiritual lives is a noble and necessary burden for those in ministry.<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_does_the_bible_say_about_stress.htm">What guidance does the Bible offer on stress?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_a_pastor's_role.htm">What responsibilities define a pastor's role?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_anxiety.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on anxiety?</a> <a href="/q/what_was_paul's_'thorn_in_the_flesh'.htm">What was Paul's "thorn in the flesh"?</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>(28) That which cometh upon me daily . . .--The word so translated primarily signifies a "rush" or "tumult," and is so used in <a href="/acts/24-12.htm" title="And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:">Acts 24:12</a>. Here that meaning is excluded by the fact that perils of that nature had been already specified, and that he now manifestly speaks of something differing in kind as well as in degree. But there is, as our modern phraseology shows, such a thing as a "rush" of business almost as trying as the "ugly rush" of a crowd, and that is manifestly what he means here. The daily visits of inquirers, the confessions of sin-burdened souls, the craving of perplexed consciences for guidance, the reference of quarrels of the household or the church to his arbitration as umpire, the arrival of messengers from distant churches, each with their tidings of good or evil--this is what we have to think of as present to St. Paul's thoughts as the daily routine of his life; and the absence of any conjunction between the two clauses clearly points to the fact that, in his mind, "the care (or anxiety) of all the churches" was all but identical with the "rush" of which he had just spoken.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_corinthians/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 28. - Those things that are without. The adverb thus rendered parektos only occurs in <a href="/matthew/5-32.htm">Matthew 5:32</a>; <a href="/acts/26-29.htm">Acts 26:29</a>. It may either mean "trials that come to me from external and extraneous sources (quae extrinsecus accedunt) or things in addition to these (praeterea), which I here leave unmentioned." The latter meaning is (as St. Chrysostom saw) almost certainly the correct one. That which cometh upon me. The word thus rendered is either episustasis (J, K), which means "hostile attack" or "tumult," as we talk of "a rush of trouble or business;" or epistasis (א, B, D, E, F, G), which may imply "halting, lingering thoughts; "attention," and so "anxiety" (comp. <a href="/acts/24-12.htm">Acts 24:12</a>, where there is the same various reading). Of all the Churches. No doubt he is thinking of his own Churches, the Churches of the Gentiles (<a href="/colossians/2-1.htm">Colossians 2:1</a>). <a href="/commentaries/2_corinthians/11-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Apart from Χωρὶς (Chōris) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_5565.htm">Strong's 5565: </a> Apart from, separately from; without. Adverb from chora; at a space, i.e. Separately or apart from. these external παρεκτὸς (parektos) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3924.htm">Strong's 3924: </a> From para and ektos; near outside, i.e. Besides. [trials], τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Neuter Plural <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. I [face] μοι (moi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. daily ἡμέραν (hēmeran) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. the ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine 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. pressure ἐπίστασίς (epistasis) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1999.htm">Strong's 1999: </a> A gathering, concourse, tumult. From the middle voice of a compound of epi and sunistao; a conspiracy, i.e. Concourse. [of my] ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine 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. concern μέριμνα (merimna) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3308.htm">Strong's 3308: </a> Care, worry, anxiety. From merizo; solicitude. for all πασῶν (pasōn) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. the τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Feminine Plural <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. churches. ἐκκλησιῶν (ekklēsiōn) Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1577.htm">Strong's 1577: </a> From a compound of ek and a derivative of kaleo; a calling out, i.e. a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_corinthians/11-28.htm">2 Corinthians 11:28 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_corinthians/11-28.htm">2 Corinthians 11:28 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_corinthians/11-28.htm">2 Corinthians 11:28 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/11-28.htm">2 Corinthians 11:28 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/11-28.htm">2 Corinthians 11:28 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_corinthians/11-28.htm">2 Corinthians 11:28 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_corinthians/11-28.htm">2 Corinthians 11:28 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_corinthians/11-28.htm">2 Corinthians 11:28 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_corinthians/11-28.htm">2 Corinthians 11:28 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_corinthians/11-28.htm">2 Corinthians 11:28 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-28.htm">NT Letters: 2 Corinthians 11:28 Besides those things that are outside there (2 Cor. 2C iiC 2Cor ii cor iicor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-27.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Corinthians 11:27"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Corinthians 11:27" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-29.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Corinthians 11:29"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Corinthians 11:29" /></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>