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of gospel than the one you believed. <a href="/esv/2_corinthians/11.htm">English Standard Version</a> For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or if you accept a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it readily enough. <a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/blb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/11.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/2_corinthians/11.htm">New King James Version</a> For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted—you may well put up with it! <a href="/nasb_/2_corinthians/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For if one comes and preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted, this you tolerate very well! <a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> For if one comes and preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted, you bear this beautifully. <a href="/nasb77/2_corinthians/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For if one comes and preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted, you bear this beautifully. <a href="/lsb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For if one comes and preaches another Jesus whom we did not preach, or you receive a different spirit which you did not receive, or a different gospel which you did not accept, you bear this beautifully. <a href="/amp/2_corinthians/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For [you seem willing to allow it] if one comes and preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted. You tolerate all this beautifully [welcoming the deception]. <a href="/csb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For if a person comes and preaches another Jesus, whom we did not preach, or you receive a different spirit, which you had not received, or a different gospel, which you had not accepted, you put up with it splendidly! <a href="/hcsb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For if a person comes and preaches another Jesus, whom we did not preach, or you receive a different spirit, which you had not received, or a different gospel, which you had not accepted, you put up with it splendidly! <a href="/asv/2_corinthians/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/2_corinthians/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> We told you about Jesus, and you received the Holy Spirit and accepted our message. But you let some people tell you about another Jesus. Now you are ready to receive another spirit and accept a different message. <a href="/erv/2_corinthians/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/2_corinthians/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> When someone comes to you telling about another Jesus whom we didn't tell you about, you're willing to put up with it. When you receive a spirit that is different from the Spirit you received earlier, you're also willing to put up with that. When someone tells you good news that is different from the Good News you already accepted, you're willing to put up with that too. <a href="/gnt/2_corinthians/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> For you gladly tolerate anyone who comes to you and preaches a different Jesus, not the one we preached; and you accept a spirit and a gospel completely different from the Spirit and the gospel you received from us! <a href="/isv/2_corinthians/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> For if someone comes along and preaches another Jesus than the one we preached, or should you receive a different spirit from the one you received or a different gospel from the one you accepted, you are all too willing to listen. <a href="/msb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/2_corinthians/11.htm">NET Bible</a> 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! <a href="/nheb/2_corinthians/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For if he who comes preaches another Jesus, whom we did not preach, or if you receive a different spirit, which you did not receive, or a different "good news", which you did not accept, you put up with that well enough. <a href="/wbt/2_corinthians/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/wey/2_corinthians/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> 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! <a href="/web/2_corinthians/11.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_corinthians/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> 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], <a href="/blb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> 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. <a href="/ylt/2_corinthians/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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, <a href="/slt/2_corinthians/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> 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. <a href="/cpdv/2_corinthians/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For if anyone arrives preaching another Christ, one whom we have not preached; or if you receive another Spirit, one whom you have not received; or another Gospel, one which you have not been given: you might permit him to guide you. <a href="/nabre/2_corinthians/11.htm">New American Bible</a> For if someone comes and preaches another Jesus than the one we preached, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received or a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it well enough. <a href="/nrsvce/2_corinthians/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted, you submit to it readily enough.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_corinthians/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For if he who has come to you preaches another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if you have received another spirit, which you had not received, or another gospel which you had not accepted, you might well listen to him. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/2_corinthians/11.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> For if he who comes to you would preach another Yeshua to you, whom we have not preached to you, or you should receive another spirit which you have not received, or another gospel which you have not received, you may well be persuaded.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/2_corinthians/11.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> For if he that comes should preach another Jesus, whom we did not preach, or, if you receive another Spirit, which you did not receive, or another gospel, which you have not accepted, you would well bear with him.<CM> <a href="/godbey/2_corinthians/11.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> For if indeed one coming preaches another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or you receive another spirit, which you did not receive, or another gospel which you did not receive, well do you bear with him. <a href="/haweis/2_corinthians/11.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> For if he indeed that cometh preach another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not embraced, ye might well bear with him. <a href="/mace/2_corinthians/11.htm">Mace New Testament</a> if he that is come to you, preaches another Jesus whom I have not preached, or if ye receive other gifts of the spirit, than what ye have received from me, or another gospel, than what you have accepted, you might well bear with his pretensions: <a href="/wey/2_corinthians/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> 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! <a href="/worrell/2_corinthians/11.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> For, if he that comes preaches 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; well do ye bear with him. <a href="/worsley/2_corinthians/11.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> For if he, that cometh to you, 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 embraced, ye might indeed bear with him. <a href="/parallel/2_corinthians/11-4.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=1909" 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 and the False Apostles</a> …3I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ. 4<a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.">if</a> <a href="/greek/3303.htm" title="3303: men (Conj) -- A primary particle; properly, indicative of affirmation or concession; usually followed by a contrasted clause with de."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">someone</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: erchomenos (V-PPM/P-NMS) -- To come, go. ">comes</a> <a href="/greek/2784.htm" title="2784: kēryssei (V-PIA-3S) -- To proclaim, herald, preach. Of uncertain affinity; to herald, especially divine truth.">and proclaims</a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsoun (N-AMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">a Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/243.htm" title="243: allon (Adj-AMS) -- Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; else, i.e. Different.">other</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hon (RelPro-AMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">than the One</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/2784.htm" title="2784: ekēryxamen (V-AIA-1P) -- To proclaim, herald, preach. Of uncertain affinity; to herald, especially divine truth.">we proclaimed,</a> <a href="/greek/2228.htm" title="2228: ē (Conj) -- Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.">or if</a> <a href="/greek/2983.htm" title="2983: lambanete (V-PIA-2P) -- (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. ">you receive</a> <a href="/greek/2087.htm" title="2087: heteron (Adj-ANS) -- (a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different.">a different</a> <a href="/greek/4151.htm" title="4151: pneuma (N-ANS) -- Wind, breath, spirit. ">spirit</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: ho (RelPro-ANS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">than the One</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/2983.htm" title="2983: elabete (V-AIA-2P) -- (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. ">you received,</a> <a href="/greek/2228.htm" title="2228: ē (Conj) -- Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.">or</a> <a href="/greek/2087.htm" title="2087: heteron (Adj-ANS) -- (a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different.">a different</a> <a href="/greek/2098.htm" title="2098: euangelion (N-ANS) -- From the same as euaggelizo; a good message, i.e. The gospel.">gospel</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: ho (RelPro-ANS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">than the one</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/1209.htm" title="1209: edexasthe (V-AIM-2P) -- To take, receive, accept, welcome. Middle voice of a primary verb; to receive.">you accepted,</a> <a href="/greek/430.htm" title="430: anechesthe (V-PIM/P-2P) -- To endure, bear with, have patience with, suffer, admit, persist. ">you put up with it</a> <a href="/greek/2573.htm" title="2573: kalōs (Adv) -- Well, nobly, honorably, rightly. Adverb from kalos; well.">way too easily.</a> 5I consider myself in no way inferior to those “super-apostles.”…<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="/galatians/1-6.htm">Galatians 1:6-9</a> I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— / which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ. / But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse! ... <a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">1 John 4:1-3</a> Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world. / By this you will know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, / and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and which is already in the world at this time. <a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">2 Peter 2:1-3</a> Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. / Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed. / In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep. <a href="/matthew/24-24.htm">Matthew 24:24</a> For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible. <a href="/1_timothy/4-1.htm">1 Timothy 4:1</a> Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, <a href="/acts/20-29.htm">Acts 20:29-30</a> I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. / Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them. <a href="/1_corinthians/3-11.htm">1 Corinthians 3:11</a> For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-9.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:9-11</a> The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder, / and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. / For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie, <a href="/colossians/2-8.htm">Colossians 2:8</a> See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ. <a href="/romans/16-17.htm">Romans 16:17-18</a> Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them. / For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. <a href="/1_john/2-18.htm">1 John 2:18-19</a> Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour. / They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us. <a href="/jude/1-3.htm">Jude 1:3-4</a> Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints. / For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. <a href="/deuteronomy/13-1.htm">Deuteronomy 13:1-3</a> If a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you, / and if the sign or wonder he has spoken to you comes about, but he says, “Let us follow other gods (which you have not known) and let us worship them,” / you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love Him with all your heart and with all your soul. <a href="/jeremiah/23-16.htm">Jeremiah 23:16</a> This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD. <a href="/isaiah/8-20.htm">Isaiah 8:20</a> To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For if he that comes preaches another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if you receive another spirit, which you have not received, or another gospel, which you have not accepted, you might well bear with him.preacheth.<a href="/acts/4-12.htm">Acts 4:12</a> Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.<a href="/1_timothy/2-5.htm">1 Timothy 2:5</a> For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;receive.<a href="/1_corinthians/12-4.htm">1 Corinthians 12:4-11</a> Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit… <a href="/galatians/3-2.htm">Galatians 3:2</a> This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?<a href="/ephesians/4-4.htm">Ephesians 4:4,5</a> There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; … another gospel.<a href="/galatians/1-7.htm">Galatians 1:7,8</a> Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ… with him.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_corinthians/6-1.htm">Accept</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-18.htm">Accepted</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-1.htm">Already</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-1.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/1-13.htm">Different</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-8.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-16.htm">Good</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-16.htm">Gospel</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-1.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-9.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-16.htm">News</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-16.htm">Preach</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/1-19.htm">Preached</a> <a href="/romans/10-14.htm">Preaches</a> <a href="/acts/19-13.htm">Preacheth</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-14.htm">Proclaim</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-18.htm">Proclaiming</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-4.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-17.htm">Received</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-9.htm">Receiving</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-16.htm">Someone</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-1.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/16-16.htm">Submit</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-17.htm">Welcomed</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_corinthians/11-16.htm">Accept</a> <a href="/galatians/1-9.htm">Accepted</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-21.htm">Already</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-19.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/galatians/1-6.htm">Different</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-7.htm">Good</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-7.htm">Gospel</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-12.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-31.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-7.htm">News</a> <a href="/galatians/1-8.htm">Preach</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-7.htm">Preached</a> <a href="/galatians/1-9.htm">Preaches</a> <a href="/galatians/1-9.htm">Preacheth</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-7.htm">Proclaim</a> <a href="/ephesians/6-20.htm">Proclaiming</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-16.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-24.htm">Received</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-8.htm">Receiving</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-16.htm">Someone</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-18.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/galatians/2-5.htm">Submit</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/1-6.htm">Welcomed</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'; 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Paul warns against accepting teachings about Jesus that differ from the apostolic message. The early church faced challenges from various groups, such as the Judaizers, who sought to impose Jewish customs on Gentile believers, and Gnostics, who distorted the nature of Christ. This warning is consistent with Paul's other letters, such as <a href="/galatians/1-6.htm">Galatians 1:6-9</a>, where he emphasizes the importance of adhering to the true gospel. The phrase underscores the necessity of discernment and fidelity to the teachings of the apostles, who were eyewitnesses to Jesus' life and ministry.or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received Paul refers to the Holy Spirit, who was given to believers as a seal and guarantee of their salvation (<a href="/ephesians/1-13.htm">Ephesians 1:13-14</a>). The "different spirit" suggests teachings or influences that are contrary to the work of the Holy Spirit. In 1 <a href="/john/4.htm">John 4:1</a>, believers are instructed to test the spirits to see whether they are from God, indicating the presence of deceptive spirits. The early church was aware of spiritual warfare and the need to remain vigilant against false spiritual influences that could lead them away from the truth.or a different gospel than the one you accepted The "different gospel" refers to any message that deviates from the core message of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ alone. Paul consistently warned against such distortions, as seen in <a href="/galatians/1-6.htm">Galatians 1:6-9</a>, where he condemns any gospel contrary to the one he preached. The early church was susceptible to teachings that added to or subtracted from the gospel, such as legalism or antinomianism. This phrase emphasizes the importance of maintaining the purity of the gospel message as it was originally delivered by the apostles.you put up with it very easily This phrase indicates the Corinthians' susceptibility to accepting false teachings without much resistance. It reflects a broader issue of spiritual immaturity and lack of discernment within the Corinthian church. Paul expresses concern over their willingness to tolerate teachings that compromise the truth of the gospel. This admonition serves as a call to vigilance and steadfastness in the faith, echoing the exhortation in <a href="/ephesians/4-14.htm">Ephesians 4:14</a> to no longer be children, tossed to and fro by every wind of doctrine.<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, addressing the church in Corinth with concern over false teachings. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_church_in_corinth.htm">The Church in Corinth</a> The recipients of the letter, a Christian community struggling with false apostles and teachings. 3. <a href="/topical/f/false_apostles.htm">False Apostles</a> Individuals who were misleading the Corinthians by preaching a different Jesus and gospel. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The true subject of the gospel Paul preached, whose identity and message were being distorted. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_holy_spirit.htm">The Holy Spirit</a> The Spirit received by believers, distinct from the "different spirit" mentioned by Paul.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/guard_against_false_teachings.htm">Guard Against False Teachings</a> Believers must be vigilant and discerning, testing all teachings against the truth of Scripture to avoid being led astray by false doctrines. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_knowing_the_true_jesus.htm">The Importance of Knowing the True Jesus</a> Understanding the true nature and teachings of Jesus Christ is crucial for maintaining a sound faith and recognizing distortions of the gospel. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a> The Holy Spirit guides believers into all truth. It is essential to rely on the Spirit for discernment and to reject any spirit that contradicts the gospel. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_complacency.htm">The Danger of Complacency</a> The Corinthians' tolerance of false teachings serves as a warning against complacency. Believers must actively defend their faith and not passively accept distortions. <a href="/topical/u/unity_in_the_true_gospel.htm">Unity in the True Gospel</a> The true gospel unites believers in faith and purpose. Any deviation from this gospel threatens the unity and integrity of the Christian community.<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/how_has_christianity_evolved_over_time.htm">How did Christianity evolve from its origins to today?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_false_apostles.htm">What does the Bible say about false apostles?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_preaching_a_different_gospel.htm">What is preaching a different gospel?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_peter's_gospel.htm">What is Peter's gospel?</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>(4) For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus.--The singular points, like the "any man," "such an one," of <a href="/2_corinthians/10-7.htm" title="Do you look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's.">2Corinthians 10:7</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/10-11.htm" title="Let such an one think this, that, such as we are in word by letters when we are absent, such will we be also in deed when we are present.">2Corinthians 10:11</a>, to an individual teacher who had made himself conspicuously prominent. The words throw light on <a href="/context/galatians/1-7.htm" title="Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.">Galatians 1:7-8</a>. The false teachers in Galatia and those at Corinth were doing the same thing. In the absence of fuller knowledge of what they taught, it is difficult to define accurately what precise form of error is alluded to. One thing, at least, is clear--that their Jesus was not his Jesus--not the Friend and Brother of mankind who had died for all men, that He might reconcile them to God. Reasoning from probabilities, we may, perhaps, infer that they spoke of Him as the head of a Jewish kingdom, requiring circumcision and all the ordinances of the Law as a condition of admission to it.If ye receive another spirit.--Better, a different spirit, as showing that the word is not the same as in the previous clause. The words point, it is clear, to a counterfeit inspiration, perhaps like that of those who had interrupted the praises of the Church with the startling cry, "Anathema to Jesus!" (See Note on <a href="/1_corinthians/12-3.htm" title="Why I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.">1Corinthians 12:3</a>.) Such as these were the "false prophets" of <a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm" title="But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privately shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction.">2Peter 2:1</a>; <a href="/1_john/4-3.htm" title="And every spirit that confesses not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof you have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.">1John 4:3</a>, simulating the phenomena of inspiration, perhaps thought of by the Apostles as really acting under the inspiration of an evil spirit. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_corinthians/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - He that cometh. Apparently an allusion to some recent and rival teacher. Another Jesus. The intruder preaches, not a different Jesus (ἕτερον) or a different gospel (comp. <a href="/galatians/1-6.htm">Galatians 1:6-8</a>), but ostensibly the same Jesus whom St. Paul had preached. Another spirit... another gospel; rather, a different spirit (ἕτερον)... a different gospel. The Jesus preached was the same; the gospel accepted, the Spirit received, were supposed to remain unaltered. Ye might well bear with him. This is not without a touch of irony. You are all set against me; and yet the newcomer does not profess to preach to you another Jesus, or impart a different Spirit! Had he done so, you might have had some excuse (καλῶς) for listening to him. Now there is none; for it was I who first preached Jesus to you, and from me you first received the Spirit. <a href="/commentaries/2_corinthians/11-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>For γὰρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. if εἰ (ei) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1487.htm">Strong's 1487: </a> If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. [someone] ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine 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. comes ἐρχόμενος (erchomenos) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. [and] proclaims κηρύσσει (kēryssei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2784.htm">Strong's 2784: </a> To proclaim, herald, preach. Of uncertain affinity; to herald, especially divine truth. [a] Jesus Ἰησοῦν (Iēsoun) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. other ἄλλον (allon) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_243.htm">Strong's 243: </a> Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different. [than the One] ὃν (hon) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. we proclaimed, ἐκηρύξαμεν (ekēryxamen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2784.htm">Strong's 2784: </a> To proclaim, herald, preach. Of uncertain affinity; to herald, especially divine truth. or if ἢ (ē) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2228.htm">Strong's 2228: </a> Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. you receive λαμβάνετε (lambanete) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2983.htm">Strong's 2983: </a> (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. a different ἕτερον (heteron) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2087.htm">Strong's 2087: </a> (a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different. spirit πνεῦμα (pneuma) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4151.htm">Strong's 4151: </a> Wind, breath, spirit. [than the One] ὃ (ho) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. you received, ἐλάβετε (elabete) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2983.htm">Strong's 2983: </a> (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. or ἢ (ē) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2228.htm">Strong's 2228: </a> Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. a different ἕτερον (heteron) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2087.htm">Strong's 2087: </a> (a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different. gospel εὐαγγέλιον (euangelion) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2098.htm">Strong's 2098: </a> From the same as euaggelizo; a good message, i.e. The gospel. [than the one] ὃ (ho) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. you accepted, ἐδέξασθε (edexasthe) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1209.htm">Strong's 1209: </a> To take, receive, accept, welcome. Middle voice of a primary verb; to receive. you put up with it ἀνέχεσθε (anechesthe) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> To endure, bear with, have patience with, suffer, admit, persist. way too easily. καλῶς (kalōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_2573.htm">Strong's 2573: </a> Well, nobly, honorably, rightly. Adverb from kalos; well. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_corinthians/11-4.htm">2 Corinthians 11:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_corinthians/11-4.htm">2 Corinthians 11:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_corinthians/11-4.htm">2 Corinthians 11:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/11-4.htm">2 Corinthians 11:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/11-4.htm">2 Corinthians 11:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_corinthians/11-4.htm">2 Corinthians 11:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_corinthians/11-4.htm">2 Corinthians 11:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_corinthians/11-4.htm">2 Corinthians 11:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_corinthians/11-4.htm">2 Corinthians 11:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_corinthians/11-4.htm">2 Corinthians 11:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-4.htm">NT Letters: 2 Corinthians 11:4 For if he who comes preaches another (2 Cor. 2C iiC 2Cor ii cor iicor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Corinthians 11:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Corinthians 11:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Corinthians 11:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Corinthians 11:5" /></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>