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href="/bsb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> In fact, you even put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you or exalts himself or strikes you in the face. <a href="/blb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For you bear it if anyone enslaves you, if anyone devours you, if anyone takes from you, if anyone exalts himself, if anyone strikes you in your face. <a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/11.htm">King James Bible</a> For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face. <a href="/nkjv/2_corinthians/11.htm">New King James Version</a> For you put up with it if one brings you into bondage, if one devours you, if one takes from you, if one exalts himself, if one strikes you on the face. <a href="/nasb_/2_corinthians/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For you tolerate it if anyone enslaves you, if anyone devours you, if anyone takes advantage of you, if anyone exalts himself, if anyone hits you in the face. <a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> For you tolerate it if anyone enslaves you, anyone devours you, anyone takes advantage of you, anyone exalts himself, anyone hits you in the face. <a href="/nasb77/2_corinthians/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For you bear with anyone if he enslaves you, if he devours you, if he takes advantage of you, if he exalts himself, if he hits you in the face. <a href="/lsb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For you bear it if anyone enslaves you, anyone devours you, anyone takes advantage of you, anyone exalts himself, anyone hits you in the face. <a href="/amp/2_corinthians/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For you tolerate it if anyone makes you his slave; or devours you and your possessions; or takes advantage of you; or acts presumptuously; or hits you in the face. <a href="/csb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> In fact, you put up with it if someone enslaves you, if someone exploits you, if someone takes advantage of you, if someone is arrogant toward you, if someone slaps you in the face. <a href="/hcsb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> In fact, you put up with it if someone enslaves you, if someone devours you, if someone captures you, if someone dominates you, or if someone hits you in the face. <a href="/asv/2_corinthians/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> For ye bear with a man, if he bringeth you into bondage, if he devoureth you, if he taketh you captive, if he exalteth himself, if he smiteth you on the face. <a href="/cev/2_corinthians/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> In fact, you let people make slaves of you and cheat you and steal from you. Why, you even let them strut around and slap you in the face. <a href="/erv/2_corinthians/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> For ye bear with a man, if he bringeth you into bondage, if he devoureth you, if he taketh you captive, if he exalteth himself, if he smiteth you on the face. <a href="/gwt/2_corinthians/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> When someone makes you slaves, consumes your wealth, seizes your property, orders you around, or slaps your faces, you put up with it. <a href="/gnt/2_corinthians/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> You tolerate anyone who orders you around or takes advantage of you or traps you or looks down on you or slaps you in the face. <a href="/isv/2_corinthians/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> You tolerate anyone who makes you his slaves, devours what you have, takes what is yours, orders you around, or slaps your face! <a href="/msb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> In fact, you even put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you or exalts himself or strikes you in the face. <a href="/net/2_corinthians/11.htm">NET Bible</a> For you put up with it if someone makes slaves of you, if someone exploits you, if someone takes advantage of you, if someone behaves arrogantly toward you, if someone strikes you in the face. <a href="/nheb/2_corinthians/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For you put up with it if someone makes slaves of you, if someone exploits you, if someone takes advantage of you, if someone exalts himself, if someone strikes you on the face. <a href="/wbt/2_corinthians/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For ye suffer, if a man bringeth you into bondage, if a man devoureth you, if a man taketh from you, if a man exalteth himself, if a man smiteth you on the face. <a href="/wey/2_corinthians/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For you tolerate it, if any one enslaves you, lives at your expense, makes off with your property, gives himself airs, or strikes you on the face. <a href="/web/2_corinthians/11.htm">World English Bible</a> For you bear with a man if he brings you into bondage, if he devours you, if he takes you captive, if he exalts himself, or if he strikes you on the face. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_corinthians/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for you bear, if anyone is bringing you under bondage, if anyone devours, if anyone takes away, if anyone exalts himself, if anyone strikes you on the face; <a href="/blb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For you bear it if anyone enslaves you, if anyone devours you, if anyone takes from you, if anyone exalts himself, if anyone strikes you in your face. <a href="/ylt/2_corinthians/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> for ye bear, if any one is bringing you under bondage, if any one doth devour, if any one doth take away, if any one doth exalt himself, if any one on the face doth smite you; <a href="/slt/2_corinthians/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For ye bear, if any reduce you to bondage, if any devour, if any receive, if any be lifted up, if any skin you on the face.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For you suffer if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take from you, if a man be lifted up, if a man strike you on the face. <a href="/cpdv/2_corinthians/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For you permit it when someone guides you into servitude, even if he devours you, even if he takes from you, even if he is extolled, even if he strikes you repeatedly on the face. <a href="/nabre/2_corinthians/11.htm">New American Bible</a> For you put up with it if someone enslaves you, or devours you, or gets the better of you, or puts on airs, or slaps you in the face. <a href="/nrsvce/2_corinthians/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For you put up with it when someone makes slaves of you, or preys upon you, or takes advantage of you, or puts on airs, or gives you a slap in the face.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_corinthians/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For you endure the man who dominates you, and the man who lives at your expense, and the man who takes from you, and the man who exalts himself over you, and the man who smites you on the face. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/2_corinthians/11.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And do you submit to the one who is subject to you and to him who embezzles you and to him who takes from you and to him who exalts himself over you and to him who strikes you on your face?<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/2_corinthians/11.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> For you bear it, if one enslave you, if one devour you, if one take from you, if one exalt himself, if one smite you on the face.<CM> <a href="/godbey/2_corinthians/11.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> for you bear with them, if any one enslaves you, if any one devours you, if any one captures you, if any one is exalted against you, if any one smites you in the face. <a href="/haweis/2_corinthians/11.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> For ye bear if a man enslave you, if a man eat you up, if a man receive from you, if a man is insolent, if a man smite you on the face. <a href="/mace/2_corinthians/11.htm">Mace New Testament</a> if a man impose upon you, if he preys upon you, if he makes a gain of you, if a man insults you, if he disgracefully assaults you, I mean it as to their reproaches, you take it all; <a href="/wey/2_corinthians/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For you tolerate it, if any one enslaves you, lives at your expense, makes off with your property, gives himself airs, or strikes you on the face. <a href="/worrell/2_corinthians/11.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> For ye bear with it, if one brings you into bondage, if one devours you, if one takes you captive, if one exalts himself, if one smites you on the face. <a href="/worsley/2_corinthians/11.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> ye bear it, even if any one enslave you, if any devour you, if any take your substance, if any be lifted up, yea if any one smite you on the face. <a href="/parallel/2_corinthians/11-20.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=2054" 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> …19For you gladly tolerate fools, since you are so wise. 20<a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">In fact,</a> <a href="/greek/430.htm" title="430: anechesthe (V-PIM/P-2P) -- To endure, bear with, have patience with, suffer, admit, persist. ">you even put up with</a> <a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tis (IPro-NMS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">anyone who</a> <a href="/greek/2615.htm" title="2615: katadouloi (V-PIA-3S) -- To enslave. From kata and douloo; to enslave utterly.">enslaves</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymas (PPro-A2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.">or</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tis (IPro-NMS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object."></a> <a href="/greek/2719.htm" title="2719: katesthiei (V-PIA-3S) -- To eat up, eat till it is finished, devour, squander, annoy, injure. From kata and esthio; to eat down, i.e. Devour.">exploits you</a> <a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.">or</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tis (IPro-NMS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object."></a> <a href="/greek/2983.htm" title="2983: lambanei (V-PIA-3S) -- (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. ">takes advantage of you</a> <a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.">or</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tis (IPro-NMS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object."></a> <a href="/greek/1869.htm" title="1869: epairetai (V-PIM-3S) -- To raise, lift up. From epi and airo; to raise up.">exalts himself</a> <a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.">or</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tis (IPro-NMS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object."></a> <a href="/greek/1194.htm" title="1194: derei (V-PIA-3S) -- To flay, flog, scourge, beat. A primary verb; properly, to flay, i.e. to scourge, or to thrash.">strikes</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymas (PPro-A2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">in</a> <a href="/greek/4383.htm" title="4383: prosōpon (N-ANS) -- From pros and ops; the front, i.e. The countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person.">the face.</a> 21To my shame I concede that we were too weak for that! Speaking as a fool, however, I can match what anyone else dares to boast about.…<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/2-4.htm">Galatians 2:4</a> This issue arose because some false brothers had come in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us. <a href="/galatians/4-9.htm">Galatians 4:9</a> But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again? <a href="/galatians/5-1.htm">Galatians 5:1</a> It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery. <a href="/1_corinthians/9-19.htm">1 Corinthians 9:19</a> Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. <a href="/romans/6-18.htm">Romans 6:18</a> You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness. <a href="/romans/6-22.htm">Romans 6:22</a> But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life. <a href="/matthew/23-4.htm">Matthew 23:4</a> They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. <a href="/matthew/23-13.htm">Matthew 23:13</a> Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter. <a href="/acts/15-10.htm">Acts 15:10</a> Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear? <a href="/1_peter/5-3.htm">1 Peter 5:3</a> not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. <a href="/1_corinthians/7-23.htm">1 Corinthians 7:23</a> You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men. <a href="/john/8-33.htm">John 8:33-36</a> “We are Abraham’s descendants,” they answered. “We have never been slaves to anyone. How can You say we will be set free?” / Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. / A slave does not remain in the house forever, but a son remains forever. ... <a href="/exodus/1-14.htm">Exodus 1:14</a> and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh. <a href="/exodus/5-6.htm">Exodus 5:6-9</a> That same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their foremen: / “You shall no longer supply the people with straw for making bricks. They must go and gather their own straw. / But require of them the same quota of bricks as before; do not reduce it. For they are lazy; that is why they are crying out, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God.’ ... <a href="/nehemiah/5-15.htm">Nehemiah 5:15</a> The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people. But I did not do this, because of my fear of God.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For you suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face.if a man bring.<a href="/2_corinthians/1-24.htm">2 Corinthians 1:24</a> Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.<a href="/galatians/2-4.htm">Galatians 2:4</a> And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:<a href="/galatians/4-3.htm">Galatians 4:3,9,25</a> Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: … take.<a href="/romans/16-17.htm">Romans 16:17,18</a> Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them… <a href="/philippians/3-19.htm">Philippians 3:19</a> Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)<a href="/1_thessalonians/2-5.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:5</a> For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:a man smite.<a href="/isaiah/50-6.htm">Isaiah 50:6</a> I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.<a href="/lamentations/3-30.htm">Lamentations 3:30</a> He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.<a href="/luke/6-29.htm">Luke 6:29</a> And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_corinthians/11-19.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-5.htm">Blows</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-19.htm">Bondage</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-5.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/luke/20-47.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-13.htm">Devoureth</a> <a href="/john/2-17.htm">Devours</a> <a href="/acts/7-7.htm">Enslaves</a> <a href="/acts/13-17.htm">Exalt</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-5.htm">Exalteth</a> <a href="/luke/18-14.htm">Exalts</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-7.htm">Expense</a> <a href="/daniel/11-32.htm">Exploits</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-7.htm">Face</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-6.htm">Fact</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-10.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/luke/6-29.htm">Hits</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-12.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-8.htm">Money</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-26.htm">Preys</a> <a href="/romans/16-7.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-10.htm">Profit</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-30.htm">Property</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-6.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-15.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-13.htm">Slaves</a> <a href="/acts/23-3.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/luke/6-29.htm">Smiteth</a> <a href="/luke/6-29.htm">Strikes</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-19.htm">Suffer</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-19.htm">Tolerate</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/galatians/4-15.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-24.htm">Blows</a> <a href="/galatians/2-4.htm">Bondage</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-8.htm">Captive</a> <a href="/galatians/5-15.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/revelation/11-5.htm">Devoureth</a> <a href="/revelation/11-5.htm">Devours</a> <a href="/acts/7-7.htm">Enslaves</a> <a href="/philippians/2-9.htm">Exalt</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-4.htm">Exalteth</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-4.htm">Exalts</a> <a href="/luke/7-6.htm">Expense</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-17.htm">Exploits</a> <a href="/galatians/1-22.htm">Face</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-10.htm">Fact</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/13-11.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/exodus/21-18.htm">Hits</a> <a href="/galatians/2-6.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-14.htm">Money</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-26.htm">Preys</a> <a href="/galatians/3-22.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-17.htm">Profit</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-14.htm">Property</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-21.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-23.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/galatians/4-3.htm">Slaves</a> <a href="/revelation/11-6.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/genesis/14-15.htm">Smiteth</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-8.htm">Strikes</a> <a href="/galatians/1-4.htm">Suffer</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-3.htm">Tolerate</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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The term "enslaves" suggests a spiritual bondage, reminiscent of the Israelites' physical bondage in Egypt. This reflects a recurring biblical theme where God's people are warned against returning to any form of slavery, whether physical or spiritual (<a href="/galatians/5.htm">Galatians 5:1</a>). The Corinthians' acceptance of such leaders indicates a failure to recognize the freedom they have in Christ.or exploits you The exploitation here can be understood as both spiritual and material. False teachers often sought personal gain, manipulating the church for their own benefit. This echoes the warnings in the Old Testament against leaders who exploit their positions (<a href="/ezekiel/34-2.htm">Ezekiel 34:2-4</a>). The Corinthians' willingness to endure such exploitation highlights their lack of discernment and the need for vigilance against those who would distort the gospel for selfish purposes.or takes advantage of you This phrase suggests a deeper level of manipulation, where the false apostles were using the Corinthians' resources and trust for their own ends. It reflects a broader biblical warning against deceit and manipulation, as seen in the actions of figures like Jacob before his transformation (Genesis 27). The church is called to be wise and discerning, ensuring that leaders are held accountable and that the community is protected from those who would take advantage of their generosity and trust.or exalts himself Self-exaltation is a direct contradiction to the humility exemplified by Christ (<a href="/philippians/2-5.htm">Philippians 2:5-8</a>). The false apostles were likely boasting of their own credentials and authority, seeking to elevate themselves above others. This behavior is condemned throughout scripture, as God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble (<a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a>). The Corinthians' acceptance of such behavior indicates a misunderstanding of true Christian leadership, which is characterized by service and humility.or strikes you in the face This phrase may be metaphorical, indicating the level of abuse and disrespect the Corinthians were willing to endure. It could also be literal, reflecting a cultural context where physical punishment was a sign of authority and dominance. In either case, it highlights the extent of the Corinthians' misguided tolerance. The imagery of being struck in the face is powerful, as it contrasts sharply with the dignity and respect that should characterize relationships within the body of Christ (<a href="/matthew/5-39.htm">Matthew 5:39</a>). The church is called to stand firm against such abuse, recognizing their worth and identity in Christ.<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 a tone of irony and concern for their spiritual well-being. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_corinthian_church.htm">The Corinthian Church</a> The recipients of the letter, known for their struggles with false teachings and internal divisions. 3. <a href="/topical/f/false_apostles.htm">False Apostles</a> Individuals who were misleading the Corinthian believers, claiming authority and superiority over Paul. 4. <a href="/topical/c/corinth.htm">Corinth</a> A major city in ancient Greece, known for its wealth, diversity, and moral challenges, which influenced the church's issues. 5. <a href="/topical/p/paul's_sufferings.htm">Paul's Sufferings</a> The broader context of this chapter includes Paul recounting his sufferings for the sake of the Gospel, contrasting his genuine apostleship with the false apostles.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_leadership.htm">Discernment in Leadership</a> Believers must exercise discernment in whom they follow, ensuring leaders align with biblical truth rather than self-exaltation. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_vigilance.htm">Spiritual Vigilance</a> The church must remain vigilant against false teachings that can enslave and exploit believers, leading them away from the true Gospel. <a href="/topical/h/humility_vs._pride.htm">Humility vs. Pride</a> True Christian leadership is marked by humility and service, contrasting with the pride and self-exaltation of false leaders. <a href="/topical/e/endurance_in_faith.htm">Endurance in Faith</a> Like Paul, believers are called to endure hardships for the sake of the Gospel, trusting in God's strength and provision. <a href="/topical/a/accountability_in_the_church.htm">Accountability in the Church</a> The church community should hold leaders accountable, ensuring they reflect Christ-like character and teaching.<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_are_creation_theology's_beliefs.htm">What are the core beliefs of creation theology?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_greedy_exploiters_thrive_unpunished.htm">If Job 20:19-20 suggests a direct correlation between greed and swift downfall, why do some wealthy exploiters seem to thrive indefinitely without facing apparent divine retribution?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_permit_biblical_genocides.htm">Why does God allow genocides to happen, including those commanded in the Bible (Numbers 31:17-18)?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_seven_deadly_sins.htm">What are the seven deadly sins?</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>(20) For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage.--Every word in the sentence clearly points to something that Titus had told him of the action of these rival teachers. They reproduced, in their worst form, the vices of the Pharisaism of Palestine (<a href="/matthew/23-4.htm" title="For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.">Matthew 23:4</a>; <a href="/matthew/23-14.htm" title="Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayer: therefore you shall receive the greater damnation.">Matthew 23:14</a>; <a href="/matthew/23-25.htm" title="Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.">Matthew 23:25</a>). They enslaved the consciences of men (the same word is used of the same class of men in <a href="/galatians/2-4.htm" title="And that because of false brothers unawares brought in, who came in privately to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:">Galatians 2:4</a>) by pressing on them an iron code of rules which left no room for the free play of conscience and of reason in those over whom they claimed to act as directors.If a man devour you.--The word again reminds us of our Lord's denunciation of the teachers who "devoured widows' houses" (<a href="/matthew/23-14.htm" title="Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayer: therefore you shall receive the greater damnation.">Matthew 23:14</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_corinthians/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 20. - For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage. The verse gives us an unexpected and painful glimpse of the enslaving (<a href="/galatians/2-4.htm">Galatians 2:4</a>), greed-loving (<a href="/matthew/23-14.htm">Matthew 23:14</a>; <a href="/romans/16.htm">Romans 16</a>;18), gain-hunting (<a href="/1_peter/5-2.htm">1 Peter 5:2, 3</a>), domineering (<a href="/3_john/1-9.htm">3 John 1:9</a>). and even personally violent and insulting character of these teachers; whom yet, strange to say, the Corinthians seem to take at their own estimate, and to tolerate any extreme of insolence from them, while they were jealously suspicious of the disinterested, gentle, and humble apostle. If a man devour you. As the Pharisees "devoured" widows' houses (<a href="/matthew/23-14.htm">Matthew 23:14</a>). Take of you; rather, seize you; makes you his captives. The verb is the same as "caught you," in <a href="/2_corinthians/12-16.htm">2 Corinthians 12:16</a>. Smite you on the face. They must have brought their insolence with them from Jerusalem, where, as we see, not only from the details of our Lord's various mockeries, but from the accounts of the priests in Josephus and the Talmud, the priests made free use of their fists and staves! The fact that so many of the converts were downtrodden slaves and artisans would make them less likely to resent conduct to which they were daily accustomed among the heathen. Neither Greeks nor Orientals felt to anything like the same extent as ourselves the disgrace of a blow. That sense of disgrace rises flora the freedom which Christianity has gradually wrought for us, and the deep sense of the dignity of human nature, which it has inspired Christ had been so smitten, and so was Paul himself long afterwards (<a href="/acts/23-2.htm">Acts 23:2</a>), and he had to teach even Christian bishops that they must be "no strikers" (<a href="/1_timothy/3-3.htm">1 Timothy 3:3</a>; <a href="/titus/1-7.htm">Titus 1:7</a>). The "syllogism of violence" has, alas! been in familiar use among religious teachers in all ages (<a href="/1_kings/22-24.htm">1 Kings 22:24</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/13-25.htm">Nehemiah 13:25</a>; <a href="/isaiah/58-4.htm">Isaiah 58:4</a>; <a href="/matthew/5-39.htm">Matthew 5:39</a>; <a href="/luke/22-64.htm">Luke 22:64</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/4-11.htm">1 Corinthians 4:11</a>). <a href="/commentaries/2_corinthians/11-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>In fact, γὰρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. you even put up with 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. anyone who τις (tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. enslaves καταδουλοῖ (katadouloi) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2615.htm">Strong's 2615: </a> To enslave. From kata and douloo; to enslave utterly. you ὑμᾶς (hymas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. [or] εἴ (ei) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1487.htm">Strong's 1487: </a> If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. exploits [you] κατεσθίει (katesthiei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> To eat up, eat till it is finished, devour, squander, annoy, injure. From kata and esthio; to eat down, i.e. Devour. [or] εἴ (ei) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1487.htm">Strong's 1487: </a> If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. takes advantage [of you] λαμβάνει (lambanei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2983.htm">Strong's 2983: </a> (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. [or] εἴ (ei) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1487.htm">Strong's 1487: </a> If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. exalts himself ἐπαίρεται (epairetai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1869.htm">Strong's 1869: </a> To raise, lift up. From epi and airo; to raise up. [or] εἴ (ei) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1487.htm">Strong's 1487: </a> If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. strikes δέρει (derei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1194.htm">Strong's 1194: </a> To flay, flog, scourge, beat. A primary verb; properly, to flay, i.e. to scourge, or to thrash. you ὑμᾶς (hymas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. in εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. the face. πρόσωπον (prosōpon) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4383.htm">Strong's 4383: </a> From pros and ops; the front, i.e. The countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_corinthians/11-20.htm">2 Corinthians 11:20 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_corinthians/11-20.htm">2 Corinthians 11:20 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_corinthians/11-20.htm">2 Corinthians 11:20 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/11-20.htm">2 Corinthians 11:20 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/11-20.htm">2 Corinthians 11:20 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_corinthians/11-20.htm">2 Corinthians 11:20 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_corinthians/11-20.htm">2 Corinthians 11:20 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_corinthians/11-20.htm">2 Corinthians 11:20 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_corinthians/11-20.htm">2 Corinthians 11:20 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_corinthians/11-20.htm">2 Corinthians 11:20 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-20.htm">NT Letters: 2 Corinthians 11:20 For you bear with a man if (2 Cor. 2C iiC 2Cor ii cor iicor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Corinthians 11:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Corinthians 11:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Corinthians 11:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Corinthians 11:21" /></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>