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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> In Damascus the governor under King Aretas had the city of the Damascenes guarded in order to arrest me. <a href="/nlt/2_corinthians/11.htm">New Living Translation</a> When I was in Damascus, the governor under King Aretas kept guards at the city gates to catch me. <a href="/esv/2_corinthians/11.htm">English Standard Version</a> At Damascus, the governor under King Aretas was guarding the city of Damascus in order to seize me, <a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me. <a href="/blb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> In Damascus the governor under the king Aretas was guarding the city of the Damascenes to seize me. <a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/11.htm">King James Bible</a> In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me: <a href="/nkjv/2_corinthians/11.htm">New King James Version</a> In Damascus the governor, under Aretas the king, was guarding the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desiring to arrest me; <a href="/nasb_/2_corinthians/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> In Damascus the ethnarch under Aretas the king was guarding the city of the Damascenes in order to seize me, <a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> In Damascus the ethnarch under Aretas the king was guarding the city of the Damascenes in order to seize me, <a href="/nasb77/2_corinthians/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> In Damascus the ethnarch under Aretas the king was guarding the city of the Damascenes in order to seize me, <a href="/lsb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> In Damascus the ethnarch under Aretas the king was guarding the city of the Damascenes in order to seize me, <a href="/amp/2_corinthians/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> In Damascus the governor (ethnarch) under King Aretas guarded the city of Damascus in order to arrest me, <a href="/csb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> In Damascus, a ruler under King Aretas guarded the city of Damascus in order to arrest me. <a href="/hcsb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas guarded the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me, <a href="/asv/2_corinthians/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king guarded the city of the Damascenes in order to take me: <a href="/cev/2_corinthians/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The governor of Damascus at the time of King Aretas had the city gates guarded, so he could capture me. <a href="/erv/2_corinthians/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king guarded the city of the Damascenes, in order to take me: <a href="/gwt/2_corinthians/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The governor under King Aretas put guards around the city of Damascus to catch me. <a href="/gnt/2_corinthians/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> When I was in Damascus, the governor under King Aretas placed guards at the city gates to arrest me. <a href="/isv/2_corinthians/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas put guards around the city of Damascus to catch me, <a href="/msb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes wishing to arrest me. <a href="/net/2_corinthians/11.htm">NET Bible</a> In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas was guarding the city of Damascus in order to arrest me, <a href="/nheb/2_corinthians/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king guarded the city of the Damascenes, desiring to arrest me. <a href="/wbt/2_corinthians/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me: <a href="/wey/2_corinthians/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> In Damascus the governor under King Aretas kept guards at the gates of the city in order to apprehend me, <a href="/web/2_corinthians/11.htm">World English Bible</a> In Damascus the governor under King Aretas guarded the Damascenes’ city, desiring to arrest me. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_corinthians/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> In Damascus the governor [under] Aretas the king was watching the city of the Damascenes, wishing to seize me, <a href="/blb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> In Damascus the governor under the king Aretas was guarding the city of the Damascenes to seize me. <a href="/ylt/2_corinthians/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> In Damascus the ethnarch of Aretas the king was watching the city of the Damascenes, wishing to seize me, <a href="/slt/2_corinthians/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> In Damascus king Aretas' governor watched the city of the Damascenes, wishing to seize me.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_corinthians/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> At Damascus, the governor of the nation under Aretas the king, guarded the city of the Damascenes, to apprehend me. <a href="/cpdv/2_corinthians/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> At Damascus, the governor of the nation under Aretas the king, watched over the city of the Damascenes, so as to apprehend me. <a href="/nabre/2_corinthians/11.htm">New American Bible</a> At Damascus, the governor under King Aretas guarded the city of Damascus, in order to seize me, <a href="/nrsvce/2_corinthians/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas guarded the city of Damascus in order to seize me,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_corinthians/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> At Damascus the general of the army of King Aretas placed the city of the Damascenes under guard, in order to seize me: <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/2_corinthians/11.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> In Dramsuq, the Captain of the Army of Aretus, The King, was guarding the city of the Damascenes to seize me,<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/2_corinthians/11.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> In Damascus, the governor under Aretas the king, guarded the city of the Damascenes, desiring to apprehend me: <a href="/godbey/2_corinthians/11.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> In Damascus Areta the governor of the king, guarded the city of the Damascenes, to arrest me: <a href="/haweis/2_corinthians/11.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king guarded the city of the Damascenes, intending to seize me; <a href="/mace/2_corinthians/11.htm">Mace New Testament</a> in Damascus the governor for king Aretas, posted guards at the city-gates, with a design to apprehend me: <a href="/wey/2_corinthians/11.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> In Damascus the governor under King Aretas kept guards at the gates of the city in order to apprehend me, <a href="/worrell/2_corinthians/11.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king guarded the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me; <a href="/worsley/2_corinthians/11.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> In Damascus the governor under king Aretas, placed guards about the city to seize me: <a href="/parallel/2_corinthians/11-32.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=2176" 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> …31The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, knows that I am not lying. 32<a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">In</a> <a href="/greek/1154.htm" title="1154: Damaskō (N-DFS) -- Damascus. Of Hebrew origin; Damascus, a city of Syria.">Damascus,</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.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1481.htm" title="1481: ethnarchēs (N-NMS) -- An ethnarch, tribal lord, a subordinate ruler. From ethnos and arche; the governor of a district.">governor</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">under</a> <a href="/greek/935.htm" title="935: basileōs (N-GMS) -- A king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor. Probably from basis; a sovereign.">King</a> <a href="/greek/702.htm" title="702: Hareta (N-GMS) -- Aretas IV, King of the Nabataeans. Of foreign origin; Aretas, an Arabian.">Aretas</a> <a href="/greek/5432.htm" title="5432: ephrourei (V-IIA-3S) -- From a compound of pro and horao; to be a watcher in advance, i.e. To mount guard as a sentinel; figuratively, to hem in, protect.">secured</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- 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/4172.htm" title="4172: polin (N-AFS) -- A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.">city</a> <a href="/greek/1153.htm" title="1153: Damaskēnōn (Adj-GMP) -- A Damascene, an inhabitant of Damascus. From Damaskos; a Damascene or inhabitant of Damascus.">of the Damascenes</a> <a href="/greek/4084.htm" title="4084: piasai (V-ANA) -- Probably another form of biazo; to squeeze, i.e. Seize (press), or officially (arrest), or in hunting (capture).">in order to arrest</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: me (PPro-A1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">me.</a> 33But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his grasp.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/acts/9-23.htm">Acts 9:23-25</a> After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him, / but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him. / One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall. <a href="/galatians/1-17.htm">Galatians 1:17-18</a> nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus. / Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days. <a href="/2_corinthians/1-8.htm">2 Corinthians 1:8-10</a> We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. / Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead. / He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us, <a href="/2_corinthians/4-8.htm">2 Corinthians 4:8-11</a> We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; / persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. / We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. ... <a href="/2_corinthians/6-4.htm">2 Corinthians 6:4-5</a> Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities; / in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger; <a href="/2_corinthians/12-10.htm">2 Corinthians 12:10</a> That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. <a href="/2_corinthians/1-5.htm">2 Corinthians 1:5-7</a> For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, so also through Christ our comfort overflows. / If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which accomplishes in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we experience. / And our hope for you is sure, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you will share in our comfort. <a href="/2_corinthians/4-17.htm">2 Corinthians 4:17</a> For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison. <a href="/2_corinthians/7-5.htm">2 Corinthians 7:5</a> For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within. <a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9</a> But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. <a href="/1_kings/19-1.htm">1 Kings 19:1-3</a> Now Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. / So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I have not made your life like the lives of those you killed!” / And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, <a href="/1_samuel/19-11.htm">1 Samuel 19:11-12</a> Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and kill him in the morning. But David’s wife Michal warned him, “If you do not run for your life tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!” / So Michal lowered David from the window, and he ran away and escaped. <a href="/joshua/2-15.htm">Joshua 2:15-16</a> Then Rahab let them down by a rope through the window, since the house where she lived was built into the wall of the city. / “Go to the hill country,” she said, “so that your pursuers will not find you. Hide yourselves there for three days until they have returned; then go on your way.” <a href="/psalms/31-13.htm">Psalm 31:13-15</a> For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life. / But I trust in You, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.” / My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me. <a href="/psalms/59-1.htm">Psalm 59:1-3</a> For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David, when Saul sent men to watch David’s house in order to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me. / Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and save me from men of bloodshed. / See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:Damascus.<a href="/2_corinthians/11-26.htm">2 Corinthians 11:26</a> In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;<a href="/acts/9-24.htm">Acts 9:24,25</a> But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him… Aretas.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/7-32.htm">Apprehend</a> <a href="/acts/12-3.htm">Arrest</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-26.htm">City</a> <a href="/acts/26-20.htm">Damascus</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-11.htm">Desiring</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-12.htm">Desirous</a> <a href="/matthew/27-27.htm">Garrison</a> <a href="/acts/14-13.htm">Gates</a> <a href="/acts/28-7.htm">Governor</a> <a href="/acts/28-16.htm">Guarded</a> <a href="/acts/28-16.htm">Guarding</a> <a href="/acts/12-19.htm">Guards</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-9.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-17.htm">Order</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-18.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/romans/5-17.htm">Seize</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-8.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/16-13.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-5.htm">Watching</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-12.htm">Wishing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ephesians/3-18.htm">Apprehend</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-26.htm">Arrest</a> <a href="/galatians/4-25.htm">City</a> <a href="/galatians/1-17.htm">Damascus</a> <a href="/galatians/1-7.htm">Desiring</a> <a href="/galatians/4-21.htm">Desirous</a> <a href="/philippians/4-7.htm">Garrison</a> <a href="/revelation/1-18.htm">Gates</a> <a href="/james/3-4.htm">Governor</a> <a href="/galatians/3-23.htm">Guarded</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-5.htm">Guarding</a> <a href="/philippians/1-13.htm">Guards</a> <a href="/galatians/1-23.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-7.htm">Order</a> <a href="/ephesians/2-2.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/ephesians/6-18.htm">Seize</a> <a href="/galatians/3-22.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/galatians/5-15.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/ephesians/6-18.htm">Watching</a> <a href="/galatians/1-7.htm">Wishing</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>In Damascus Damascus is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, with a rich history dating back to ancient times. It was a significant city in the Roman Empire and a major center for trade and culture. In the context of the New Testament, Damascus is notable for being the place where Saul (later Paul) was converted to Christianity (<a href="/acts/9.htm">Acts 9:1-19</a>). This city represents a pivotal location in Paul's life and ministry.the governor under King Aretas King Aretas IV was the king of the Nabateans from 9 BC to AD 40. The Nabateans were an Arab people whose kingdom included parts of modern-day Jordan, Syria, and Saudi Arabia. The mention of a governor under King Aretas suggests a political arrangement where Damascus was under Nabatean control, possibly as a result of a treaty or political alliance with the Roman Empire. This historical detail highlights the complex political landscape of the region during the first century.secured the city of the Damascenes The act of securing the city indicates a military or administrative effort to control movement and maintain order. This could involve setting up guards or checkpoints to monitor who entered and exited the city. The use of the term "Damascenes" refers to the inhabitants of Damascus, emphasizing the local population's involvement in the political and social dynamics of the time.in order to arrest me Paul's mention of an attempt to arrest him underscores the opposition he faced due to his preaching of the Gospel. This reflects the broader theme of persecution that early Christians experienced, as seen throughout the New Testament (e.g., <a href="/acts/9-23.htm">Acts 9:23-25</a>). The attempt to arrest Paul in Damascus is a testament to the threat his message posed to both Jewish and Gentile authorities, who saw the spread of Christianity as a challenge to their power and religious traditions. This incident also foreshadows the many trials and tribulations Paul would endure for the sake of the Gospel, as he later recounts in his letters (<a href="/2_corinthians/11-23.htm">2 Corinthians 11:23-28</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of 2 Corinthians, Paul is recounting his experiences and the challenges he faced in his ministry. This verse highlights a specific instance of persecution he endured. 2. <a href="/topical/d/damascus.htm">Damascus</a> An ancient city, significant in both the Old and New Testaments. It is where Paul had his conversion experience on the road to Damascus (Acts 9). 3. <a href="/topical/g/governor_under_king_aretas.htm">Governor under King Aretas</a> The official responsible for securing the city to capture Paul. King Aretas IV was the ruler of the Nabatean Kingdom, which had influence over Damascus at the time. 4. <a href="/topical/k/king_aretas_iv.htm">King Aretas IV</a> The Nabatean king during the time of Paul's escape from Damascus. His involvement indicates the political complexities of the region. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_damascenes.htm">The Damascenes</a> The inhabitants of Damascus, who were under the jurisdiction of the governor and King Aretas.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_persecution.htm">Perseverance in Persecution</a> Paul's experience in Damascus is a testament to his perseverance and commitment to his mission despite facing life-threatening situations. Believers are encouraged to remain steadfast in their faith even when facing opposition. <a href="/topical/d/divine_deliverance.htm">Divine Deliverance</a> The escape from Damascus illustrates God's providential care and deliverance. Christians can trust that God will provide a way out in times of trouble. <a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_discipleship.htm">The Cost of Discipleship</a> Following Christ may lead to persecution and hardship, as seen in Paul's life. Believers should be prepared to face challenges for the sake of the Gospel. <a href="/topical/s/strategic_wisdom.htm">Strategic Wisdom</a> Paul's escape required strategic thinking and the help of others. This teaches the importance of wisdom and community support in navigating difficult circumstances. <a href="/topical/h/historical_context_and_faith.htm">Historical Context and Faith</a> Understanding the historical and political context of biblical events enriches our faith and appreciation for the complexities faced by early Christians.<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/why_does_god_reveal_himself_in_the_bible.htm">If faith is required for salvation, why does the Bible contain so many stories where God reveals Himself directly?</a> <a href="/q/why_little_evidence_of_paulus'_conversion.htm">Acts 13:7,12: If Sergius Paulus was a real proconsul who converted, why is there scant archeological or historical evidence to confirm this event? </a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_damascus.htm">What does the Bible say about Damascus?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_paul_go_to_arabia_after_converting.htm">Why did Paul travel to Arabia post-conversion?</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>(32) In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king . . .--The question meets us at the outset whether the fact that follows is brought in as being the first instance of suffering endured for the sake of Christ, and therefore the natural opening to what was intended to have been a long, connected narrative of all such sufferings, or as being connected in some special manner with his "infirmities.", On the whole, the evidence--especially the context of <a href="/2_corinthians/11-30.htm" title="If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern my infirmities.">2Corinthians 11:30</a>--seems in favour of the latter view, as far, at least, as the selection of the incident is concerned. There was, we can well imagine, an element of the ludicrous--something that gave occasion to jests and sneers--in the way in which the Apostle's escape On the historical facts connected with this incident, see Notes on <a href="/context/acts/9-24.htm" title="But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.">Acts 9:24-25</a>. The additional details which we learn from St. Paul are--(1) that Damascus was under the immediate control, not of the Governor of Syria, but of a governor or an ethnarch; (2) that the ethnarch was appointed, not by the Roman emperor, but by Aretas (the name was hereditary, and was the Greek form of the Arabic Haret), the King of the Nabathaean Arabs, who had his capital at Petra, who was the father of the first wife of Herod Antipas (see Note on <a href="/matthew/14-1.htm" title="At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,">Matthew 14:1</a>); (3) that the ethnarch lent himself to the enmity of the Jews, and stationed troops at each gate of the city to prevent St. Paul's escape. "Ethnarch," it may be noted, was about this time the common title of a subordinate provincial governor. It had been borne by Judas Maccabaeus (<a href="//apocrypha.org/1_maccabees/14-47.htm" title="Then Simon accepted hereof, and was well pleased to be high priest, and captain and governor of the Jews and priests, and to defend them all.">1 Maccabees 14:47</a>; <a href="//apocrypha.org/1_maccabees/15-1.htm" title="Moreover Antiochus son of Demetrius the king sent letters from the isles of the sea unto Simon the priest and prince of the Jews, and to all the people;">1 Maccabees 15:1-2</a>) and by Archelaus (Jos. Wars, ii. 6, ? 3). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_corinthians/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 32. - In Damascus. (For the incident referred to, see <a href="/acts/9-22.htm">Acts 9:22-25</a>.) The governor; literally, the ethnarch. This is obviously the title given to the commandant of the city (whether an Arabian or a Jew), left in charge by Aretas. The word does not occur elsewhere in the New Testament, but is found in 1 Macc. 14:47; Josephus, 'Ant.,' 14:07, § 2. Under Aretas the king. Hareth, the Emir of Petra, father-in-law of Herod the Great. He had either seized the city during his war with Herod, to avenge the insult offered to his daughter by Herod's adultery with Herodias; or it may have been assigned to him by Caligula. His relations with Damascus are confirmed by coins (see 'Life of St. Paul,' exc. 8.). Kept... with a garrison; literally, was guarding. It is said in <a href="/acts/9-24.htm">Acts 9:24</a> that the Jews did this; but they could not in any case have done it without leave from the ethnarch, and qui facit per alium, facit per se. Desirous to apprehend me. Both words are a little stronger in the Greek - "determining to seize me." <a href="/commentaries/2_corinthians/11-32.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>In ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. Damascus, Δαμασκῷ (Damaskō) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1154.htm">Strong's 1154: </a> Damascus. Of Hebrew origin; Damascus, a city of Syria. the 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. governor ἐθνάρχης (ethnarchēs) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1481.htm">Strong's 1481: </a> An ethnarch, tribal lord, a subordinate ruler. From ethnos and arche; the governor of a district. under τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive 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. King βασιλέως (basileōs) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> A king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor. Probably from basis; a sovereign. Aretas Ἁρέτα (Hareta) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> Aretas IV, King of the Nabataeans. Of foreign origin; Aretas, an Arabian. secured ἐφρούρει (ephrourei) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5432.htm">Strong's 5432: </a> From a compound of pro and horao; to be a watcher in advance, i.e. To mount guard as a sentinel; figuratively, to hem in, protect. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative 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. city πόλιν (polin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4172.htm">Strong's 4172: </a> A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town. of the Damascenes Δαμασκηνῶν (Damaskēnōn) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1153.htm">Strong's 1153: </a> A Damascene, an inhabitant of Damascus. From Damaskos; a Damascene or inhabitant of Damascus. in order to arrest πιάσαι (piasai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_4084.htm">Strong's 4084: </a> Probably another form of biazo; to squeeze, i.e. Seize (press), or officially (arrest), or in hunting (capture). me. με (me) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 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. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_corinthians/11-32.htm">2 Corinthians 11:32 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_corinthians/11-32.htm">2 Corinthians 11:32 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_corinthians/11-32.htm">2 Corinthians 11:32 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/11-32.htm">2 Corinthians 11:32 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/11-32.htm">2 Corinthians 11:32 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_corinthians/11-32.htm">2 Corinthians 11:32 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_corinthians/11-32.htm">2 Corinthians 11:32 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_corinthians/11-32.htm">2 Corinthians 11:32 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_corinthians/11-32.htm">2 Corinthians 11:32 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_corinthians/11-32.htm">2 Corinthians 11:32 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-32.htm">NT Letters: 2 Corinthians 11:32 In Damascus the governor under Aretas (2 Cor. 2C iiC 2Cor ii cor iicor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-31.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Corinthians 11:31"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Corinthians 11:31" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-33.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Corinthians 11:33"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Corinthians 11:33" /></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>