I wishὌφελονyou would bear withἀνείχεσθέmeμουin a littleμικρόν τιfoolishness;ἀφροσύνηςbutἀλλὰindeed,καὶbear withἀνέχεσθέme.μου
ForγὰρI am jealousζηλῶfor youὑμᾶςwith God’sθεοῦjealousy;ζήλῳforγὰρI betrothedἡρμοσάμηνyouὑμᾶςto oneἑνὶhusband,ἀνδρὶto present youπαραστῆσαιasa pureἁγνὴνvirginπαρθένονto the Messiah.τῷ Χριστῷ
ButδὲI am afraidφοβοῦμαιthatμήsomehow,πωςasὡςthe serpentὁ ὄφιςdeceivedἐξηπάτησενEveΕὕανbyἐνhis cunning,τῇ πανουργίᾳ αὐτοῦyour mindsτὰ νοήματα ὑμῶνmay be corruptedφθαρῇfromἀπὸthe simplicityτῆς ἁπλότητοςandκαὶthe purityτῆς ἁγνότητοςthat isτῆςtowardεἰςthe Messiah.τὸν Χριστόν
Forγὰρifεἰthe one who comesὁ ἐρχόμενοςproclaimsκηρύσσειanotherἄλλονJesusἸησοῦνwhomὃνwe did notοὐκproclaim,ἐκηρύξαμενorἢyou receiveλαμβάνετεa differentἕτερονspiritπνεῦμαthatὃyou did notοὐκreceive,ἐλάβετεorἢa differentἕτερονgood newsεὐαγγέλιονthatὃyou did notοὐκaccept,ἐδέξασθεyou bear with itἀνέχεσθεwell enough!καλῶς
ForγὰρI consider thatλογίζομαιI have fallen shortὑστερηκέναιin nothingμηδὲνof thoseτῶνsuper-apostles.ὑπερλίαν ἀποστόλων
AndδὲevenκαὶifεἰI amunskilledἰδιώτηςin speech,τῷ λόγῳyetἀλλ’I amnotοὐin knowledge;τῇ γνώσειon the contrary,ἀλλ’inἐνevery wayπαντὶwe have made this manifestφανερώσαντεςtoεἰςyouὑμᾶςinἐνall things.πᾶσιν
OrἪdid I commitἐποίησαa sinἁμαρτίανby humblingταπεινῶνmyselfἐμαυτὸνso thatἵναyouὑμεῖςmight be exalted,ὑψωθῆτεbecauseὅτιI proclaimedεὐηγγελισάμηνto youὑμῖνthe good newsτὸ εὐαγγέλιονof Godτοῦ θεοῦfree of charge?δωρεὰν
I robbedἐσύλησαotherἄλλαςassembliesἐκκλησίαςby takingλαβὼνwages from themὀψώνιονforπρὸςservingτὴν διακονίανyou.ὑμῶν
Andκαὶwhen I was presentπαρὼνwithπρὸςyouὑμᾶςandκαὶwas in need,ὑστερηθεὶςI did notοὐburdenκατενάρκησαanyone;οὐθενόςforγὰρthe brothersοἱ ἀδελφοὶwho cameἐλθόντεςfromἀπὸMacedoniaΜακεδονίαςsuppliedπροσανεπλήρωσανmy need;τὸ ὑστέρημά μουandκαὶinἐνeverythingπαντὶI keptἐτήρησαmyselfἐμαυτὸνfrom being a burdenἀβαρῆto you,ὑμῖνandκαὶwill keep myself so.τηρήσω
Asthe truthἀλήθειαof the MessiahΧριστοῦisἔστινinἐνme,ἐμοὶthisαὕτηboastingἡ καύχησιςwill notοὐbe silencedφραγήσεταιforεἰςmeἐμὲinἐνthe regionsτοῖς κλίμασιof Achaia.τῆς Ἀχαΐας
Why?διὰ τίBecauseὅτιI do notοὐκloveἀγαπῶyou?ὑμᾶςGodὁ θεὸςknows I do!οἶδεν
ButδὲwhatὋI am doingποιῶI will alsoκαὶdo,ποιήσωso thatἵναI may cut offἐκκόψωthe opportunityτὴν ἀφορμὴνof those who wantτῶν θελόντωνan opportunity,ἀφορμήνso thatἵναinἐνwhatᾧthey boast,καυχῶνταιthey may be foundεὑρεθῶσινjust asκαθὼςweἡμεῖςalso are.καὶ
Forγὰρsuch peopleοἱ τοιοῦτοιarefalse apostles,ψευδαπόστολοιdeceitfulδόλιοιworkers,ἐργάταιdisguising themselvesμετασχηματιζόμενοιasεἰςapostlesἀποστόλουςof the Messiah.Χριστοῦ
Andκαὶnoοὐwonder,θαῦμαforγὰρSatanὁ Σατανᾶςhimselfαὐτὸςdisguises himselfμετασχηματίζεταιasεἰςan angelἄγγελονof light.φωτός
Soοὖνit isnoοὐgreat thingμέγαifεἰhis servantsοἱ διάκονοι αὐτοῦalsoκαὶdisguise themselvesμετασχηματίζονταιasὡςservantsδιάκονοιof righteousness.δικαιοσύνηςTheirὧνendτὸ τέλοςwill beἔσταιaccording toκατὰtheir deeds.τὰ ἔργα αὐτῶν
AgainΠάλινI say,λέγωlet no oneμή τίςthinkδόξῃthat Iμεamεἶναιa fool;ἄφροναbutδὲifεἰotherwise,μή γεat leastκἂνasὡςa foolἄφροναacceptδέξασθέme,μεso thatἵναI tooκἀγὼmay boastκαυχήσωμαιa little.μικρόν τι
WhatὃI am sayingλαλῶI am notοὐsayingλαλῶaccording toκατὰthe Lord,κύριονbutἀλλ’asὡςinἐνfoolishness,ἀφροσύνῃinἐνthisταύτῃconfidenceτῇ ὑποστάσειof boasting.τῆς καυχήσεως
Sinceἐπεὶmanyπολλοὶboastκαυχῶνταιaccording toκατὰthe flesh,σάρκαI tooκἀγὼwill boast.καυχήσομαι
Forγὰρyou gladlyἡδέωςbear withἀνέχεσθεfools,τῶν ἀφρόνωνbeingὄντεςwiseφρόνιμοιyourselves!
Forγὰρyou bear itἀνέχεσθεifεἴsomeoneτιςenslavesκαταδουλοῖyou,ὑμᾶςifεἴsomeoneτιςdevours you,κατεσθίειifεἴsomeoneτιςtakes from you,λαμβάνειifεἴsomeoneτιςexalts himself,ἐπαίρεταιifεἴsomeoneτιςstrikesδέρειyouὑμᾶςinεἰςthe face.πρόσωπον
ToκατὰmyshameἀτιμίανI say it,λέγωas thoughὡς ὅτιweἡμεῖςhave been weak.ἠσθενήκαμενButδ’inἐνwhateverᾧ ἄνanyoneτιςdaresτολμᾷ—I am speakingλέγωinἐνfoolishness—ἀφροσύνῃI tooκἀγώdare.τολμῶ
Are they Hebrews?Ἑβραῖοί εἰσινSo am I.κἀγώAre they Israelites?Ἰσραηλῖταί εἰσινSo am I.κἀγώAre they offspringσπέρμα εἰσινof Abraham?ἈβραάμSo am I.κἀγώ
Are they servantsδιάκονοι εἰσινof the Messiah?Χριστοῦ—I am speakingλαλῶas one out of his mind—παραφρονῶνIἐγώammore so:ὑπὲρinἐνlaborsκόποιςfar more,περισσοτέρωςinἐνimprisonmentsφυλακαῖςfar more,περισσοτέρωςinἐνbeatingsπληγαῖςbeyond measure,ὑπερβαλλόντωςinἐνdeathsθανάτοιςoften.πολλάκις
Fromὑπὸthe JewsἸουδαίωνfive timesπεντάκιςI receivedἔλαβονforty lashesτεσσεράκονταlessπαρὰone.μίαν
Three timesτρὶςI was beaten with rods,ἐραβδίσθηνonceἅπαξI was stoned,ἐλιθάσθηνthree timesτρὶςI was shipwrecked;ἐναυάγησαa night and a dayνυχθήμερονI have spentπεποίηκαinἐνthe deep;τῷ βυθῷ
on journeysὁδοιπορίαιςoften,πολλάκιςin dangersκινδύνοιςfrom rivers,ποταμῶνin dangersκινδύνοιςfrom robbers,λῃστῶνin dangersκινδύνοιςfromἐκmy ownpeople,γένουςin dangersκινδύνοιςfromἐξthenations,ἐθνῶνin dangersκινδύνοιςinἐνthe city,πόλειin dangersκινδύνοιςinἐνthe wilderness,ἐρημίᾳin dangersκινδύνοιςatἐνsea,θαλάσσῃin dangersκινδύνοιςamongἐνfalse brothers;ψευδαδέλφοις
in laborκόπῳandκαὶtoil,μόχθῳinἐνsleepless nightsἀγρυπνίαιςoften,πολλάκιςinἐνhungerλιμῷandκαὶthirst,δίψειinἐνfastingsνηστείαιςoften,πολλάκιςinἐνcoldψύχειandκαὶnakedness.γυμνότητι
Apart fromχωρὶςthe external things,τῶν παρεκτὸςthere isthe dailyἡ καθ’ ἡμέρανpressureἡ ἐπίστασίςon me,μοιthe anxietyἡ μέριμναfor allπασῶνthe assemblies.τῶν ἐκκλησιῶν
Whoτίςis weak,ἀσθενεῖandκαὶI am notοὐκweak?ἀσθενῶWhoτίςis made to stumble,σκανδαλίζεταιandκαὶIἐγὼdo notοὐκburn?πυροῦμαι
IfΕἰI mustδεῖboast,καυχᾶσθαιI will boastκαυχήσομαιof the thingsτὰof my weakness.τῆς ἀσθενείας μου
The Godὁ θεὸςandκαὶFatherπατὴρof the Lordτοῦ κυρίουJesus,Ἰησοῦhe who isὁ ὢνblessedεὐλογητὸςforever,εἰς τοὺς αἰῶναςknowsοἶδενthatὅτιI am notοὐlying.ψεύδομαι
InἐνDamascusΔαμασκῷthe governorὁ ἐθνάρχηςof Kingτοῦ βασιλέωςAretasἉρέταwas guardingἐφρούρειthe cityτὴν πόλινof the DamascenesΔαμασκηνῶνto seizeπιάσαιme,με
andκαὶthroughδιὰa windowθυρίδοςinἐνa basketσαργάνῃI was let downἐχαλάσθηνthroughδιὰthe wallτοῦ τείχουςandκαὶescapedἐξέφυγονhis hands.τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ