english Bible Presentation Sharing - 2-Corinthians Book, chapter 11, verse 22 in Nlt Version

2 Corinthians 11 : 1 (NLT)

I hope you will put up with a little more of my foolishness. Please bear with me.

2 Corinthians 11 : 2 (NLT)

For I am jealous for you with the jealousy of God himself. I promised you as a pure bride to one husband-- Christ.

2 Corinthians 11 : 3 (NLT)

But I fear that somehow your pure and undivided devotion to Christ will be corrupted, just as Eve was deceived by the cunning ways of the serpent.

2 Corinthians 11 : 4 (NLT)

You happily put up with whatever anyone tells you, even if they preach a different Jesus than the one we preach, or a different kind of Spirit than the one you received, or a different kind of gospel than the one you believed.

2 Corinthians 11 : 5 (NLT)

But I don't consider myself inferior in any way to these "super apostles" who teach such things.

2 Corinthians 11 : 6 (NLT)

I may be unskilled as a speaker, but I'm not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every possible way.

2 Corinthians 11 : 7 (NLT)

Was I wrong when I humbled myself and honored you by preaching God's Good News to you without expecting anything in return?

2 Corinthians 11 : 8 (NLT)

I "robbed" other churches by accepting their contributions so I could serve you at no cost.

2 Corinthians 11 : 9 (NLT)

And when I was with you and didn't have enough to live on, I did not become a financial burden to anyone. For the brothers who came from Macedonia brought me all that I needed. I have never been a burden to you, and I never will be.

2 Corinthians 11 : 10 (NLT)

As surely as the truth of Christ is in me, no one in all of Greece will ever stop me from boasting about this.

2 Corinthians 11 : 11 (NLT)

Why? Because I don't love you? God knows that I do.

2 Corinthians 11 : 12 (NLT)

But I will continue doing what I have always done. This will undercut those who are looking for an opportunity to boast that their work is just like ours.

2 Corinthians 11 : 13 (NLT)

These people are false apostles. They are deceitful workers who disguise themselves as apostles of Christ.

2 Corinthians 11 : 14 (NLT)

But I am not surprised! Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.

2 Corinthians 11 : 15 (NLT)

So it is no wonder that his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. In the end they will get the punishment their wicked deeds deserve.

2 Corinthians 11 : 16 (NLT)

Again I say, don't think that I am a fool to talk like this. But even if you do, listen to me, as you would to a foolish person, while I also boast a little.

2 Corinthians 11 : 17 (NLT)

Such boasting is not from the Lord, but I am acting like a fool.

2 Corinthians 11 : 18 (NLT)

And since others boast about their human achievements, I will, too.

2 Corinthians 11 : 19 (NLT)

After all, you think you are so wise, but you enjoy putting up with fools!

2 Corinthians 11 : 20 (NLT)

You put up with it when someone enslaves you, takes everything you have, takes advantage of you, takes control of everything, and slaps you in the face.

2 Corinthians 11 : 21 (NLT)

I'm ashamed to say that we've been too "weak" to do that!But whatever they dare to boast about-- I'm talking like a fool again-- I dare to boast about it, too.

2 Corinthians 11 : 22 (NLT)

Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.

2 Corinthians 11 : 23 (NLT)

Are they servants of Christ? I know I sound like a madman, but I have served him far more! I have worked harder, been put in prison more often, been whipped times without number, and faced death again and again.

2 Corinthians 11 : 24 (NLT)

Five different times the Jewish leaders gave me thirty-nine lashes.

2 Corinthians 11 : 25 (NLT)

Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. Once I spent a whole night and a day adrift at sea.

2 Corinthians 11 : 26 (NLT)

I have traveled on many long journeys. I have faced danger from rivers and from robbers. I have faced danger from my own people, the Jews, as well as from the Gentiles. I have faced danger in the cities, in the deserts, and on the seas. And I have faced danger from men who claim to be believers but are not.

2 Corinthians 11 : 27 (NLT)

I have worked hard and long, enduring many sleepless nights. I have been hungry and thirsty and have often gone without food. I have shivered in the cold, without enough clothing to keep me warm.

2 Corinthians 11 : 28 (NLT)

Then, besides all this, I have the daily burden of my concern for all the churches.

2 Corinthians 11 : 29 (NLT)

Who is weak without my feeling that weakness? Who is led astray, and I do not burn with anger?

2 Corinthians 11 : 30 (NLT)

If I must boast, I would rather boast about the things that show how weak I am.

2 Corinthians 11 : 31 (NLT)

God, the Father of our Lord Jesus, who is worthy of eternal praise, knows I am not lying.

2 Corinthians 11 : 32 (NLT)

When I was in Damascus, the governor under King Aretas kept guards at the city gates to catch me.

2 Corinthians 11 : 33 (NLT)

I had to be lowered in a basket through a window in the city wall to escape from him.