2 Corinthians 11:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then receive me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.”
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“I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then receive me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“I say again, Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me, that I may boast myself a little.”
King James Version · Public Domain“I say again, Let no man think me foolish; but ifye do, yet as foolish receive me, that I also may glory a little.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Again I say, may no one think me to be a fool; and if otherwise, even as a fool receive me, that I also a little may boast.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Corinthians 11:16 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Corinthians 11:1I hope you will bear with a little of my foolishness, but you are already doing that.
- 2 Corinthians 11:19For you gladly tolerate fools, since you are so wise.
- 2 Corinthians 11:21To 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.
- 2 Corinthians 12:6Even if I wanted to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me,
- 2 Corinthians 12:11I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.
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