2 Corinthians 11:16
14 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.
15 It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.
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.
17 In this confident boasting of mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as a fool.
18 Since many are boasting according to the flesh, I too will boast.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- I say again, let no one think me foolish. But if so, yet receive me as foolish, that I also may boast a little.
- ASV
- I say again, let no man think me foolish; but if [ye do], yet as foolish receive me, that I also may glory a little.
- DARBY
- Again I say, Let not any one think me to be a fool; but if otherwise, receive me then even as a fool, that *I* also may boast myself some little.
- BLB
- Again I say, no one should think me to be a fool; but if otherwise, receive me even as a fool, that I also may boast a little.
- ÅB
- Igjen sier jeg: Ingen akte meg for en dåre! men selv om så er, da ta imot meg, om enn som en dåre, for at også jeg kan få rose meg litt!
- OTB
- Igjen sier jeg, la ingen tro at jeg er tåpelig; men hvis dere gjør det, aksepter meg selv som tåpelig, så jeg også kan skryte litt.
- B1930
- Atter sier jeg: Ingen akte mig for en dåre! men selv om så er, da ta imot mig, om enn som en dåre, forat også jeg kan få rose mig litt!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Corinthians 11:1
I hope you will bear with a little of my foolishness, but you are already doing that.
Read in context2 Corinthians 12:6
Even 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,
Read in context2 Corinthians 12:11
I 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.
Read in context2 Corinthians 11:19
For you gladly tolerate fools, since you are so wise.
Read in context2 Corinthians 11:21–23
To 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.
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