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2 Corinthians 11:28

Worry and anxietyServing others

26 In my frequent journeys, I have been in danger from rivers and from bandits, in danger from my countrymen and from the Gentiles, in danger in the city and in the country, in danger on the sea and among false brothers,

27 in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.

Apart from these external trials, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches.

29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with grief?

30 If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.

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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.

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BSB
Apart from these external trials, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches.
KJV
Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.
WEB
Besides those things that are outside, there is that which presses on me daily: anxiety for all the assemblies.
ASV
Besides those things that are without, there is that which presseth upon me daily, anxiety for all the churches.
DARBY
Besides those things that are without, the crowd [of cares] pressing on me daily, the burden of all the assemblies.
BLB
Apart from the external things, the crowding on me on every day [is] the care of all the churches.
ÅB
Foruten alt annet har jeg enda det daglige overløp, omsorgen for alle menighetene.
OTB
Bortsett fra slike ytre saker, er det det daglige presset på meg av bekymring for alle menighetene.
B1930
Foruten alt annet har jeg ennu det daglige overløp, omsorgen for alle menighetene.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Corinthians 7:17

    Regardless, each one should lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is what I prescribe in all the churches.

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  • Romans 15:16

    to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

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  • Acts 20:18–35

    When they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia.

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  • Romans 11:13

    I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry

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  • Acts 15:40–41

    but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.

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  • Acts 18:23

    After Paul had spent some time in Antioch, he traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

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  • Romans 16:4

    who have risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.

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  • Colossians 2:1

    For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face,

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