2 Corinthians 11:30
28 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?
If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.
31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, knows that I am not lying.
32 In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.
- KJV
- If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.
- WEB
- If I must boast, I will boast of the things that concern my weakness.
- ASV
- If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things that concern my weakness.
- DARBY
- If it is needful to boast, I will boast in the things which concern my infirmity.
- BLB
- If it is necessary to boast, I will boast [in] the things of my weakness.
- ÅB
- Må jeg endelig rose meg, da vil jeg rose meg av det som hører min skrøpelighet til.
- OTB
- Hvis jeg må skryte, vil jeg skryte av alle de tingene som viser min svakhet.
- B1930
- Må jeg endelig rose mig, da vil jeg rose mig av det som hører min skrøpelighet til.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Corinthians 12:5–11
I will boast about such a man, but I will not boast about myself, except in my weaknesses.
Read in contextProverbs 25:27
It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.
Read in context1 Corinthians 2:3
I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling.
Read in contextJeremiah 9:23–24
This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
Read in contextProverbs 27:2
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth— a stranger, and not your own lips.
Read in context2 Corinthians 11:16–18
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.
Read in context2 Corinthians 12:1
I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to gain, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.
Read in contextColossians 1:24
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.
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