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CHAPTER XI.
_The apostle apologizes for expressing his jealousy relative to_
_the true state of the Corinthians; still fearing lest their_
_minds should have been drawn aside from the simplicity of...
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WOULD TO GOD - Greek, “I would” (Ὄφελον Ophelon). This
expresses earnest desire, but in the Greek there is no appeal to God.
The sense would be well expressed by “O that,” or “I earnestly
wish.”
YE...
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2. ANSWERING HIS ADVERSARIES. HIS BOASTINGS.
CHAPTER 11
_ 1. The Danger Through False Teachers. (2 Corinthians 11:1)_
2. Answering His Adversaries. (2 Corinthians 11:7)
3. His Boastings of Labors a...
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A TENDER APPEAL TO THE CHURCH AS A WHOLE. This appeal may sound like
foolish sentiment. Let them bear with him. _Indeed_ he is sure that
they do. What has happened under Paul's guidance and inspiratio...
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Would that you would bear with me in a little foolishness--but I know
that you do bear with me. I am jealous for you with the jealousy of
God, for I betrothed you to one husband, I wished to present a...
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THE PERIL OF SEDUCTION (2 Corinthians 11:1-6)...
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WOULD TO GOD. See 1 Corinthians 4:8.
BEAR WITH. Gr _anechomai._ See Luke 9:41.
FOLLY. Greek. _aphroaunt._ Only here, verses: 2 Corinthians 11:17;...
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2 Corinthians 11:1-17. St Paul's Defence of himself against his
accusers
1. _Would to God_ The words -to God" are not in the original.
_bear with me a little in my folly_ i.e. the folly of boasting,...
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1–6. These verses are introductory, apologizing for the folly of
glorying, to which a godly zeal on their behalf impels him. At the
beginning, middle, and end of this section he calls attention to the...
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ὌΦΕΛΟΝ (אBD1MP) rather than ὤφελον (D3FGKL); and
ἀνείχεσθε (אBDFGLMP) rather than ἀνέχεσθε (K 37,
73, Theodoret), which comes from the following ἀνέχεσθε, or
than ἠνείχεσθε (cursives); and ΜΙΚΡΌΝ ΤΙ ...
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_PAUL CONTINUED HIS SELF-DEFENSE -- 2 CORINTHIANS 11:1-4:_ Paul's
concern for the Corinthians was tremendous. Therefore, he desired that
they would bear with him as he explained and defended his apost...
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WOULD TO GOD YE COULD BEAR— _Would you could bear._ St. Paul
modestly calls his speaking in his own defence _folly._ From this
verse to the 6th he shews, that the pretended Apostle, bringing to
them n...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTARY
SECTION 1
Unarticulative (2 Corinthians 11:1-6)
I wish you would bear with me in a little foolishness. Do bear with
me! 2I feel a divine jealousy for you, for I betrothed you to...
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Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed
bear with me.
WOULD TO GOD - Greek, 'I would that.'
BEAR WITH ME - I may not unreasonably ask to be borne with: not so
the fals...
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11 Even forbearance and gentleness have their limits. The apostle
makes it clear that. when he came to them again he would act quite as
severely as he wrote in dealing with those who still opposed him...
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_(B) 11:1-15. DEFENCE OF HIS GOSPEL AND OF HIS INDEPENDENCE_
St. Paul says that he also will now boast a little, for he is as much
an Apostle as those whom they prefer. If he refuses monetary support...
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GOD SHOWS HIS POWER WHEN WE ARE WEAK
2 CORINTHIANS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 11
V1 I will now write some words about myself, like those fools who
recommend themselves. Be patient, and you will under...
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XI.
(1) WOULD TO GOD. — As the words “to God” are not in the Greek,
it would be better to treat them as the general expression of a wish:
_Would that ye could bear._
YE COULD BEAR WITH ME A LITTLE IN...
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CHAPTER 24
GODLY JEALOUSY.
2 Corinthians 11:1 (R.V)
ALL through the tenth chapter there is a conflict in the Apostle's
mind. He is repeatedly, as it were, on the verge of doing something,
from which...
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HE BEGS THEM TO BEAR WITH HIM IF HE STATES HIS CLAIMS AT LENGTH; IT IS
NECESSARY TO DO SO BECAUSE OF THEIR READINESS TO ACCEPT NOVEL
TEACHING....
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ὄφελον ἀνείχεσθέ μου κ. τ. λ.: _would that ye
could bear with me in a little_ (μικρόν τι only here and 2
Corinthians 11:16; _cf._ Hebrews 2:7) _foolishness_. ἀφροσύνη
= “nonsense” (see ref. and _cf._...
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“A GODLY JEALOUSY”
2 Corinthians 11:1
As the Bridegroom's friend, Paul was eager to bring the Corinthian
church to the Bridegroom of souls. But false teachers disturbed the
purity and simplicity of t...
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Having thus stated the true grounds of glorying, and being about to
make his boast (such action having been made necessary by the
opposition), the apostle has so little love for it that he commences
w...
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VERSE 1 Paul does not see any point in the mindless bragging of those
opposing him, but he asks the Corinthians to bear with him while he
proves his apostleship. He further states that he knows they w...
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Would (1) to God ye could bear with me a little in [my] folly: and
indeed bear with me.
(1) He grants that in a way he is playing the fool in this exalting of
things, but he adds that he does it agai...
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_My folly. So he calls his reciting his own praises, which commonly
speaking, is looked upon as a piece of folly and vanity; though the
apostle was constrained to do it, for the good of the souls comm...
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CONTENTS
The Apostle in this Chapter, is defending himself, and his Ministry,
against some that opposed him. He modestly speaks of his Trials, and
Afflictions....
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(1) Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and
indeed bear with me. (2) For I am jealous over you with godly
jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present
you...
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illing them to overflowing, though surely not to cease in the ages to
come. "Unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that
we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,...
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1._Would that ye did bear with me. _As he saw that the ears of the
Corinthians were still in part pre-engaged, (793) he has recourse to
another contrivance, for he turns to express a wish, as persons...
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In Chapter 11, jealous with regard to his beloved Corinthians with a
godly jealousy, he carries yet further his arguments relating to false
teachers. He asks the faithful in Corinth to bear with him a...
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WOULD TO GOD YOU COULD BEAR WITH ME A LITTLE,.... The false apostles
boasted so much of their gifts, abilities, and usefulness, that the
apostle found himself under a necessity of saying some things i...
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Would to God ye could bear with me a little in _my_ folly: and indeed
bear with me.
Ver. 1. _In my folly_] How foolish were the Pharisees, John 7:49, and
after them the Gnostics, the Illuminates, and...
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_Would to God_ Rather, _I wish;_ (for the word _God_ is not in the
original text;) _you could bear a little with me_ So does he pave the
way for what might otherwise have given offence; _in my folly_...
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MY FOLLY; in relating what he had done and suffered in the cause of
Christ; which, in ordinary circumstances, might have been regarded as
foolish.
AND INDEED BEAR WITH ME; better, as the margin, "and...
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WOULD TO GOD YE COULD BEAR WITH ME A LITTLE IN MY FOLLY; AND INDEED
BEAR WITH ME....
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THE TRUE APOSTLE AND THE FALSE TEACHERS. 2 Corinthians 11:1
Paul censures the spirit which gives ear to false teaching:...
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If it seems strange that Paul asks the Corinthians to bear with a
little folly in him, yet let us still remember that it is God who
inspires him to write as he does. Paul considered it folly to speak...
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BEAR WITH ME:
Or, you do bear with me...
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1-4 The apostle desired to preserve the Corinthians from being
corrupted by the false apostles. There is but one Jesus, one Spirit,
and one gospel, to be preached to them, and received by them; and wh...
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2 CORINTHIANS CHAPTER 11 2 CORINTHIANS 11:1 Paul unwillingly entereth
upon a commendation of himself, out of jealousy lest the Corinthians
should be perverted by false apostles from the pure doctrine...
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[While this third part of Paul's epistle is directed against his
enemies, it is obvious that even these are, in his estimation, divided
into two classes; i. e., the leaders and the led. The apostle do...
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2 Corinthians 11:1 Oh G3785 bear G430 (G5711) me G3450 little G3397
and G2532 indeed G235 bear G430 ...
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PAUL DEFENDS HIS APOSTLESHIP AND COMPARES HIMSELF WITH HIS OPPONENTS
(2 CORINTHIANS 11:1).
An exact determination of who the visiting preachers were who
constituted the new grave threat to Paul's mini...
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PAUL CONTINUES HIS DEFENCE. HE EXPRESSES HIS CONCERN FOR THEM AND HIS
FEAR LEST THEY BE LED ASTRAY. HE DEFENDS HIS POLICY OF NOT LETTING
THEM MAINTAIN HIM AND SUMS UP HIS OPPONENTS AS FALSE APOSTLES....
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2 Corinthians 11:1. WOULD THAT YE COULD BEAR WITH ME IN A LITTLE
FOOLISHNESS: NAY INDEED BEAR WITH ME or (with other interpreters)
‘but indeed ye do bear with me.' The former, however, suits better,
w...
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WOULD THAT YE COULD BEAR WITH ME
(οφελον ανειχεσθε μου). _Koine_ way of expressing a
wish about the present, οφελον (as a conjunction, really second
aorist active indicative of οφειλω without augmen...
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CONTENTS: Paul's godly jealousy for Christ's cause. Warning against
false teachers. Paul's enforced boasting.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul, Satan, Eve, Abraham, Aretas, governor
of Damascus.
CONCLUS...
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2 Corinthians 11:1. _Bear with me a little in my folly;_ for I must
glory a little when the advocate of self-applause. I know it is folly
for a man to applaud himself; and I doubt not but you will bea...
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TOLERATE ME. There is still a possibility that the false apostles may
deceive the Corinthians with their claims that _seem reasonable_ by
worldly standards. Two key words are _foolish (fools)_ and _bo...
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_Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly._ In my
boasting, which sounds like folly. It is, however, a mark of the
highest wisdom on my part, for I do it out of zeal to protect the
fait...
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CHAPTER 11
SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER
i. After declaring his love for the Corinthians, he proceeds (ver. 4)
to defend his apostleship against the false apostles, pointing out
that they had bestowed no...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
2 Corinthians 11:1.—Small change of rendering, “_a bit of
foolishness_,” because of small variation of reading. “For, on my
own principle (2 Corinthians 10:18), _it is_ foolishness.”...
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AN APOSTLE DRIVEN AGAINST HIS WILL INTO A SEMBLANCE OF BOASTING.
EXPOSITION
An apology for the "foolishness" of boasting (2 Corinthians 11:1). He
is not afraid of comparisons ...
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Let's turn to II Corinthians, chapter eleven.
Paul's authority as an apostle has been challenged in the Corinthian
church by certain Jewish teachers who had come in behind Paul, as they
so often did,...
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1 Corinthians 1:21; 1 Corinthians 3:18; 1 Corinthians 4:10; 1
Corinthians 4:8;...
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Folly. As my boasting may seem to you. Ironically spoken of that
legitimate self - vindication demanded by the circumstances. Rev.,
foolishness.
Bear with me [α ν ε χ ε σ θ ε]. Some render as indicat...
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I wish ye would bear — So does he pave the way for what might
otherwise have given offence. With my folly — Of commending myself;
which to many may appear folly; and really would be so, were it not on...
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Observe here, 1. That which the apostle calls his folly is his
speaking so much in his own commendation and praise, because
ordinarily self-commendation has. very great shew of folly in it,
though not...