2 Corinthians 11:17

Bible in Basic English (1941)

What I am now saying is not by the order of the Lord, but as a foolish person, taking credit to myself, as it seems.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 7:12 : 12 But to the rest I say, and not the Lord; If a brother has a wife who is not a Christian, and it is her desire to go on living with him, let him not go away from her.
  • 2 Cor 9:4 : 4 For fear that, if any from Macedonia come with me, and you are not ready, we (not to say, you) might be put to shame in this thing.
  • 2 Cor 11:18-27 : 18 Seeing that there are those who take credit to themselves after the flesh, I will do the same. 19 For you put up with the foolish gladly, being wise yourselves. 20 You put up with a man if he makes servants of you, if he makes profit out of you, if he makes you prisoners, if he puts himself in a high place, if he gives you blows on the face. 21 I say this by way of shaming ourselves, as if we had been feeble. But if anyone puts himself forward (I am talking like a foolish person), I will do the same. 22 Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they of Israel? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I. 23 Are they servants of Christ? (I am talking foolishly) I am more so; I have had more experience of hard work, of prisons, of blows more than measure, of death. 24 Five times the Jews gave me forty blows but one. 25 Three times I was whipped with rods, once I was stoned, three times the ship I was in came to destruction at sea, a night and a day I have been in the water; 26 In frequent travels, in dangers on rivers, in dangers from outlaws, in dangers from my countrymen, in dangers from the Gentiles, in dangers in the town, in dangers in the waste land, in dangers at sea, in dangers among false brothers; 27 In hard work and weariness, in frequent watchings, going without food and drink, cold and in need of clothing.
  • Phil 3:3-6 : 3 For we are the circumcision, who give worship to God and have glory in Jesus Christ, and have no faith in the flesh: 4 Even though I myself might have faith in the flesh: if any other man has reason to have faith in the flesh, I have more: 5 Being given circumcision on the eighth day, of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in relation to the law, a Pharisee: 6 In bitter hate I was cruel to the church; I kept all the righteousness of the law to the last detail.
  • 1 Cor 7:25 : 25 Now about virgins I have no orders from the Lord: but I give my opinion as one to whom the Lord has given mercy to be true to him.
  • 1 Cor 7:6 : 6 But this I say as my opinion, and not as an order of the Lord.

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    16 I say again, Let me not seem foolish to anyone; but if I do, put up with me as such, so that I may take a little glory to myself.

  • 2 Cor 11:18-19
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    18 Seeing that there are those who take credit to themselves after the flesh, I will do the same.

    19 For you put up with the foolish gladly, being wise yourselves.

  • 2 Cor 11:21
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    21 I say this by way of shaming ourselves, as if we had been feeble. But if anyone puts himself forward (I am talking like a foolish person), I will do the same.

  • 2 Cor 12:5-6
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    5 On account of such a one I will have glory: for myself I will take no glory, but only in my feeble body.

    6 For if I had a desire to take credit to myself, it would not be foolish, for I would be saying what is true: but I will not, for fear that I might seem to any man more than he sees me to be, or has word from me that I am.

  • 2 Cor 12:11
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    11 I have been forced by you to become foolish, though it was right for my praise to have come from you: for in no way was I less than the chief of the Apostles, though I am nothing.

  • 2 Cor 10:15-17
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    15 Not taking credit to ourselves for what is not our business, that is, for the work of others; but having hope that, with the growth of your faith, we may get the credit for an increase which is the effect of our work,

    16 So that we may be able to go on and take the good news to countries still farther away than you are, and not take credit for another man's work in making things ready to our hand.

    17 But whoever has a desire for glory, let his glory be in the Lord.

  • 2 Cor 10:7-9
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    7 Give attention to the things which are before you. If any man seems to himself to be Christ's, let him keep in mind that we are as much Christ's as he is.

    8 For though I might take pride in our authority (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for your destruction), it will not be a cause of shame to me:

    9 That I may not seem to have the desire of causing you fear by my letters.

  • Rom 15:17-18
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    17 So I have pride in Christ Jesus in the things which are God's.

    18 And I will keep myself from talking of anything but those things which Christ has done by me to put the Gentiles under his rule in word and in act,

  • 2 Cor 11:30
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    30 If I have to take credit to myself, I will do so in the things in which I am feeble.

  • 2 Cor 11:10-12
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    10 As the true word of Christ is in me, I will let no man take from me this my cause of pride in the country of Achaia.

    11 Why? because I have no love for you? let God be judge.

    12 But what I do, that I will go on doing, so that I may give no chance to those who are looking for one; so that, in the cause of their pride, they may be seen to be the same as we are.

  • 2 Cor 10:2
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    2 Yes, I make my request to you, so that when I am with you I may not have to make use of the authority which may be needed against some to whom we seem to be walking after the flesh.

  • 2 Cor 11:5-7
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    5 For in my opinion, I am in no way less than the most important of the Apostles.

    6 But though I am rough in my way of talking, I am not so in knowledge, as we have made clear to all by our acts among you.

    7 Or did I do wrong in making myself low so that you might be lifted up, because I gave you the good news of God without reward?

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    1 As it is necessary for me to take glory to myself, though it is not a good thing, I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

  • 1 Cor 1:31
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    31 So that, as it is said in the holy Writings, Whoever has a desire for glory, let his glory be in the Lord.

  • 2 Cor 5:12
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    12 We are not again requesting your approval, but we are giving you the chance of taking pride in us, so that you may be able to give an answer to those whose glory is in seeming, and not in the heart.

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    14 For I was not put to shame in anything in which I may have made clear to him my pride in you; but as we said nothing to you but what was true, so the good things which I said to Titus about you were seen by him to be true.

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    11 Because I say to you, my brothers, that the good news of which I was the preacher is not man's.

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    4 Even though I myself might have faith in the flesh: if any other man has reason to have faith in the flesh, I have more:

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    11 If then it is I who am the preacher, or they, this is our word, and to this you have given your faith.

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    12 For we will not make comparison of ourselves with some of those who say good things about themselves: but these, measuring themselves by themselves, and making comparison of themselves with themselves, are not wise.

    13 We will not give glory to ourselves in over-great measure, but after the measure of the rule which God has given us, a measure which comes even to you.

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  • 1 Cor 9:15
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    3 But I have sent the brothers, so that the good things we said about you may be seen to be true, and that, as I said, you may be ready:

    4 For fear that, if any from Macedonia come with me, and you are not ready, we (not to say, you) might be put to shame in this thing.

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    18 Let no man have a false idea. If any man seems to himself to be wise among you, let him become foolish, so that he may be wise.

    19 For the wisdom of this world is foolish before God. As it is said in the holy Writings, He who takes the wise in their secret designs:

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    15 What I am saying is for wise men, do you be the judges of it.

  • 1 Cor 4:6
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    13 But I say to you, Gentiles, in so far as I am the Apostle of the Gentiles, I make much of my position:

  • 1 Cor 4:10
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    21 So let no one take pride in men. For all things are yours;

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    14 But far be it from me to have glory in anything, but only in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which this world has come to an end on the cross for me, and I for it.

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    29 So that no flesh might have glory before God.

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    17 But those are preaching Christ in a spirit of competition, not from their hearts, but with the purpose of giving me pain in my prison.