2 Corinthians 11:30

Bible in Basic English (1941)

If I have to take credit to myself, I will do so in the things in which I am feeble.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 2:3 : 3 And I was with you without strength, in fear and in doubt.
  • 2 Cor 12:5-9 : 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. 7 And because the revelations were so very great, in order that I might not be overmuch lifted up, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, one sent from Satan to give me pain. 8 And about this thing I made request to the Lord three times that it might be taken away from me. 9 And he said to me, My grace is enough for you, for my power is made complete in what is feeble. Most gladly, then, will I take pride in my feeble body, so that the power of Christ may be on me. 10 So I take pleasure in being feeble, in unkind words, in needs, in cruel attacks, in troubles, on account of Christ: for when I am feeble, then am I strong. 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.
  • Col 1:24 : 24 Now I have joy in my pain because of you, and in my flesh I undergo whatever is still needed to make the sorrows of Christ complete, for the salvation of his body, the church;
  • 2 Cor 11:16-18 : 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. 17 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. 18 Seeing that there are those who take credit to themselves after the flesh, I will do the same.
  • 2 Cor 12:1 : 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.
  • Prov 25:27 : 27 It is not good to take much honey: so he who is not looking for honour will be honoured.
  • Prov 27:2 : 2 Let another man give you praise, and not your mouth; one who is strange to you, and not your lips.
  • Jer 9:23-24 : 23 This is the word of the Lord: Let not the wise man take pride in his wisdom, or the strong man in his strength, or the man of wealth in his wealth: 24 But if any man has pride, let it be in this, that he has the wisdom to have knowledge of me, that I am the Lord, working mercy, giving true decisions, and doing righteousness in the earth: for in these things I have delight, says the Lord.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Cor 12:5-11
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    5On account of such a one I will have glory: for myself I will take no glory, but only in my feeble body.

    6For 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.

    7And because the revelations were so very great, in order that I might not be overmuch lifted up, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, one sent from Satan to give me pain.

    8And about this thing I made request to the Lord three times that it might be taken away from me.

    9And he said to me, My grace is enough for you, for my power is made complete in what is feeble. Most gladly, then, will I take pride in my feeble body, so that the power of Christ may be on me.

    10So I take pleasure in being feeble, in unkind words, in needs, in cruel attacks, in troubles, on account of Christ: for when I am feeble, then am I strong.

    11I 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 11:29
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    29Who is feeble and I am not feeble? who is in danger of falling, and I am not angry?

  • 2 Cor 11:16-18
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    16I 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.

    17What I am now saying is not by the order of the Lord, but as a foolish person, taking credit to myself, as it seems.

    18Seeing that there are those who take credit to themselves after the flesh, I will do the same.

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

    18And 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 12:1
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    1As 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.

  • 2 Cor 10:16-17
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    16So 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.

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

  • 1 Cor 9:15-16
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    15But I have not made use of any of these things: and I am not writing this in the hope that it may be so for me: for it would be better for me to undergo death, than for any man to make this pride of mine of no effect.

    16For if I am a preacher of the good news, I have no cause for pride in this; because I am forced to do so, for a curse is on me if I do not.

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

  • 2 Cor 11:10
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    10As 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.

  • 2 Cor 11:21
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    21I 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.

  • Eph 3:13
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    13For this reason it is my prayer that you may not become feeble because of my troubles for you, which are your glory.

  • 2 Cor 10:8-9
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    8For 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:

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

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

  • 2 Cor 11:12
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    12But 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 11:31
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    31The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom be praise for ever, is witness that the things which I say are true.

  • Gal 6:14
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    14But 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.

  • 2 Cor 7:14
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    14For 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.

  • 2 Cor 12:13
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    13For what is there in which you were made less than the other churches, but in the one thing that I was not a trouble to you? Let me have forgiveness for this wrong.

  • 2 Cor 5:12
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    12We 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.

  • 2 Cor 7:4
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    4My words to you are without fear, I am full of pride on account of you: I have great comfort and joy in all our troubles.

  • Phil 1:30
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    30Fighting the same fight which you saw in me, and now have word of in me.

  • 2 Cor 10:1-2
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    1Now I, Paul, myself make request to you by the quiet and gentle behaviour of Christ, I who am poor in spirit when with you, but who say what is in my mind to you without fear when I am away from you:

    2Yes, 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 13:3
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    3Seeing that you are looking for a sign of Christ giving out his word in me; who is not feeble in relation to you, but is strong in you:

  • Gal 4:13
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    13But you have knowledge that with a feeble body I was preaching the good news to you the first time;

  • 1 Cor 1:29
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    29So that no flesh might have glory before God.

  • Rom 15:1
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    1We who are strong have to be a support to the feeble, and not give pleasure to ourselves.

  • Phil 3:4
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    4Even though I myself might have faith in the flesh: if any other man has reason to have faith in the flesh, I have more:

  • Rom 3:7
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    7But if, because I am untrue, God being seen to be true gets more glory, why am I to be judged as a sinner?

  • 1 Cor 15:10
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    10But by the grace of God, I am what I am: and his grace which was given to me has not been for nothing; for I did more work than all of them; though not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

  • Rom 11:13
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    13But I say to you, Gentiles, in so far as I am the Apostle of the Gentiles, I make much of my position:

  • Gal 1:24
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    24And they gave glory to God in me.

  • 2 Cor 11:1
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    1Put up with me if I am a little foolish: but, truly, you do put up with me.

  • 1 Cor 10:30
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    30But if I give praise to God for the food which I take, let no man say evil of me for that reason.

  • 2 Cor 11:7
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    7Or 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?

  • 2 Cor 13:9-10
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    9For we are glad when we are feeble and you are strong: and this is our prayer, even that you may be made complete.

    10For this cause I am writing these things while I am away, so that there may be need for me, when I am present, to make use of sharp measures, by the authority which the Lord has given me for building up and not for destruction.

  • 1 Cor 9:3
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    3My answer to those who are judging me is this.