2 Corinthians 11:30

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Yf I must nedes make my boast, I wil boast my selfe of myne infirmyte.

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  • 1 Cor 2:3 : 3 And I was amonge you in weaknes, and in feare, and in moch tremblinge:
  • 2 Cor 12:5-9 : 5 Here of will I boast, but of my selfe wil I make no boast, excepte it be of myne infirmyties. 6 And though I wolde boast my selfe, I dyd not foolishly, for I wolde saye the trueth. But I refrayne my selfe, lest eny ma shulde thinke of me aboue yt he seyth in me, or heareth of me. 7 And lest I shulde exalte my selfe out of measure because of the hye reuelacions, there is a warnynge geuen vnto my flesh, euen ye messaunger of Satan, to buffet me, that I shulde not exalte my selfe out off measure: 8 for ye which I besoughte the LORDE thryse, that it mighte departe fro me. 9 And he sayde vnto me: My grace is sufficiet for the. For my strength is made perfecte thorow weaknes. Very glad therfore wil I reioyse in my weaknesses, that the strength of Christ maye dwell in me. 10 Therfore am I contente in infirmities, in rebukes, in necessities, in persecucions, in anguysshes for Christes sake: for wha I am weake, the am I stroge. 11 I am become a fole i boastinge my selfe: Ye haue copelled me. For I oughte to be comended of you, in so moch as I am in nothinge inferior to ye hye Apostles. Though I be nothinge,
  • Col 1:24 : 24 Now ioye I in my sufferynges, which I suffre for you, and fulfill that which is behynde of the passions of Christ in my flesh, for his bodyes sake, which is the congregacion,
  • 2 Cor 11:16-18 : 16 I saye agayne, lest eny man thynke that I am folish: or els take me euen now as a fole, yt I maye boast my selfe a litle also. 17 That I speake now, that speake I not after the LORDE, but as it were in folishnes, whyle we are now come to boastinge: 18 Seynge that many boaste them selues after ye flesh, I wil boast my selfe also.
  • 2 Cor 12:1 : 1 It profiteth me nothinge (no doute) to boaste. Neuertheles I wil come to ye visions and reuelacions off the LORDE.
  • Prov 25:27 : 27 Like as it is not good to eate to moch hony, euen so he that wyll search out hye thynges, it shal be to heuy for him.
  • Prov 27:2 : 2 Let another ma prayse the, & not thine owne mouth: yee other folkes lippes, and not thyne.
  • Jer 9:23-24 : 23 Morouer, thus saieth the LORDE: Let not the wise man reioyse in his wisdome, ner the stronge man in his strength, nether the rich man in his riches: 24 But who so wil reioyse, let him reioyse in this, that he vnderstodeth, and knoweth me: for I am the LORDE, which do mercie, equite and rightuousnes vpon earth. Therfore haue I pleasure in soch thinges, saieth ye LORDE.

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  • 89%

    5Here of will I boast, but of my selfe wil I make no boast, excepte it be of myne infirmyties.

    6And though I wolde boast my selfe, I dyd not foolishly, for I wolde saye the trueth. But I refrayne my selfe, lest eny ma shulde thinke of me aboue yt he seyth in me, or heareth of me.

    7And lest I shulde exalte my selfe out of measure because of the hye reuelacions, there is a warnynge geuen vnto my flesh, euen ye messaunger of Satan, to buffet me, that I shulde not exalte my selfe out off measure:

    8for ye which I besoughte the LORDE thryse, that it mighte departe fro me.

    9And he sayde vnto me: My grace is sufficiet for the. For my strength is made perfecte thorow weaknes. Very glad therfore wil I reioyse in my weaknesses, that the strength of Christ maye dwell in me.

    10Therfore am I contente in infirmities, in rebukes, in necessities, in persecucions, in anguysshes for Christes sake: for wha I am weake, the am I stroge.

    11I am become a fole i boastinge my selfe: Ye haue copelled me. For I oughte to be comended of you, in so moch as I am in nothinge inferior to ye hye Apostles. Though I be nothinge,

  • 29Who is weake, and I be not weake? Who is offended, & I burne not?

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    16I saye agayne, lest eny man thynke that I am folish: or els take me euen now as a fole, yt I maye boast my selfe a litle also.

    17That I speake now, that speake I not after the LORDE, but as it were in folishnes, whyle we are now come to boastinge:

    18Seynge that many boaste them selues after ye flesh, I wil boast my selfe also.

  • Rom 15:17-18
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    17Therfore maye I boost myselfe thorow Iesu Christ, that I medle with thinges perteyninge vnto God.

    18For I durst not speake ought, excepte Christ had wroughte the same by me, to make the Heythen obediet thorow worde and dede,

  • 1It profiteth me nothinge (no doute) to boaste. Neuertheles I wil come to ye visions and reuelacions off the LORDE.

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    16and preach the Gospell vnto them that dwell beyonde you, and not to reioyse in that, which is prepared with another mans measure.

    17Let him that reioyseth, reioyse in the LORDE:

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    15But I haue vsed none of these thinges. Nether wryte I therof, that it shulde be done so vnto me: for I had rather dye, the that eny man shulde brynge my reioysinge to naughte.

    16For in that I preach the Gospell, I neade not boost my selfe, for I must nedes do it. And wo vnto me, yff I preach not the Gospell.

  • 31that, acordinge as it is wrytten: He that reioyseth, shulde reioyse in the LORDE.

  • 10As surely as the trueth of Christ is in me, this reioysinge shal not be taken fro me in the regions of Achaia.

  • 21I speake concernynge rebuke, as though we were weake.Wherin so euer now eny man darre be bolde (I speake folishly) therin darre I be bolde also.

  • 13Wherfore I desyre that ye faynte not because of my tribulacions, yt I suffre for you, which is youre prayse.

  • 2 Cor 10:8-9
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    8And though I shulde boast my selfe somwhat more of oure auctorite which ye LORDE hath geue vs to edifye and not to destroye, it shulde not be to my shame.

    9This I saye, lest I shulde seme, as though I wente aboute to make you afrayed with letters.

  • 5For I suppose that I am no lesse the the hye Apostles are.

  • 12Neuertheles what I do and wyl do, that do I to cut awaye occasion, from the which seke occasion, that they mighte boast the selues to be like vnto vs.

  • 31God ye father of oure LORDE Iesus Christ, which is blessed for euer, knoweth that I lye not.

  • 14But God forbyd that I shulde reioyse, saue onely in the crosse of oure LORDE Iesus Christ, wherby the worlde is crucified vnto me, and I vnto the worlde.

  • 14I am therfore not now ashamed, though I boasted my selfe vnto him of you: but like as all is true that I haue spoke vnto you, euen so is oure boastinge vnto Titus founde true also.

  • 13For what is it, wherin ye are inferiours to the other congregacions? excepte it be yt I haue not bene greuous vnto you.Forgeue me this wroge.

  • 12We prayse not oure selues agayne vnto you, but geue you an occasion to reioyse of vs, yt ye maye haue to reioyse agaynst them, which reioyse after the outwarde appearaunce, and not after the hert.

  • 4I am very bolde towarde you, I make moch boost of you, I am fylled with comforte, I am exceadynge ioyous in all oure tribulacion.

  • 30and to haue euen the same fighte, which ye haue sene in me, and now heare of me.

  • 2 Cor 10:1-2
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    1I Paul my selfe beseke you by the mekenesse and softnesse off Christ, which when I am present amonge you, am of small reputacion, but am bolde towarde you beynge absent.

    2I beseke you that I nede not be bolde whan I am present, & to vse yt boldnesse wherwith I am supposed to be bolde, agaynst some, which repute vs as though we walked after ye flesh:

  • 3seynge that ye seke experiece of him, which speaketh in me, euen Christ, which amonge you is not weake, but is mightie amoge you.

  • 13For ye knowe how that in weaknes after ye flesh I preached ye Gospell vnto you at the first:

  • 29that no flesh shulde reioyse in his presence.

  • 1We that are stronge ought to beare ye fraylnesse of them which are weake, and not to stonde in oure awne consaytes.

  • 4though I haue wherof I mighte reioyce in ye flesh. Yf eny other ma thynke that he hath wherof he mighte reioyce in the flesh, moch more I,

  • 7For yf the trueth of God be thorow my lye the more excellent vnto his prayse, why shulde I the be iudged yet as a synner?

  • 10But by the grace of God I am that I am. And his grace in me hath not bene vayne, but I haue laboured more then they all: howbeit not I but the grace of God which is wt me.

  • 13I speake vnto you Heythen: for in as moch as I am ye Apostle of the Heythen, I wil prayse myne office,

  • 24and they praysed God in me.

  • 1Wolde God ye coulde suffre me a litle in my foloshnes, yet do ye forbeare me.

  • 30For yf I take my parte wt thankesgeuynge, why am I euell spoken of, for yt thinge wherfore I geue thankes?

  • 7Or dyd I synne therin because I submytted my selfe, that ye mighte be exalted?For I preached vnto you the Gospell of God frely,

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    9We are glad whan we are weake, & ye stronge: & the same also we wysshe for, namely yor perfectnesse.

    10Therfore wryte I these thinges beynge absent, lest wha I am present, I shulde vse sharpnesse, acordinge to the power which the LORDE hath geue me to edifye, and not to destroye.

  • 3Myne answere vnto them that axe me, is this: