Verse 11
2 Corinthians 12:11
GOD'S WORD Translation
11
I have become foolish in boasting. You compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you, for in nothing was I inferior to the very best apostles, though I am nothing.
Original Language Text
greek
Γέγονα ⸀ἄφρων· ὑμεῖς με ἠναγκάσατε· ἐγὼ γὰρ ὤφειλον ὑφ’ ὑμῶν συνίστασθαι. οὐδὲν γὰρ ὑστέρησα τῶν ὑπερλίαν ἀποστόλων, εἰ καὶ οὐδέν εἰμι·
English Translation
I have become a fool; you have compelled me. For I ought to have been commended by you. For I am not in the least inferior to the most eminent apostles, even though I am nothing.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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