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2 Corinthians 11:17

That I speake, I speake it not after the Lord: but as it were foolishly, in this my great boasting.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.

In Context

16I say againe, Let no man thinke that I am foolish, or els take mee euen as a foole, that I also may boast my selfe a litle.

18Seeing that many reioyce after the flesh, I will reioyce also.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 7:12But to ye remnant I speake, and not ye Lord, If any brother haue a wife, ye beleeueth not, if she be content to dwell with him, let him not forsake her.

2 Corinthians 9:4Lest if they of Macedonia come with me, and finde you vnprepared, we (that wee may not say, you) should be ashamed in this my constant boasting.

Philippians 3:3For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirite, and reioyce in Christ Iesus, and haue no confidence in the flesh:

Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 11:17-22

The Apostle Asserts His Claims. ( a. d. 57.) 16 I say again, Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me, that I may boast myself a little. 17 That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting. 18 Seeing that many glory after the flesh, I will glory also. 19 For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise. 20 For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if… Read the whole commentary →

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