2 Corinthians 11:17 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹⁷ What I am saying in this boastful [show of] confidence is not what the Lord would [say], but is [just plain] “foolishness.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ What I say by way of this confident boasting, I say not with the Lord's authority [by inspiration] but, as it were, in pure witlessness.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ That which I speak, I speak not after the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of glorying.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ I’m not saying what I’m saying because the Lord tells me to. I’m saying it like I’m a fool. I’m putting my confidence in this business of bragging.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ What I am saying is not said according to God, but as if in foolishness, in this matter of glorying.

2 Corinthians 11:17 Referencias Cruzadas

1 Corinthians 7:12

But I, not the Lord, say this to the rest of you [Note: Paul now addresses the matter of mixed marriages, a circumstance Jesus never taught about]: If any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she agrees to continue living with him [Note: In these verses Paul addresses a situation where one marriage partner is converted after they are married], he should not divorce her.

2 Corinthians 9:4

For if any Macedonians come with me and learn that you are not prepared, we, not to mention you, will be ashamed for having been so over confident.

1 Corinthians 7:25

Now I have no command from the Lord concerning [what you wrote about] unmarried women. [Note: The word here is “virgins” but some think it includes both males and females]. But I give my advice as someone who has received the Lord’s mercy to be counted trustworthy.

1 Corinthians 7:6

But I am telling you this by way of [granting you] permission and not as a command.

2 Corinthians 11:1

I wish that you could put up with a little “foolishness” from me, but you really are doing that already.