She said to her mistress, ‘If only my master were with the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his skin disease.’
2 Corinthians 11:1 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised I wish you would put up with a little foolishness from me. Yes, do put up with me! Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I WISH you would bear with me while I indulge in a little [so-called] foolishness. Do bear with me! American Standard Version (1901) Would that ye could bear with me in a little foolishness: but indeed ye do bear with me. Common English Bible I hope that you will put up with me while I act like a fool. Well, in fact, you are putting up with me! Catholic Public Domain Version I wish that you would endure a small amount of my foolishness, so as to bear with me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Would to God you could bear with some little of my folly: but do bear with me. |
She said to her mistress, ‘If only my master were with the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his skin disease.’
But Moses asked him, ‘Are you jealous on my account? If only all the Lord’s people were prophets and the Lord would place his Spirit on them! ’
Jesus replied, ‘You unbelieving and perverse generation, how long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to me.’
As Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, ‘If it were a matter of wrongdoing or of a serious crime, it would be reasonable for me to put up with you Jews.
‘I wish before God,’ replied Paul, ‘that whether easily or with difficulty, not only you but all who listen to me today might become as I am #– #except for these chains.’
For since, in God’s wisdom, the world did not know God through wisdom, God was pleased to save those who believe through the foolishness of what is preached.
Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become a fool so that he can become wise.
We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are dishonoured!
You are already full! You are already rich! You have begun to reign as kings without us #– #and I wish you did reign, so that we could also reign with you!
I say this to our shame: We have been too weak for that! But in whatever anyone dares to boast #– #I am talking foolishly #– #I also dare:
For if a person comes and preaches another Jesus, whom we did not preach, or you receive a different spirit, which you had not received, or a different gospel, which you had not accepted, you put up with it splendidly!
I have been a fool; you forced it on me. You ought to have commended me, since I am not in any way inferior to those ‘super-apostles’, even though I am nothing.
For if we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you.
He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he is also clothed with weakness.
‘Oh, Lord God,’ Joshua said, ‘why did you ever bring these people across the Jordan to hand us over to the Amorites for our destruction? If only we had been content to remain on the other side of the Jordan!