2 Corinthians 11:17 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁷ I boast because I feel sure of myself. But I am not talking like the Lord would talk. I am boasting like a fool.

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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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ That which I speak, I speak not according to God, but as it were in foolishness, in this matter of glorying.

2 Corinthians 11:17 Tagairtí Cros

1 Corinthians 7:12

For all the other people I say this (I am saying these things, not the Lord): A brother \{in Christ\} might have a wife who is not a believer. If she will live with him, then he must not divorce her.

1 Corinthians 7:25

Now I write about people who are not married. {\cf2\super [43]} I have no command from the Lord about this. But I give my opinion. And I can be trusted, because the Lord has given me mercy.

1 Corinthians 7:6

I say this to give you permission \{to be separated for a time\}. It is not a command.

2 Corinthians 11:1

I wish you would be patient with me even when I am a little foolish. But you are already patient with me.

2 Corinthians 9:4

If any of the people from Macedonia come with me, and they find that you are not ready, then we will be ashamed. We will be ashamed that we were so sure of you. (And you will be ashamed too!)