II Corinthians 11:21
“I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. Howbeit whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I am bold also.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Corinthians 11:21 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. Howbeit whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I am bold also.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
I speak by way of disparagement, as though we had been weak. Yet whereinsoever any is bold (I speak in foolishness), I am bold also.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
I admit, to my shame, that we have been weak. But whatever the subject on which others are not afraid to boast — though it is foolish to say so — I am not afraid either!
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Ich rede bezüglich der Unehre, als ob wir schwach gewesen wären. Worin aber irgend jemand dreist ist (ich rede in Torheit), bin auch ich dreist.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Dígolo cuanto á la afrenta, como si nosotros hubiésemos sido flacos. Empero en lo que otro tuviere osadía (hablo con locura), también yo tengo osadía.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Eu digo como algo desonroso, como se tivéssemos estado fracos; mas naquilo em que algum outro é atrevido, eu também sou atrevido (falo como tolo).
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Para a nossa vergonha, digo que fomos fracos. Mesmo que alguém se glorie, falo como um tolo, também eu me gloriarei.
📖 II Corinthians 11:21 in Context
19For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.
20For 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 a man smite you on the face.
21I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. Howbeit whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I am bold also.
22Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I.
23Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.
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