2 Corinthians 11:17 BSB

2 Corinthians 11:17

In this confident boasting of mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as a fool.

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

3 voices

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on 2 Corinthians (1107)

What I say, he says, is not according to the Lord, that is, these words, but the purpose of these words is entirely in the Lord. And he did not say: in foolishness, but: "as if in foolishness." For to appear, and not actually to …

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

That which I speak - In praise of myself. I speak it not after the Lord - see the note on 1Co 7:12. The phrase here may mean either, I do not speak this by inspiration or claiming to be inspired by the Lord; or more probably it may mean, I do not speak this imitating the example of the Lord Jesus or strictly as becomes his follower. He was eminently modest, and never vaunted or boasted. And Paul probably means to say, “I do not in this profess to follow him entirely.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Therefore this passage gives no proof that any portion of Scripture is uninspired. It merely guards against his boasting being made a justification of boasting in general, which is not ordinarily "after the Lord," that is, consistent with Christian humility. foolishly--Greek, "in foolishness." confidence of boasting-- (2Co 9:4).

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὃ	ho	What	G3739 →
λαλῶ,	lalō	I am saying,	G2980 →
οὐ	ou	not	G3756 →
κατὰ	kata	according to	G2596 →
κύριον	kurion	[the] Lord	G2962 →
λαλῶ	lalō	am I saying	G2980 →
ἀλλ᾽	all᾽	but	G235 →
ὡς	hōs	as	G5613 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
ἀφροσύνῃ,	aphrosunē	foolishness,	G877 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
ταύτῃ	tautē	this	G3778 →
τῇ	tēa	the	G3588 →
ὑποστάσει	hupostasei	confidence	G5287 →
τῆς	tēs	<the>	G3588 →
καυχήσεως.	kauchēseōs	of boasting.	G2746 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Corinthians 7:25
Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 7:6
  I say this as a concession, not as a command.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Corinthians 4:2
  Now it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.
- 1 Corinthians 7:40
  In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.
- 2 Corinthians 8:8–10
  I am not making a demand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love in comparison to the earnestness of others.
- 1 Corinthians 7:12
  To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.
Through
1 Corinthians 7:12
To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 7:25
  Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.
Through
2 Corinthians 9:4
Otherwise, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we—to say nothing of you—would be ashamed of having been so confident.
leads to
- Romans 15:26
  For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.
- 2 Corinthians 8:1–5
  Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia.

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Where the connections lead

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Where the connections lead

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About 2 Corinthians