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2 Corinthians 11:1
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I wish you would put up with a little foolishness from me. Yes, do put up with me!
Would to God you could beare with mee a little in my folly, & in deede beare with me.
I wish you would bear with me in a little foolishness. Do bear with me!
I wish that you would bear with me in a little foolishness; but indeed you are bearing with me.
I wish you would be patient with me even when I am a little foolish, but you are already doing that.
I wish you would bear with me [while I indulge] in a little foolishness; but indeed you are bearing with me [as you read this].
I wish that you would bear with me in a little foolishness; but indeed you are bearing with me.
I wish that you would bear with me in a little foolishness, but indeed you are bearing with me.
I hope you will bear with a little of my foolishness, but you are already doing that.
Please put up with a little of my foolishness.
I would like you to bear with me in a little foolishness — please do bear with me!
Would that ye would bear with me [in] a little folly; but indeed bear with me.
I wish you would be patient with me even when I am a little foolish. But you are already patient with me.
Woulde to God, yee coulde suffer a litle my foolishnes, & in deede, ye suffer me.
I WISH you to be patient with me for a while, so that I may speak plainly, and I am sure you will be.
I wish you would tolerate me, even when I am a bit foolish. Please do!
I wish that you would put up with me in something a little foolish—but indeed you are putting up with me.
I would that you endured me a little in foolishness, but, indeed, endure me.
Would that ye could bear with me in a little foolishness: but indeed ye do bear with me.
Put up with me if I am a little foolish: but, truly, you do put up with me.
I wish that you would bear with me in a little foolishness, but indeed you do bear with me.
I wish you would put up with a little foolishness of mine. Yes, do put up with me!2 Corinthians 5:13; 11:16;">[xr]
BUT I could desire that you could tolerate me a little that I may speak foolishly.
I would that ye could bear with me a little, that I might talk foolishly: and indeed, bear ye with me.
Would to God ye coulde haue suffred me a litle in my foolishnesse: and in dede ye do forbeare me.
Would that ye could bear with me in a little foolishness: nay indeed bear with me.
I wish that you would bear with me in a little foolishness, but indeed you do bear with me.
I wish ye would bear a little with my folly; yea, bear with me.
I wish you could have borne with a little foolish boasting on my part. Nay, do bear with me.
I wolde that ye wolden suffre a litil thing of myn vnwisdom, but also supporte ye me.
Would that you could bear with me in a little foolishness: but indeed you do bear with me.
I earnestly wish ye could bear with me a little in [my] folly: and indeed bear with me.
I wish that you would be patient with me in a little foolishness, but indeed you are being patient with me!
Oh, that you would bear with me in a little folly--and indeed you do bear with me.
I hope you will put up with a little more of my foolishness. Please bear with me.
I wish you would listen to a little foolish talk from me. Now listen.
I wish you would bear with me in a little foolishness. Do bear with me!
I could wish ye would bear with me as to some little foolishness, - Nay! do even bear with me!
Would to God you could bear with some little of my folly! But do bear with me.
I wish you would bear with me in a little foolishness. Do bear with me!
Wolde to god ye coulde suffre me a lytell in my folysshnes: yee and I praye you forbeare me.
O that ye were bearing with me a little of the folly, but ye also do bear with me:
Wolde God ye coulde suffre me a litle in my foloshnes, yet do ye forbeare me.
Would you could bear with me a little in my vanity, but indeed you do bear with me.
Will you put up with a little foolish aside from me? Please, just for a moment. The thing that has me so upset is that I care about you so much—this is the passion of God burning inside me! I promised your hand in marriage to Christ, presented you as a pure virgin to her husband. And now I'm afraid that exactly as the Snake seduced Eve with his smooth patter, you are being lured away from the simple purity of your love for Christ.
What I need from y'all right now though is a little patience for a cowboy who has been on the trail for a long time.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Would: Numbers 11:29, Joshua 7:7, 2 Kings 5:3, Acts 26:29, 1 Corinthians 4:8
bear with me a: 2 Corinthians 11:4, Acts 18:14, Hebrews 5:2
in: 2 Corinthians 11:16, 2 Corinthians 11:17, 2 Corinthians 11:19, 2 Corinthians 11:21, 2 Corinthians 5:13, 2 Corinthians 12:11, 1 Corinthians 1:21, 1 Corinthians 3:18, 1 Corinthians 4:10
bear with me: or, ye do bear with me
Reciprocal: Genesis 24:67 - and took Exodus 16:3 - Would
Cross-References
In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the Lord of hosts; one shall be called, The city of destruction.
For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the Lord , to serve him with one consent.
Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Would to God you could bear with me a little,.... The false apostles boasted so much of their gifts, abilities, and usefulness, that the apostle found himself under a necessity of saying some things in his own defence, for the honour of God, and the good of this church; which otherwise his modesty would not have permitted him, and which he saw would be accounted and censured as folly in him by others; and therefore he entreats their patience a little while, and that they would suffer him to say a few things in vindication of his character, and not be offended; though it would be in commendation of himself, which, were he not forced to, would look vain and foolish: and therefore says,
bear with me a little in my folly, and which he presses with importunity,
and indeed bear with me; he insists upon it, he urges it as what he must not be denied in; for could he have avoided it, he would not have done it; but such was the case, that if he did not do it, he must greatly suffer in his character and usefulness; the members of this church would be in great danger from these false apostles, and the honour and glory of Christ lay greatly at stake; which when considered, he hoped his request would be granted: the last clause may be rendered, but also ye do bear with me; signifying that they had done so already, and continued to do so, and therefore he could not but encourage himself, that they still would bear with him a little longer, and in a few things more.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Would to God - Greek, “I would” (Ὄφελον Ophelon). This expresses earnest desire, but in the Greek there is no appeal to God. The sense would be well expressed by “O that,” or “I earnestly wish.”
Ye could bear with me - That you would bear patiently with me; that you would hear me patiently, and suffer me to speak of myself.
In my folly - Folly in boasting. The idea seems to be, “I know that boasting is generally foolish, and that it is not to be indulged in. But though it is to be generally regarded as folly, yet circumstances compel me to it, and I ask your indulgence in it.” It is possible also that his opponents accused him of folly in boasting so much of himself.
And indeed bear with me - Margin, “Ye do bear.” But the text has probably the correct rendering. It is the expression of an earnest wish that they would tolerate him a little in this. He entreats them to bear with him because he was constrained to it.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER XI.
The apostle apologizes for expressing his jealousy relative to
the true state of the Corinthians; still fearing lest their
minds should have been drawn aside from the simplicity of the
Gospel, 1-3;
From this he takes occasion to extol his own ministry, which
had been without charge to them, having been supported by the
Churches of Macedonia while he preached the Gospel at Corinth,
4-11.
Gives the character of the false apostles, 12-16.
Shows what reasons he has to boast of secular advantages of
birth, education, Divine call to the ministry, labours in that
ministry, grievous persecutions, great sufferings, and
extraordinary hazards, 16-33.
NOTES ON CHAP. XI.
Verse 2 Corinthians 11:1. Would to God ye could bear with me — οφελον ηνειχεσθε μου μικρον. As the word God is not mentioned here, it would have been much better to have translated the passage literally thus: I wish ye could bear a little with me. The too frequent use of this sacred name produces a familiarity with it that is not at all conducive to reverence and godly fear.
In my folly — In my seeming folly; for, being obliged to vindicate his ministry, it was necessary that he should speak much of himself, his sufferings, and his success. And as this would appear like boasting; and boasting is always the effect of an empty, foolish mind; those who were not acquainted with the necessity that lay upon him to make this defence, might be led to impute it to vanity. As if he had said: Suppose you allow this to be folly, have the goodness to bear with me; for though I glory, I should not be a fool, 2 Corinthians 12:6. And let no man think me a fool for my boasting, 2 Corinthians 11:16.
