Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You gladly put up with fools since you are so wise! New Living Translation After all, you think you are so wise, but you enjoy putting up with fools! English Standard Version For you gladly bear with fools, being wise yourselves! Berean Standard Bible For you gladly tolerate fools, since you are so wise. Berean Literal Bible For being wise, you bear with fools gladly! King James Bible For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise. New King James Version For you put up with fools gladly, since you yourselves are wise! New American Standard Bible For you, being so wise, tolerate the foolish gladly. NASB 1995 For you, being so wise, tolerate the foolish gladly. NASB 1977 For you, being so wise, bear with the foolish gladly. Legacy Standard Bible For you, being so wise, are bearing the foolish gladly. Amplified Bible For you, being so wise, gladly tolerate and accept the foolish [like me]! Christian Standard Bible For you, being so wise, gladly put up with fools! Holman Christian Standard Bible For you, being so wise, gladly put up with fools! American Standard Version For ye bear with the foolish gladly, being wise yourselves. Contemporary English Version And since you are so smart, you will gladly put up with a fool. English Revised Version For ye bear with the foolish gladly, being wise yourselves. GOD'S WORD® Translation You're wise, so you'll gladly put up with fools. Good News Translation You yourselves are so wise, and so you gladly tolerate fools! International Standard Version You are wise, so you will gladly be tolerant of fools. Majority Standard Bible For you gladly tolerate fools, since you are so wise. NET Bible For since you are so wise, you put up with fools gladly. New Heart English Bible For you bear with the foolish gladly, being wise. Webster's Bible Translation For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise. Weymouth New Testament Wise as you yourselves are, you find pleasure in tolerating fools. World English Bible For you bear with the foolish gladly, being wise. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionfor you gladly bear with the fools—being wise, Berean Literal Bible For being wise, you bear with fools gladly! Young's Literal Translation for gladly do ye bear with the fools -- being wise, Smith's Literal Translation For ye bear with the mad willingly, being wise. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor you gladly suffer the foolish; whereas yourselves are wise. Catholic Public Domain Version For you freely accept the foolish, though you yourselves claim to be wise. New American Bible For you gladly put up with fools, since you are wise yourselves. New Revised Standard Version For you gladly put up with fools, being wise yourselves! Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor you endure fools readily, knowing that you yourselves are wise. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Are you of those who are listening to the stupid, while you are wise? NT Translations Anderson New TestamentFor it is a pleasure to you to bear with men of no understanding, since you yourselves are wise. Godbey New Testament For cheerfully do you, being wise, bear with the foolish: Haweis New Testament For ye bear with fools easily when you are wise yourselves. Mace New Testament for as wise as you are your selves, you easily bear with the folly of others. Weymouth New Testament Wise as you yourselves are, you find pleasure in tolerating fools. Worrell New Testament for ye gladly bear with the foolish, being yourselves wise. Worsley New Testament For ye bear with fools willingly, being yourselves so wise: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Paul's Suffering and Service…18Since many are boasting according to the flesh, I too will boast. 19For you gladly tolerate fools, since you are so wise. 20In fact, you even put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you or exalts himself or strikes you in the face.… Cross References Proverbs 26:5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes. Galatians 3:1 O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. / For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.” / Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? ... Matthew 23:17 You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred? Romans 1:22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, 2 Corinthians 12:11 I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing. 1 Corinthians 4:10 We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored. Jeremiah 4:22 “For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.” Isaiah 44:25 who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense, 2 Timothy 3:13 while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. 1 Corinthians 3:18-19 Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise. / For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.” Proverbs 1:22 “How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge? Colossians 2:8 See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ. Isaiah 5:21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight. 2 Peter 2:1-3 Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. / Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed. / In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep. Treasury of Scripture For you suffer fools gladly, seeing you yourselves are wise. seeing. 1 Corinthians 4:10 We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised. 1 Corinthians 8:1 Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. 1 Corinthians 10:15 I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say. Jump to Previous Bear Find Foolish Fools Gladly Pleasure Readily Suffer Tolerate Wise YourselvesJump to Next Bear Find Foolish Fools Gladly Pleasure Readily Suffer Tolerate Wise Yourselves2 Corinthians 11 1. Out of his jealousy over the Corinthians, he enters into a forced commendation of himself,5. of his equality with the chief apostles, 7. of his preaching the gospel to them freely, and without any charge to them; 13. showing that he was not inferior to those deceitful workers in any legal prerogative; 23. and in the service of Christ, and in all kinds of sufferings for his ministry, far superior. For you gladly tolerate fools This phrase is a poignant example of Paul's use of irony. The Greek word for "gladly" (ἡδέως, hēdeōs) suggests a sense of pleasure or willingness, indicating that the Corinthians were not merely passive in their acceptance of foolishness but were actively embracing it. The term "tolerate" (ἀνέχεσθε, anechesthe) implies a level of endurance or patience, which in this context, is misplaced. The "fools" (μωροί, mōroi) here are likely false apostles or teachers who were leading the Corinthians astray. Historically, Corinth was a city known for its diversity and philosophical debates, which may have contributed to the church's susceptibility to various teachings. Paul's sarcasm is meant to jolt the Corinthians into recognizing their folly in accepting teachings that deviate from the true Gospel. since you are so wise Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Forγὰρ (gar) Conjunction Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. you gladly tolerate ἀνέχεσθε (anechesthe) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 430: To endure, bear with, have patience with, suffer, admit, persist. fools, ἀφρόνων (aphronōn) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 878: Senseless, foolish, inconsiderate. Properly, mindless, i.e. Stupid, ignorant, egotistic, rash, or unbelieving. since you are ὄντες (ontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. so wise. φρόνιμοι (phronimoi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 5429: Intelligent, prudent, sensible, wise. From phren; thoughtful, i.e. Sagacious or discreet; in a bad sense conceited. Links 2 Corinthians 11:19 NIV2 Corinthians 11:19 NLT 2 Corinthians 11:19 ESV 2 Corinthians 11:19 NASB 2 Corinthians 11:19 KJV 2 Corinthians 11:19 BibleApps.com 2 Corinthians 11:19 Biblia Paralela 2 Corinthians 11:19 Chinese Bible 2 Corinthians 11:19 French Bible 2 Corinthians 11:19 Catholic Bible NT Letters: 2 Corinthians 11:19 For you bear with the foolish gladly (2 Cor. 2C iiC 2Cor ii cor iicor) |