Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Would to God, ye could suffer me a little in my foolishness: yea, and I pray you forbear me.
New American Standard Bible
I wish that you would
King James Version
Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.
Holman Bible
I wish you would put up with a little foolishness
International Standard Version
I wish you would tolerate a little of my foolishness. Yes, please tolerate me!
A Conservative Version
O that ye tolerated a little of my foolishness, but tolerate me too.
American Standard Version
Would that ye could bear with me in a little foolishness: but indeed ye do bear with me.
Amplified
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].
An Understandable Version
I wish that you could put up with a little "foolishness" from me, but you really are doing that already.
Anderson New Testament
I wish you could bear with me a little in my folly; but yet bear with me:
Bible in Basic English
Put up with me if I am a little foolish: but, truly, you do put up with me.
Common New Testament
I wish that you would bear with me in a little foolishness; but indeed you are bearing with me.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Would you could bear with me a little in my vanity, but indeed you do bear with me.
Darby Translation
Would that ye would bear with me in a little folly; but indeed bear with me.
Godbey New Testament
I would that you bear with me a little in my folly: yes indeed you do bear with me.
Goodspeed New Testament
I wish you would put up with a little folly from me. Do put up with it!
John Wesley New Testament
I wish ye would bear a little with my folly; yea, bear with me.
Julia Smith Translation
I would ye hold me up a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.
King James 2000
I wish that you could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
I wish that you would put up with me {in something a little foolish}--but indeed you are putting up with me.
Modern King James verseion
I would that you were bearing with me a little in foolishness; but indeed bear with me.
Moffatt New Testament
I wish you would put up with a little 'folly' from me. Do put up with me,
Montgomery New Testament
Would that you could put up with a little "folly" from me! Nay, do bear with me.
NET Bible
I wish that you would be patient with me in a little foolishness, but indeed you are being patient with me!
New Heart English Bible
I wish that you would bear with me in a little foolishness, but indeed you do bear with me.
Noyes New Testament
Would that ye could bear with me in a little folly! and indeed ye do bear with me.
Sawyer New Testament
I wish you would bear a little with my folly; and indeed do bear with me.
The Emphasized Bible
I could wish ye would bear with me as to some little foolishness, - Nay! do even bear with me!
Thomas Haweis New Testament
I WISH ye would bear with me a little in my foolishness, yea indeed bear with me.
Twentieth Century New Testament
I could wish that you would tolerate a little folly in me! But indeed you do tolerate me.
Webster
I earnestly wish ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.
Weymouth New Testament
I wish you could have borne with a little foolish boasting on my part. Nay, do bear with me.
Williams New Testament
I wish you would now listen to a little folly of mine. Please do listen to me!
World English Bible
I wish that you would bear with me in a little foolishness, but indeed you do bear with me.
Worrell New Testament
Would that ye could bear with me in some little foolishness! Yea, indeed, ye do bear with me.
Worsley New Testament
I wish ye would bear with me a little in my folly; and indeed bear with me.
Youngs Literal Translation
O that ye were bearing with me a little of the folly, but ye also do bear with me:
Interlinear
References
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Corinthians 11:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul Defends His Apostleship
1 Would to God, ye could suffer me a little in my foolishness: yea, and I pray you forbear me. 2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy. For I coupled you to one man, to make you a chaste virgin to Christ:
Cross References
2 Corinthians 5:13
For if we be too fervent, to God are we too fervent: if we keep measure, for your cause keep we measure.
2 Corinthians 11:4
For if he that cometh to you preach another Jesus than him whom we preached, or if ye receive another spirit than that which ye have received, either another gospel than that ye have received; ye might right well have been content.
2 Corinthians 11:19
For ye suffer fools gladly because that ye yourselves are wise.
2 Corinthians 11:16-17
I say again, lest any man think that I am foolish: or else even now take me as a fool, that I may boast myself a little.
2 Corinthians 11:21
I speak as concerning rebuke, as though we had been weak. Howbeit, whereinsoever any man dare be bold - I speak foolishly - I dare be bold also.
Numbers 11:29
And Moses said unto him, "Enviest thou for my sake? Would God that all the LORD's people could prophesy, and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them."
Joshua 7:7
And Joshua said, "Ah, Lord Jehovah, wherefore hast thou brought this people over Jordan to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us? Would to God we had adventured and dwelt on the other side Jordan.
2 Kings 5:3
And the Damsel said unto her lady, "I would my master were with a prophet that is in Samaria: he would deliver him of his leprosy."
Matthew 17:17
Jesus answered and said, "O generation faithless, and crooked: how long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? Bring him hither to me."
Acts 18:14
And as Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, "If it were a matter of wrong, or an evil deed to ye, reason would that I should hear you:
Acts 26:29
And Paul said, "I would to God that not only thou: but also all that hear me today, were not somewhat only, but altogether such as I am; except these bonds. I might persuade not thee only, but all them that hear me this day, to be such as I am, these bonds except."
1 Corinthians 1:21
For when the world, through wisdom, knew not God in the wisdom of God: it pleased God through foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
1 Corinthians 3:18
Let no man deceive himself. If any man seem wise among you, let him be a fool in this world, that he may be wise.
1 Corinthians 4:8
Now ye are full: now ye are made rich: ye reign as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we might reign with you.
1 Corinthians 4:10
We are fools for Christ's sake, and ye are wise through Christ: we are weak, and ye are strong. Ye are honorable, and we are despised.
2 Corinthians 12:11
I am made a fool in boasting myself. Ye have compelled me: I ought to have been commended of you. For in nothing was I inferior unto the chief apostles, though I be nothing:
Hebrews 5:2
which can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the high way, because that he himself also is compassed with infirmity: