Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

If I have to boast, I will boast of what pertains to my weakness.

King James Version

If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.

Holman Bible

If boasting is necessary, I will boast about my weaknesses.

International Standard Version

If I must boast, I will boast about the things that show how weak I am.

A Conservative Version

If it is necessary to boast, I will boast of the things of my weakness.

American Standard Version

If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things that concern my weakness.

Amplified

If I must boast, I will boast of the things that reveal my weakness [the things by which I am made weak in the eyes of my opponents].

An Understandable Version

If I must boast, I will boast about the things that show my weakness.

Anderson New Testament

If I must boast, I will boast in my infirmities.

Bible in Basic English

If I have to take credit to myself, I will do so in the things in which I am feeble.

Common New Testament

If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.

Daniel Mace New Testament

If I must be compell'd to glory, I will glory on the account of my sufferings.

Darby Translation

If it is needful to boast, I will boast in the things which concern my infirmity.

Godbey New Testament

But if it behooves me to glory, I will glory in those things appertaining to my infirmities.

Goodspeed New Testament

If there must be boasting, I will boast of the things that show my weakness!

John Wesley New Testament

Since I must glory, I will glory of the things that concern my infirmities.

Julia Smith Translation

If I must boast, I will boast things of my weakness.

King James 2000

If I must boast, I will boast of the things which concern my weaknesses.

Lexham Expanded Bible

If it is necessary to boast, I will boast [about] {the things related to my weakness}.

Modern King James verseion

If it is right to boast, I will boast of the things of my weakness.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

If I must needs rejoice, I will rejoice of mine infirmities.

Moffatt New Testament

If there is to be any boasting, I will boast of what I am weak enough to suffer!

Montgomery New Testament

If boast I must, it shall be concerning my weakness.

NET Bible

If I must boast, I will boast about the things that show my weakness.

New Heart English Bible

If I must boast, I will boast of the things that concern my weakness.

Noyes New Testament

If I must boast, I will boast of the things which belong to my weakness.

Sawyer New Testament

If it is necessary to boast, I will boast of my infirmities.

The Emphasized Bible

If, to boast, is needful, in the things that concern my weakness, will I boast.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

If I must glory, I will glory in the things which respect my infirmities.

Twentieth Century New Testament

If I must boast, I will boast of things which show my weakness!

Webster

If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern my infirmities.

Weymouth New Testament

If boast I must, it shall be of things which display my weakness.

Williams New Testament

If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness!

World English Bible

If I must boast, I will boast of the things that concern my weakness.

Worrell New Testament

If I must glory, I will glory in the things that pertain to my weakness.

Worsley New Testament

If I must boast, I will boast of the things which relate to my infirmity.

Youngs Literal Translation

if to boast it behoveth me, of the things of my infirmity I will boast;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
If
εἰ 
Ei 
if, whether, that, not tr,
Usage: 218

δεῖ 
Dei 
Usage: 72

καυχάομαι 
Kauchaomai 
Usage: 37

I will glory
καυχάομαι 
Kauchaomai 
Usage: 37

of the things

which, who, the things, the son,
Usage: 0

μοῦ 
Mou 
my, me, mine, I, mine own
Usage: 313

References

Fausets

Images 2 Corinthians 11:30

Prayers for 2 Corinthians 11:30

Context Readings

Paul Boasts In His Sufferings

29 Who is sick, and I am not sick? who stumbles, and I burn not? 30 If I have to boast, I will boast of what pertains to my weakness. 31 The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed for evermore, knows that I do not lie.

Cross References

1 Corinthians 2:3

And I was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling.

2 Corinthians 12:5-11

Of such a one I will glory, yet of myself I will not glory, except in my weaknesses.

Proverbs 25:27

It is not good to eat much honey, so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

Proverbs 27:2

Let another man praise thee and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

Jeremiah 9:23-24

Thus hath the LORD said, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches;

2 Corinthians 11:16-18

I say again, Let no one think me a fool if otherwise, receive me as a fool, that I may yet glory a little.

2 Corinthians 12:1

Certainly it is not expedient for me to glory, but I will come to the visions and the revelations of the Lord.

Colossians 1:24

who now rejoice in my sufferings for you and fulfill in my flesh that which is lacking of the tribulations of the Christ for his body's sake, which is the congregation ,

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