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Themes in 2 Corinthians 11

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Themes in 2 Corinthians 11

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2 Corinthians 11:1 (show verse)

I wish you would now listen to a little folly of mine. Please do listen to me!

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2 Corinthians 11:2 (show verse)

For I feel a divine jealousy for you, as I betrothed you to Christ, to present you as a pure bride to her one husband.

Christ » Touched by others » Union with
Church » Accessions to » Bride of Christ
The high priest » Typified Christ in » Marrying a virgin
Jealousy » Figurative
Virgin » Figurative » Of the body of Christ (the ekklesia)
Woman » Illustrative » (chaste and holy,) of saints
Women » Figurative » Of saints

2 Corinthians 11:3 (show verse)

But I am apprehensive that, somehow or other, as the serpent by his cunning deceived Eve, your thoughts may be turned aside from single-hearted devotion to Christ.

Backsliding » Is departing from the simplicity of the gospel
Devil/devils » What satan does
Disciples/apostles » Who is a false apostle
Eve » Beguiled by satan
Fall of man » Through temptation of the devil
Gullibleness » Some being gullible
Satan » Tempts men vanquished by men » Tempts men
Satan » The prince » The serpent
Satanic » Invasion » Wiles
Serpent » Satan appears to eve in the form of
Serpents » Illustrative » Of the devil
Simplicity » General references to
Simplicity » Beware of being corrupted from that, which is in Christ
Solicitude » For the welfare of the church
Temptation » Satan the chief agent in
The Devil » Character of » Subtle
Titles and names of the devil » Serpent
Woman » Creation and temptation of
Woman » Deceived by satan
Women » Counsel of » Creation and temptation of
Women » Fall of, and curse upon

2 Corinthians 11:4 (show verse)

For if anybody comes along and preaches another Jesus than the one I preached, or you receive another spirit different from the one you did receive or a glad message different from the one you did accept, you listen to it all right!

Disciples/apostles » Who is a false apostle
Gullibleness » Some being gullible
Heresy » Teachers of, among early Christians

2 Corinthians 11:5 (show verse)

For I consider myself not a single bit inferior to those surpassingly superior apostles of yours!

Apostles » Equal authority given to each of
Disciples/apostles » Who is a false apostle

2 Corinthians 11:6 (show verse)

Although I am untrained as an orator, yet I am not so in the field of knowledge. Surely, I have always made that perfectly clear to you.

Disciples/apostles » Who is a false apostle
Paul » Personal appearance of

2 Corinthians 11:7 (show verse)

Did I do wrong in taking a lowly place to let you have an exalted one, in that I preached the good news about God to you without accepting any pay?

Disciples/apostles » Who is a false apostle

2 Corinthians 11:8 (show verse)

I sponged on other churches by taking pay from them to render service to you,

Disciples/apostles » Who is a false apostle

2 Corinthians 11:9 (show verse)

and when I was with you and needed money, I never burdened a single one of you for a cent, for the brothers came from Macedonia and supplied what I needed. And so I kept myself, as I shall always do, from being a burden to you in any way.

Disciples/apostles » Who is a false apostle
the Heathen » Aid missions to
Missionaries » In aiding ministers in their labors
Missionary-work by ministers » Aid those engaged in
Service » Test » Timely

2 Corinthians 11:10 (show verse)

But the truth of Christ in me, this boasting of mine shall never be stopped in the boundaries of Greece.

Achaia » Benevolence of the Christians in
Disciples/apostles » Who is a false apostle

2 Corinthians 11:11 (show verse)

Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do.

Disciples/apostles » Who is a false apostle

2 Corinthians 11:12 (show verse)

And I shall keep on doing as I am, in order to cut the ground from under the feet of those who want an opportunity to show themselves on a level with me in the matters of which they boast.

Disciples/apostles » Who is a false apostle

2 Corinthians 11:13 (show verse)

For such men are sham apostles, dishonest workmen, masquerading as apostles of Christ.

Apostles » FALSE
Deceit » False teachers » Are workers of
Deceit » False teachers are workers of
Deceivers » The work of
Disciples/apostles » Who is a false apostle
false Doctrines » Teachers of, are described as » Deceitful

2 Corinthians 11:14 (show verse)

And no wonder, for even Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.

Adversary » Satan » Facts concerning
Adversary » The arch deceiver attempts to ruin men » Appearing as an angel of light
Arch deceiver » The arch deceiver attempts to ruin men » Appearing as an angel of light
Disciples/apostles » Who is a false apostle
Satan » The arch deceiver attempts to ruin men » Appearing as an angel of light
Serpent » Satan » Facts concerning
Serpent » The arch deceiver attempts to ruin men » Appearing as an angel of light
Tempter » Facts concerning
Tempter » The arch deceiver attempts to ruin men » Appearing as an angel of light
The Devil » Character of » Deceitful
The Devil » Assumes the form of an angel of light

2 Corinthians 11:15 (show verse)

So it is no surprise if his servants also masquerade as ministers for doing right, whose doom shall be in accordance with what they do.

Christian ministers » Ministers of » Of righteousness
Condemnation » According to men's deserts
Disciples/apostles » Who is a false apostle
Titles and names of ministers » Ministers of righteousness
The wicked » Devices of » End of

2 Corinthians 11:16 (show verse)

Let me say again that no one must think that I am a fool, but if you do, please treat me like a fool and let me do a little boasting too, as other fools do.

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2 Corinthians 11:17 (show verse)

But when I talk in this boastful confidence, I am not talking in accordance with the way the Lord talked, but just as a fool talks.

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2 Corinthians 11:18 (show verse)

Since many boast in accordance with their human nature, I will do it too.

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2 Corinthians 11:19 (show verse)

For you who are so wise yourselves are glad to listen to fools!

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2 Corinthians 11:20 (show verse)

For you listen to a man, if he makes you his slave, or spends your money for his living, or cheats you, or puts on airs, or slaps you in the face.

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2 Corinthians 11:21 (show verse)

I am ashamed to say that I was, as it were, so weak in the matter. And yet in whatever respect anyone else is daring to boast -- I am talking like a fool -- I too will dare to boast.

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2 Corinthians 11:22 (show verse)

Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.

Hebrew » Applied to » And his descendants
Jews, the » Called » Hebrews
Paul » A zealous pharisee

2 Corinthians 11:23 (show verse)

Are they ministers of Christ? So am I. I am talking like a man that has gone crazy -- as such I am superior! -- serving Him with labors greater by far, with far more imprisonments, with floggings vastly worse, and often at the point of death.

Afflictions » Life tested by the lord » Of ministers and prophets
Afflictions » Of ministers and prophets
Ministers » Support of » Afflictions of
Prisoners » Scourged
Stripes » Inflicted on paul
Trials » Of ministers and prophets

2 Corinthians 11:24 (show verse)

Five times I have taken thirty-nine lashes from the Jews,

Forty » Stripes » Administered in punishing criminals
Paul » Characteristics of » Self-sacrifice
Prisoners » Scourged
Punishments » Stripes » Examples of stripes endured for righteousness sake
Punishments » Stripes » Mutilations » Forty
Scourging » Instances of » Of paul
Stripes » Examples of stripes endured for righteousness sake
The Nation » Stripes » Examples of stripes endured for righteousness sake

2 Corinthians 11:25 (show verse)

three times I have been beaten by the Romans, once I was pelted with stones; three times I have been shipwrecked, and once I have spent a day and a night adrift at sea.

Paul » Is released by the civil authorities on the grounds of his being a roman citizen
Paul » Is persecuted by certain jews from antioch and iconium, and is stoned
Paul » Characteristics of » Self-sacrifice
Punishments » Beating
Scourging » Instances of » Of paul
the Sea » Called the » Deep
Ships » Were often wrecked
Stoning » Instances of stoning » Paul
The Nation » Punishment » Beating

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Themes in 2 Corinthians 11

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