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2 Corinthians 11:15-17
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2 Corinthians 11:15-17
Contemporary English Version
15 So why does it seem strange for Satan's servants to pretend to do what is right? Someday they will get exactly what they deserve.
Paul's Sufferings for Christ
16 I don't want any of you to think I am a fool. But if you do, then let me be a fool and brag a little. 17 When I do all this bragging, I do it as a fool and not for the Lord.
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2 Corinthians 11:15-17
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2 Corinthians 11:15-17
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15 It is not surprising, then, if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve.(A)
Paul Boasts About His Sufferings
16 I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool.(B) But if you do, then tolerate me just as you would a fool, so that I may do a little boasting. 17 In this self-confident boasting I am not talking as the Lord would,(C) but as a fool.(D)
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