Footnotes

1. 2 Corinthians 11:4 tn Or “preaches.”
2. 2 Corinthians 11:4 tn Grk “another Jesus whom we have not proclaimed.”
3. 2 Corinthians 11:4 tn Grk “a different spirit which you did not receive.”
4. 2 Corinthians 11:4 tn Grk “a different gospel which you did not accept.”
5. 2 Corinthians 11:4 tn Or “you endure it very well.”
6. 2 Corinthians 11:5 tn The implicit irony in Paul’s remark is brought out well by the TEV “I do not think that I am the least bit inferior to those very special so-called ‘apostles’ of yours!”sn The ‘super-apostles’ refers either (1) to the original apostles (the older interpretation) or (2) more probably, to Paul’s opponents in Corinth, in which case the designation is ironic.
7. 2 Corinthians 11:6 sn Unskilled in speaking means not professionally trained as a rhetorician.