Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Corinthians 11:23

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23. I speak as a fool —rather, as Greek, "I speak as if beside myself "; stronger than "as a fool." I am more —namely, in respect to the credentials and manifestations of my ministry, more faithful and self-denying; and richer in tokens of God's recognition of my ministry. Old authorities read the order thus, "In prisons above measures, in stripes more abundantly" ( English Version, less accurately, "more frequent"). :- records one case of his imprisonment with stripes. CLEMENT OF ROME [ First Epistle to the Corinthians ] describes him as having suffered bonds seven times. in death oft — ( 2 Corinthians 4:10 ; Acts 9:23 ; Acts 13:50 ; Acts 14:5 ; Acts 14:6 ; Acts 14:19 ; Acts 17:5 ; Acts 17:13 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-24" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-2co-11-002

절 (explains)

bible-text/2co-11-23

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
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