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2 Corinthians 12:11-21

11 Paul’s Concern for the Corinthians
I have made a fool of myself, but you drove me to it. I ought to have been commended by you, for I am not in the least inferior to the “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.

12 The things that mark an apostle—signs, wonders and miracles—were done among you with great perseverance.

13 How were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was never a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!

14 Now I am ready to visit you for the third time, and I will not be a burden to you, because what I want is not your possessions but you. After all, children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.

15 So I will very gladly spend for you everything I have and expend myself as well. If I love you more, will you love me less?

16 Be that as it may, I have not been a burden to you. Yet, crafty fellow that I am, I caught you by trickery!

17 Did I exploit you through any of the men I sent you?

18 I urged Titus to go to you and I sent our brother with him. Titus did not exploit you, did he? Did we not act in the same spirit and follow the same course?

19 Have you been thinking all along that we have been defending ourselves to you? We have been speaking in the sight of God as those in Christ; and everything we do, dear friends, is for your strengthening.

20 For I am afraid that when I come I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not find me as you want me to be. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, gossip, arrogance and disorder.

21 I am afraid that when I come again my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of the impurity, sexual sin and debauchery in which they have indulged.

Cross References for 2 Corinthians 12:11-21

1 Corinthians 15:10 - But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worke... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 15:10 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 15:10

1 Corinthians 3:22 - whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future—al... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 3:22 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 3:22

Acts 16:15 - When she and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home. “If you co... Click to read the verse Acts 16:15 Click to read the verse Acts 16:15

Genesis 32:10 - I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness you have shown your servant. I had only my s... Click to read the verse Genesis 32:10 Click to read the verse Genesis 32:10

Luke 17:10 - So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, ‘We are unworthy se... Click to read the verse Luke 17:10 Click to read the verse Luke 17:10

2 Corinthians 2:16 - To the one we are the smell of death; to the other, the fragrance of life. And who is equal to ... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 2:16 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 2:16

Numbers 12:3 - (Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth.) Click to read the verse Numbers 12:3 Click to read the verse Numbers 12:3

2 Corinthians 11:1 - Paul and the False Apostles I hope you will put up with a little of my foolishness; but you are... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 11:1 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 11:1

Ephesians 3:8 - Although I am less than the least of all God’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to th... Click to read the verse Ephesians 3:8 Click to read the verse Ephesians 3:8

Proverbs 25:27 - It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor. Click to read the verse Proverbs 25:27 Click to read the verse Proverbs 25:27

Romans 1:1 - Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God— Click to read the verse Romans 1:1 Click to read the verse Romans 1:1

2 Corinthians 11:5 - But I do not think I am in the least inferior to those “super-apostles.” Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 11:5 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 11:5

1 Corinthians 13:2 - If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a ... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 13:2 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 13:2

1 Corinthians 15:9 - For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I p... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 15:9 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 15:9

Galatians 2:6 - As for those who seemed to be important—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does ... Click to read the verse Galatians 2:6 Click to read the verse Galatians 2:6

Isaiah 34:12 - Her nobles will have nothing there to be called a kingdom, all her princes will vanish away. Click to read the verse Isaiah 34:12 Click to read the verse Isaiah 34:12

Proverbs 27:2 - Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips. Click to read the verse Proverbs 27:2 Click to read the verse Proverbs 27:2

2 Corinthians 10:7 - You are looking only on the surface of things. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 10:7 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 10:7

2 Corinthians 1:6 - If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 1:6 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 1:6

2 Corinthians 5:13 - If we are out of our mind, it is for the sake of God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 5:13 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 5:13

Galatians 2:11 - Paul Opposes Peter When Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was clearl... Click to read the verse Galatians 2:11 Click to read the verse Galatians 2:11

Job 13:2 - What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you. Click to read the verse Job 13:2 Click to read the verse Job 13:2

Galatians 6:3 - If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. Click to read the verse Galatians 6:3 Click to read the verse Galatians 6:3

Job 27:6 - I will maintain my righteousness and never let go of it; my conscience will not reproach me as ... Click to read the verse Job 27:6 Click to read the verse Job 27:6

1 Corinthians 7:40 - In my judgment, she is happier if she stays as she is—and I think that I too have the Spirit of... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 7:40 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 7:40

Isaiah 40:17 - Before him all the nations are as nothing; they are regarded by him as worthless and less than ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 40:17 Click to read the verse Isaiah 40:17

Proverbs 20:6 - Many a man claims to have unfailing love, but a faithful man who can find? Click to read the verse Proverbs 20:6 Click to read the verse Proverbs 20:6

1 Corinthians 15:8-10 - and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born. Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 15:8-10 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 15:8-10

1 Corinthians 1:28 - He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to ... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 1:28 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 1:28

John 8:14 - Jesus answered, “Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid, for I know where I ... Click to read the verse John 8:14 Click to read the verse John 8:14

2 Corinthians 2:3 - I wrote as I did so that when I came I should not be distressed by those who ought to make me r... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 2:3 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 2:3

2 Corinthians 12:1 - Paul’s Vision and His Thorn I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to be gained, I wi... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 12:1 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 12:1

2 Corinthians 12:12 - The things that mark an apostle—signs, wonders and miracles—were done among you with great pers... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 12:12 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 12:12

1 Corinthians 3:4-7 - For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere men? Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 3:4-7 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 3:4-7

1 Corinthians 10:19 - Do I mean then that a sacrifice offered to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything? Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 10:19 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 10:19

2 Corinthians 5:12 - We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to take ... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 5:12 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 5:12

2 Corinthians 12:6 - Even if I should choose to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth.... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 12:6 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 12:6

2 Corinthians 3:1 - Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recomm... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 3:1 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 3:1

2 Corinthians 11:16-17 - Paul Boasts About His Sufferings I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then r... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 11:16-17 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 11:16-17

2 Corinthians 11:18 - Since many are boasting in the way the world does, I too will boast. Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 11:18 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 11:18

2 Corinthians 11:16 - Paul Boasts About His Sufferings I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then r... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 11:16 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 11:16

Galatians 2:6-14 - As for those who seemed to be important—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does ... Click to read the verse Galatians 2:6-14 Click to read the verse Galatians 2:6-14