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2 Corinthians 11:1

In 2 Corinthians 11 of 2 Corinthians.

Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “a of foolishness” (τι ἀφροσύνης·) before but here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the in foolishness” (τῇ ἀφροσύνῃ) before but here.

ὌφελονophelonWould to Godὄφελονparticle — “Would to God”G3785O that! I wish! Would that!, followed by indicative.Would to Godἀνείχεσθέaneichestheye could bearἀνέχομαι (anechomai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye could bear”, an ongoing action in the pastG430I endure, bear with, have patience with, suffer, admit, persist.ye could bearμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).with meμικρόνmikrona littleμικρός (mikros)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “a little”, the object formG3398little, small.This verse uses “little”.a littleτιtioneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “one”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.ἀφροσύνηςaphrosunēsin my follyἀφροσύνη (aphrosunē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “in my folly”, the of-formG877want of sense, foolishness, impiety, wickedness.in my follyἀλλὰallaindeedἀλλάconjunction — “indeed”G235but, except, however.indeedκαὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἀνέχεσθέanechesthebearἀνέχομαι (anechomai)verb, present middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “bear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG430I endure, bear with, have patience with, suffer, admit, persist.bearμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).with me

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀφροσύνῃaphrosunēin my follyἀφροσύνηnoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “in my folly”, the of-formG877want of sense, foolishness, impiety, wickedness.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

O that ye were bearing with me a little of the folly, but ye also do bear with me:

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American Standard Version (1901)

Would that ye could bear with me in a little foolishness: but indeed ye do bear with me.

Young’s Literal Translation

O that ye were bearing with me a little of the folly, but ye also do bear with me:

World English Bible

I wish that you would bear with me in a little foolishness, but indeed you do bear with me.

Darby Translation

Would that ye would bear with me [in] a little folly; but indeed bear with me.

Douay-Rheims

Would to God you could bear with some little of my folly: but do bear with me.

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