King James Version

2 Corinthians 12:11

I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “boasting” (καυχώμενος·) before you yourselves here.

ΓέγοναgegonaI am becomeγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, perfect active indicative, 1st person singular — “I am become”, a completed action with a present resultG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.I am becomeἄφρωνaphrōna foolἄφρωνadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “a fool”, the subject formG878senseless, foolish, inconsiderate.a foolὑμεῖςhumeisyeσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “ye”, the subject formG4771you.yeμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meἠναγκάσατεēnankasateto compelἀναγκάζω (anankazō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to compel”, a single actionG315I force, compel, constrain, urge.This verse uses “compel”.ἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.forὤφειλονōpheilonto oweὀφείλω (opheilō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 1st person singular — “to owe”, an ongoing action in the pastG3784I owe, ought.This verse uses “owe”.ὑφ’huphbyὑπό (hupo)preposition — “by”G5259by, under, about.ὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.συνίστασθαιsunistasthaito commendσυνίστημι (sunistēmi)verb, present passive infinitive — “to commend”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4921I place together, commend, prove, exhibit; instrans: I stand with; I am composed of, cohere.This verse uses “commend”.οὐδὲνoudenin nothingοὐδείς (oudeis)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “in nothing”, the object formG3762no one, none, nothing.This verse uses “nothing”.in nothingγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ὑστέρησαhusterēsaam I behindὑστερέω (hustereō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “am I behind”, a single actionG5302I fall behind, am lacking, fall short, suffer need, am inferior to.am I behindτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὑπερλίανhuperlianvery chiefestὑπερλίανadverb — “very chiefest”G3029very; very much, exceedingly, greatly.This verse uses “very”.the very chiefestἀποστόλωνapostolōnapostlesἀπόστολος (apostolos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “apostles”, the of-formG652a messenger, envoy, delegate, one commissioned by another to represent him in some way, especially a man sent out by Jesus Christ Himself to preach the Gospel; an apostle.apostlesεἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.καὶkaithoughκαίadverb — “though”G2532and, even, also, namely.thoughοὐδένoudennothingοὐδείς (oudeis)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “nothing”, the subject formG3762no one, none, nothing.This verse uses “nothing”.nothingεἰμιeimito beεἰμίverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

καυχώμενοςkauchōmenosin gloryingκαυχάομαι (kauchaomai)verb, present middle or passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “in glorying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2744I boast; I glory (exult) proudly.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

I have become a fool — boasting; ye — ye did compel me; for I ought by you to have been commended, for in nothing was I behind the very chiefest apostles — even if I am nothing.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I am become foolish: ye compelled me; for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing was I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I am nothing.

Young’s Literal Translation

I have become a fool — boasting; ye — ye did compel me; for I ought by you to have been commended, for in nothing was I behind the very chiefest apostles — even if I am nothing.

World English Bible

I have become foolish in boasting. You compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you, for I am in no way inferior to the very best apostles, though I am nothing.

Darby Translation

I have become a fool; ye have compelled me; for I ought to have been commended by you; for I have been nothing behind those who were in surpassing degree apostles, if also I am nothing.

Douay-Rheims

I am become foolish: you have compelled me. For I ought to have been commended by you: for I have no way come short of them that are above measure apostles, although I be nothing.

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