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2 Corinthians 11:31 KJV
2 Corinthians · chapter 11 · verse 31
The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.2 Corinthians 11:31 · King James Version
2 Corinthians 11:31 in context
29Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?
30If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.
31The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.
32In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:
33And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands.
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Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- evermoreaiōnfor ever, an unbroken age, perpetuity of time, eternity, the worlds, universe, period of…G165 →
- blessedeulogētosblessed, praisedG2128 →
- knowetheidōto see, to perceive with the eyes, to perceive by any of the senses, to perceive, notice…G1492 →
- Fatherpatērgenerator or male ancestor, either the nearest ancestor father of the corporeal nature…G3962 →
- ChristchristosChrist = " anointed" , Christ was [and is], anointedG5547 →
- JesusiēsousJesus = " Jehovah is salvation" , Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of mankind…G2424 →
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Here the apostle gives a large account of his own qualifications, labours, and sufferings (not out of pride or vain-glory, but to the honour of God, who had enabled him to do and suffer so much for the cause of Christ), and wherein he excelled the false apostles, who would lessen his character and usefulness among the…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 22-33