2 Corinthians 11:17

“That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.”

"That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting." - 2 Corinthians 11:17
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What does 2 Corinthians 11:17 mean?

The verse 2 Corinthians 11:17 in the King James Version reads, "That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting." This verse is a part of a larger passage in which the apostle Paul is defending his ministry and…

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Foolish Confidence: Boasting in Weakness

In 2 Corinthians 11:17, the Apostle Paul declares, "That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting." This verse is a striking reflection of the paradox of Christian confidence—how we often find ourselves caught between…

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A Prayer for Humility and Wisdom in Boasting

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with humble hearts, eager to delve into the depths of Your Word. We are reminded through the Apostle Paul’s words in 2 Corinthians 11:17, "That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of…

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2 Corinthians 11:11 - "Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth."
2 Corinthians 6:11 - "O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged."
1 Corinthians 11:17 - "Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse."
2 Corinthians 10:17 - "But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord."
2 Corinthians 3:17 - "Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty."
2 Corinthians 2:11 - "Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices."
2 Corinthians 11:14 - "And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light."
2 Corinthians 2:17 - "For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ."
2 Corinthians 11:5 - "For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles."
2 Corinthians 11:13 - "For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ."
2 Corinthians 11:19 - "For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise."
2 Corinthians 11:29 - "Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?"
2 Corinthians 12:17 - "Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you?"
2 Corinthians 3:11 - "For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious."
2 Corinthians 11:24 - "Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one."
2 Corinthians 11:27 - "In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness."