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2 Corinthians 11:5 — King James Version← Study notes

For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.


2 Corinthians 11:5Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Corinthians 11:57 words
GreekMeaning
λογίζομαιlogizomai
I reckonverbG3049
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
μηδὲνmēden
in nothingadjectiveG3367
ὑστερηκέναιhysterēkenai
to have been inferiorverbG5302
τῶνtōn
to thosearticleG3588
ὑπερλίανhyperlian
most eminentadverbG5228
ἀποστόλωνapostolōn
apostlesnounG652
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 11:5

“For I reckon that I am not a whit behind the very chiefest Apostles,” no longer making comparison of himself with them, but with Peter and the rest. 'So that if they know more than I do, [they know more] than they also.' And observe how here also he shows modesty. For he did not say, 'the Apostles said nothing more than I,' but what? “I reckon,” so I deem, “that I am not a whit behind the very chiefest Apostles.” For since this also appeared to bespeak an inferiority in him,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 23 on Second Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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