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2 Corinthians 11 — Sermon Preparation
Paul warns against false apostles disguised as servants of righteousness and catalogues his own sufferings as evidence of authentic apostolic ministry. Below is a research summary for 2 Corinthians 11, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 33
- verses
- 500 / 210
- Greek words / lemmas
- 17
- classic sermon excerpts
- 6
- preachers & commentators
2 Corinthians 11 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| κίνδυνος | kíndynos | G2794 | 8 | peril |
| καυχάομαι | kaucháomai | G2744 | 6 | boast, glory, joy, rejoice |
| ἀνέχω | anéchomai | G430 | 5 | bear with, endure, forbear, suffer |
| ἀφροσύνη | aphrosýnē | G877 | 3 | folly, foolishly |
| μετασχηματίζω | metaschēmatízō | G3345 | 3 | transfer, transform |
| λαμβάνω | lambánō | G2983 | 5 | accept, be amazed, assay, attain |
| ἄφρων | áphrōn | G878 | 3 | fool, unwise |
How preachers through history handled this text
17 public-domain excerpts on 2 Corinthians 11, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The apostle gives an account of his labours and sufferings; not out of pride or vain-glory, but to the honour of God, who enabled him to do and suffer so much for the cause of Christ; and shows wherein he excelled the false apostles, who tried to lessen his character and usefulness. It astonishes us to reflect on this account of his dangers, hardships, and sufferings, and to observe his patience, perseverance, diligence, cheerfulness, and usefulness, in the midst of all these trials. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 2 Corinthians 11:22–33 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Achaia— 2 Cor 11:10
- Damascus— 2 Cor 11:32
- Macedonia— 2 Cor 11:9
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