11 I have become (A)foolish; you yourselves compelled me. Actually I should have been commended by you, since I was (B)in no respect inferior to the [a]most eminent apostles, even though (C)I am a nobody. 12 The (D)distinguishing marks [b]of a true apostle were performed among you with all perseverance, by [c]signs, wonders, and [d]miracles.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 12:11 Or super-apostles
  2. 2 Corinthians 12:12 Lit of the apostle
  3. 2 Corinthians 12:12 Or confirming miracles
  4. 2 Corinthians 12:12 Or works of power

Paul’s Concern for the Corinthians

11 I have made a fool of myself,(A) but you drove me to it. I ought to have been commended by you, for I am not in the least inferior to the “super-apostles,”[a](B) even though I am nothing.(C) 12 I persevered in demonstrating among you the marks of a true apostle, including signs, wonders and miracles.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 12:11 Or the most eminent apostles