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2 Corinthians 11

2 Corinthians 11 — Overview

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

, Out of his jealousy over the Corinthians, who seemed to make more account of the false apostles than of him, he enters into a forced commendation of himself, , of his equality with the chief apostles, , of his preaching the gospel to them freely, and without any charge to them; , shewing that he was not inferior to those deceitful workers in any legal prerogative; , and in the service of Christ, and in all kinds of sufferings for his ministry, far superior.

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