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2 Corinthians 11:19

For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.

KJV

ἡδέως γὰρ ἀνέχεσθε τῶν ἀφρόνων φρόνιμοι ὄντες·

Greek NT

Libenter enim suffertis insipientes, cum sitis ipsi sapientes.

Vulgate

For ye bear with the foolish gladly, being wise yourselves.

ASV

For you gladly suffer the foolish: whereas yourselves are wise.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

7 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
φρόνιμος
phronimos
adjective · 14×
ἀνέχομαι
anechomai
verb · 15×
ἄφρων
aphron
adjective · 11×
ἡδέως
edeos
adverb · 3×
o
article · 19778×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 4:10 — We are fools for Christ’s sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.
  • 1Cor 4:10 — We are fools for Christ’s sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.
  • 1Cor 8:1 — Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
  • 1Cor 10:15 — I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.
  • 2Cor 11:1 — Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.
  • Gal 5:20 — Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
  • Rom 1:14 — I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.