2 Corinthians 11:16
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“I say again, Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me, that I may boast myself a little.”
καυχάομαι
To boast, to glory, to exult. Kauchaomai. Let him who boasts boast in the Lord. The only legitimate boasting is about what God has done. Human achievement is a poor foundation.
μικρός
little
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μικρός
Small, little, least. Mikros. Unless you become like a little child. The kingdom belongs to the small in their own eyes. Greatness in the kingdom is measured differently.
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πάλιν
Again
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πάλιν
Again, once more, anew. Palin. Rejoice in the Lord always. And again I say rejoice. Some commands are worth repeating. Joy is always appropriate for those who know God.
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δέχομαι
do receive
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δέχομαι
To receive, to welcome, to accept. He came to His own and His own did not receive Him. But to all who received Him He gave the right to become children of God.
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λέγω
I say,
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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δοκέω
may think
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δοκέω
compare the base of G1166 (δεικνύω)) of the same meaning; to think; by implication, to seem (truthfully or uncertainly)
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τὶς
one
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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εἰ
lest
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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εἶναι
to be;
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εἶναι
to exist
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