2 Corinthians 11:23
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.”
Χριστός
The one set apart and equipped for a specific task. Oil was poured on kings, priests and prophets in the Old Testament — the anointing meant: this one is chosen, this one is sent. Jesus stands up in Nazareth and reads Isaiah — and then says: this is Me. I am the one sent.
φυλακή
imprisonments
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φυλακή
a guarding or (concretely, guard), the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or (specially), the time (as a division of day or night), literally or figuratively
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ὑπέρ
above measure
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ὑπέρ
Above, beyond, more than. Huper. He is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think. God does not meet expectations. He exceeds them beyond measurement.
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θάνατος
deaths
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θάνατος
Death. Thanatos. O death where is your sting? Death has been swallowed up in victory. Jesus did not just survive death. He destroyed its power for everyone who believes.
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διάκονος
Servants
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διάκονος
Servant, deacon, minister. Diakonos. Whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant. Greatness in the kingdom is measured by how much you serve others.
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λαλέω
I speak;
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λαλέω
To speak, to talk, to utter. He spoke and it was done. The word of God is not silent. It is always speaking.
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κόπος
labors
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κόπος
a cut, i.e. (by analogy) toil (as reducing the strength), literally or figuratively; by implication, pains
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πληγή
beatings
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πληγή
a stroke; by implication, a wound; figuratively, a calamity
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παραφρονέω
As being beside myself
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παραφρονέω
to misthink, i.e. be insane (silly)
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εἰμί
are they?
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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πολλάκις
often.
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πολλάκις
many times, i.e. frequently
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περισσοτέρως
more abundantly
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περισσοτέρως
more superabundantly
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ὑπερβαλλόντως
above measure,
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ὑπερβαλλόντως
excessively
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