Bible Chapter Summary
2 Corinthians 11 Summary
Paul Defends His Apostolic Authority
Paul appeals to the Corinthians to bear with him in his boasting, expressing godly jealousy to present them as a chaste virgin to Christ. He warns that false apostles have corrupted their minds from simplicity in Christ and that Satan transforms himself as an angel of light. Paul boasts of his apostolic labor—preaching the gospel freely, enduring stripes, shipwrecks, hunger, and dangers—and bearing the care of all churches, never being burdensome to them.
Key themes
Key verses
2 Corinthians 11:2
“For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.”
2 Corinthians 11:13-15
“For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.”
2 Corinthians 11:23-27
“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.”
2 Corinthians 11:28-29
“Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.”
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