17That which I speak, I speak not according to God, but as it were in foolishness, in this matter of glorying.


In Context

14 And no wonder: for Satan himself transformeth himself into an angel of light.

15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers be transformed as the ministers of justice, whose end shall be according to their works.

16 I say again, (let no man think me to be foolish, otherwise take me as one foolish, that I also may glory a little.)

17 That which I speak, I speak not according to God, but as it were in foolishness, in this matter of glorying.

18 Seeing that many glory according to the flesh, I will glory also.

19 For you gladly suffer the foolish; whereas yourselves are wise.

2 Corinthians 11:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:17That which I speak, I speak [it] not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

11:17In this self-confident boasting I am not talking as the Lord would, but as a fool.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:17That which I speak, I speak not after the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of glorying.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:17What I speak I do not speak according to the Lord, but as in folly, in this confidence of boasting.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:17That which I speak, I speak not after the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of glorying.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:17That which I speak, I speak it not according to the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:17That which I speak, I don't speak according to the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of boasting.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

11:17That which I speak, I speak not according to the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this the confidence of boasting;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:17That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.