2 Corinthians 11

Paul expresses godly jealousy for the Corinthians, likening himself to a father betrothing them as a pure virgin to Christ, and warns against deception by false apostles preaching another Jesus, spirit, or gospel, akin to the serpent deceiving Eve. He defends his apostolic authority by boasting in his sufferings—beatings, shipwrecks, dangers, hardships—and contrasts his self-supporting ministry with the deceitful 'super-apostles' whom the Corinthians tolerate.

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