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2 Corinthians 11:5

Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Corinthians 11:5 — by Collins Asein

Quick Summary

2 Corinthians 11:5 is a verse from the book of 2 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.

2 Corinthians 11:5 — KJV

“For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.”

— 2 Corinthians 11:5 (KJV)

2 Corinthians 11:5 in Context — About the Book of 2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians is Paul's most personal letter — defending his ministry through a catalogue of beatings, shipwrecks, and sleepless nights, then unveiling the secret: God's power is made perfect in weakness. Treasure in jars of clay, the God of all comfort, and grace that is always sufficient.

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Cross-References for 2 Corinthians 11:5

“I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.”

Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 11:5: behind, very, chiefest

“And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.”

Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 11:5: whit, very

“And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.”

Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 11:5: whit, very

“And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the LORD thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again.”

Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 11:5: whit, very

“Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. prosper: or, do wisely”

Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 11:5: whit, very

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Collins Asein — Christian Author & Founder of PrayerKey