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2 Corinthians 11:12-15 GNB (12) I will go on doing what I am doing now, in order to keep those other "apostles" from having any reason for boasting and saying that they work in the same way that we do. (13) Those men are not true apostles---they are false apostles, who lie about their work and disguise themselves to look like real apostles of Christ. (14) Well, no wonder! Even Satan can disguise himself to look like an angel of light! (15) So it is no great thing if his servants disguise themselves to look like servants of righteousness. In the end they will get exactly what their actions deserve. (To understand what Paul was concerned to protect them from, read 2 Cor 11:1-6.)
2 Corinthians 11:12-15 GW (12) But I'll go on doing what I'm doing. This will take away the opportunity of those people who want to brag because they think they're like us. (13) People who brag like this are false apostles. They are dishonest workers, since they disguise themselves as Christ's apostles. (14) And no wonder, even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. (15) So it's not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants who have God's approval. In the end they will get what they deserve. (To understand what Paul was concerned to protect them from, read 2 Cor 11:1-6.)
2 Corinthians 11:12-15 CEV (12) I plan to go on doing just what I have always done. Then those people won't be able to brag about doing the same things we are doing. (13) Anyway, they are no more than false apostles and dishonest workers. They only pretend to be apostles of Christ. (14) And it is no wonder. Even Satan tries to make himself look like an angel of light. (15) So why does it seem strange for Satan's servants to pretend to do what is right? Someday they will get exactly what they deserve. (To understand what Paul was concerned to protect them from, read 2 Cor 11:1-6.)
2 Corinthians 11:12-15 LITV (12) But what I do, I also will do, that I may cut off the occasion of those desiring an occasion, so that in that which they boast, they be found also as we. (13) For such ones are false apostles, deceitful workers transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. (14) And did not Satan marvelously transform himself into an angel of light? (15) It is not a great thing, then, if also his ministers transform themselves as ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works. (To understand what Paul was concerned to protect them from, read 2 Cor 11:1-6.)
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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible
Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society
CEV - Contemporary English Version
Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
ESV - English Standard Version
GNB - Good News Bible
GW - God's Word Bible
ISV - International Standard Version
KJV - 1769 King James Version
KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611
LitNT - Literal New Testament
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version
Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament
MWT - Modern World Translation
NWT - New World Translation
RV - Revised Version
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament
Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible
YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation
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