Bible in Basic English
"For you put up with the foolish gladly, being wise yourselves."
— 2 Corinthians 11:19, Bible in Basic English
“For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.”
“For ye bear with the foolish gladly, being wise yourselves. ”
“For you bear with the foolish gladly, being wise.”
“For since you are so wise, you put up with fools gladly.”
“For you gladly suffer the foolish: whereas yourselves are wise.”
“For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.”
I say again, Let me not seem foolish to anyone; but if I do, put up with me as such, so that I may take a little glory to myself.
What I am now saying is not by the order of the Lord, but as a foolish person, taking credit to myself, as it seems.
Seeing that there are those who take credit to themselves after the flesh, I will do the same.
For you put up with the foolish gladly, being wise yourselves.
You put up with a man if he makes servants of you, if he makes profit out of you, if he makes you prisoners, if he puts himself in a high place, if he gives you blows on the face.
I say this by way of shaming ourselves, as if we had been feeble. But if anyone puts himself forward (I am talking like a foolish person), I will do the same.
Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they of Israel? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I.